Thankfully Olivia Sleeps Through the Night

Because Mom and Dad found enough other ways to wake up early on our own.

4am: Phone rings, "Have you seen the score of the Iowa State game? They're beating Nebraska 9-7 at the end of the 2nd quarter." Benny responds, "Don't get me wrong, I'm cheering for ISU, but there is still plenty of time... and they're playing in Nebraska."

4:05am: Benny checks AFN, the game is not televised here, and goes back to bed.

5:30am: Benny's phone goes off, he forgot about the calendar event reminder for the run at Camp Kinser this morning. His other alarm (the one he set last night) wasn't supposed to go off until 6:15am.

5:45am: Benny calls the gym at Kinser to see if the run has been cancelled due to rain (there is a tropical storm that's expected to hit tomorrow). No one wants to drive 45 minutes one way just to find out it's been cancelled. He hears a motivated "NO, we're still running."

5:50am: Benny comes back to bed to sleep another 25 minutes.

6:00am: Benny gets out of bed because he can't sleep. He checks the Iowa State score and sees "Iowa St. forces 8 turnovers, 4 inside the 5-yard line, in upset of Nebraska."

6:05am: Benny emails his old coworker in Yuma who is a HUGE Nebraska fan.

6:30am: After oatmeal and yogurt, Benny heads out into the rain the for the run at Camp Kinser.

It's going to be a motivated great day!