Why blog at 4:24 in the morning?

Not because the chance to pick your favorite wallpaper border is coming to an end. Not because someone was barfing in the bathroom so loud I couldn't ignore it (not that I've ever done that more than once) Not because I had to go potty -- that quit when I stopped caffeine.

No, this big emergency at 3:12 in the morning can only be described as what seemed to be a pack of coyotes howling in the living room. Instead, it turned out to be Wesley, rocking back and forth, cradling his foot, telling me how much it hurt and that it must be broken.

The exact same foot that he ran through the house on for hours yesterday. My sympathy at being woken for this was probably not at a very tolerant level and I may have said something like, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" and I may have said something else that will go unblogged.

Suffice to say, he got right up and quickly ran - unlimping - to bed on his broken foot and went right back to sleep. Me -- not so much.

I am instituting a new rule to go on the list of "Reasons Why Not to Wake Mom." Based on past experience the previous list included:

1. You do not wake mom if you suddenly remember that it wasn't at Wal-Mart, but it was on Amazon that you saw Roller Coaster Tycoon for sale so cheap it would be a sin to pass it up.

2. You do not wake mom if there is only one package of Raman chicken noodles left and you want to call dibs on it because the beef ones taste nasty and you don't see how anyone in the world could eat them.

3. You do not wake mom if you want to ask me to never buy beef flavor Raman noodles again.

4. You do not wake mom should your toothbrush needs a new battery and there aren't any in the drawer so you need to know if you should you put batteries on the Wal-Mart list.

5. You do not wake mom to tell me there is no Wal-Mart list and you want to know if you need to start one.

6. You do not wake mom to ask if you should put a hyphen in the word Wal-Mart or if you should draw a star instead since that's what is on the building. It doesn't matter. Really. I can figure it out.

7. You do not wake mom to ask how to spell battery.

8 . You do not wake mom to tell me that although somebody ELSE left the toilet paper roll empty and didn't change it, you did it without asking and you want to know if this is the secret chore for the day.

9. You do not wake mom to tell me that you don't like to take pills with water or applesauce so the next time you want your medicine in a liquid. This is something we can discuss at the doctor's office.

and my new rules...

10. You absolutely do not wake mom if you have a broken bone unless said bone is protruding through your skin. In at least 2 spots. And it's snagging your pajamas when you roll over.

Otherwise -- do not wake mom!