another day in paradise

Today began at 2:30, 3:30, 4:45, 5:30 and finally 6:15. Sleeping in hour spurts is killing me. It led to some fairly obvious mistakes in a mediation statement that I normally would have caught BEFORE sending it to the judge had I not been writing and editing half asleep. By noon, I'd consumed more coffee than I typically do in an entire week.

A mindless, but extremely busy afternoon. By now I'm too tired to string together a coherant sentence. Two minutes after my client meeting, the phone rings. I know the number by heart and it never fails to make my heart race and bring on full blown panic. Day care's inside line - the one they only use when there's a problem.

I rush across town, almost causinng 4 accidents on the way there. I had hoped they were overreacting again. But one look at my boy and it's clear there was no mistake. He's burning up, staring blankly at me, barely able to keep his head up. He spiked a fever of almost 103 and so far nothing is bringing it down.

My poor boy.

It's could be a very long night.