I became that morning person.

I AGREE!!! I cannot even think about dragging my butt out of bed in the winter, until the sun is very high in the sky and it has warmed up at least a little bit. If the sun does not bother to show it's face, half the time I don't bother either, just stay snuggled up in my nice warm bed, hibernating like a bear or something.

Lately, there are times I want to stay and snuggle in bed but my body and mind says I am well-rested and ready to start my day. Sun or no sun. Besides, the sun sometimes shows up in the afternoon here. But it would still be cold. Thanks you two.

Both my kids are in the DC area living with my 2 sisters (and my sister's daughter, who is 8 or 9). I am staying up here in my brothers 'spare' house, across the street from my mother. We were on a quest to find the perfect town for us to live in, but they decided to get some training because hopping from town to town and having to look for odd-jobs the minute we get there got real old, and we need more money than odd-jobs provide. They are learning a program called Maya, which is 3D model rendering, or something like that. It's very fun for them and excellent money. After 2 years of schooling my daughter has a job at the Naval Research Labs, and my son has a job lined up at NASA. I was hanging out up here until they finished, but the plan has changed now. They still have a couple of years to go with the training, but they don't like living with my sisters and I don't like living across the street from my mother so we are going to be getting a place together again. I don't have as many stories to tell about my daughter because she was always so perfect and well-behaved. My son wasn't.

Well, I can always listen to well-behaved and perfect stories, Ziggy. Your kids' jobs sure sound intimidating. But if I am an expert on that field, I probably would enjoy it as much.

All that hard work finally worked, huh, Ziggy? Coffee used to be my antidote to their cheerful rants! And now I still drink coffee in the morning. Still need it but not as the ONLY reason to get up. Where is your daughter at? I don't hear much about her.

Oh yes, it all comes down to that. Anything compulsive, monotonous does not amuse us... How are you doing dahling?

Hello Mimpi! The last few weeks have been hectic... or I made them that way. Today is a day off and I have errands as well as other chores to do. Then it is back to work again and so on. I hope one of these days (not in the next two week though), things will eventually slow down. Thanks for asking. I hope you are no longer in the "slumps".

I am an okay morning person. At least I thought I was but now I'm just used to getting up early... not too early though. I think if I keep going to work at seven in the morning, I will be very cranky at the end of the week. It does feel good to wake up early just as long as it was to your own liking and your body and brain tells you that it's just alright. Thanks, mimpi.

I'll let you know when I get over the high. What is a hangover?

I have no idea what it is you are asking me.

You and me both then, James.

I hope you stay perky for as long as you can, twoey. Thanks.

what the hell are you going on about?!?

The weather is getting colder and drearier but the sun makes an appearance every now and then. We do not have snow. I dream of opening a diner myself but that is just a dream for me. And I don't go around lending money to people I do not know. That is not a joke. Thanks, jiang.

I believe those two things may also influence how I am in the morning as well, alokn. Thanks for sharing.

Opposites attract, tammytwo.

Here is your coffee first, enola. Happy New Year!!!!!!

I will try to continue to be cheerful in the next 360 mornings. 2010, we shall see. Thanks, di and you have a wonderful and lucky new year as well.

LOL. They are the ones who try to spoil my day by being so loud and cheerful early in the morning. I think this is going to be my habit for 2009 but we shall see. It is way too early to tell. Thanks, regal.

No, I do not think I will intentionally give other people headaches. Unless they really, really annoy me and maybe I will. But I do not think that is such a good thought for the start of the year. Happy New Year to you too, dropofrain.

hello jiang. you certainly do have a lot of questions there. I believe that many people find tea works best for them than coffee and I think it is so much healthier too. But I am a coffee person, still is but I am slowly liking tea. Thanks for your time!

I think I am (or was or still is) that person who wants quiet in the morning. I should say I am a bit meditative (ahem). But so far, things have been okay in the morning for me lately. Thanks, Sunil. Happy New Year to you too!

Thank you for welcoming me to the chirping ranks, drannhh. So far, I think I am doing quite well although the last two days I can barely remember what I did in the morning.

I did not ask for this, cobrateacher. It just started happening.

There are times when I wonder how much sugar that chirper has so early in the morning. There is nothing wrong with being happy and cheerful and I guess it is a good thing to be that way when you wake up. Thanks for responding, SomeCowgirl and regards to your fiance.

I... am... coming... for... you... Opal.

So were you still a morning person three days later, glords? How's the teething son? I would love to experience sledding. I have never done that, I think. Thanks, glords.

No hooting and hollering at night please.