The Night Shift

So this is my second week of work and this night shift stuff is a killer. About 4 am I am so tired that I just want to close my eyes but I know if I give in I will soon be off to slumber land and unemployment. It was nice to come to work tonight and have two kids in the house. They are really nice people and I enjoyed their company until they had to go to sleep. The first two nights I worked the graveyard shift, I worked alone. Tonight I am working with another person because we have to have a staff person of each gender because we have kids of both genders in the house. It kind of sucks having another adult here because I did my Pilates about this time last week but it is kind of embarrassing to do Pilates in front of an audience, I would much rather do it with no one around. I think I will wait and do it at home when I wake up tomorrow. I am really excited about all the new experiences I am going to have with this job and all the kids I am going to meet. There is nothing like the spark for life in the eyes of a child. Even a child that has gone through horrific events seems to have this perseverance that inspires me. It just makes you want to find that fire inside yourself that has died out in adulthood. They are truly inspiring and amazing, every one.