Mr. Sandman

Remember the old cartoons where Mr. Sandman comes with his wheelbarrow full of sand and a shovel and he shovels heaps of sand into the sleepy cartoon characters eyes? I always thought that was funny, I didn't really understand especially not as a child. Turns out Mr. Sandman is extremely accurate...at least according to Zac. We were watching Elf and he started to fall asleep. I asked Zac if he was sleepy to which he responded (in a veerrryyy sleepy voice), "My eyes feel like they have dust in them." I waited a while until I thought he was asleep and told my husband what Zac had said. Zac, who was apparently not yet asleep, heard me and said, "When I close my eyes I just can't get them open." Then proceeded to pass out.