you know you have an overachiever when...

last night was cubbies for ella. she absolutely LOVES cubbies club! she started the year late (right before thanksgiving) and is 2 verses away from catching up. she's a bubble of sunshine before and after. ted and i are so thankful that she has so much fun there and is learning of Jesus' love for her. well, last night she woke up around midnight crying. at first we thought she had to go to the bathroom, but was fighting it (being half asleep). she kept crying and arching her back. ted tried asking her what was wrong, but she just kept crying. finally i knelt beside her and asked if she wanted my help. i thought, "for sure this is going to be a long ordeal." but after a few minutes she mournfully declared, "i lost my cubby book." "you didn't lose your cubby book, ella, it's downstairs", i reassured her. she wouldn't believe it until ted went to retrieve it for her as proof that she was just having a bad dream. once she saw the book she quieted down, smiled and lay back down in bed. not a peep after that.