The great destroyer of sleep

I haven't really been sleeping to begin with so the title isn't all that truthful, but I now have one more reason for my lack of sleep.
Last night, Laurel came to me complaining that her ear really hurt. Usually this is cause for me to think "Uh oh!" but this time for a different reason other than an ear infection. I sent her away once because I was distracted but she came back and this time said it really hurt! And would you look in my ear? So I peered inside and there was an earring back in her canal! Yikes. So, I got her to lay down calmly and pulled it out with tweezers. Thankfully all was well.....or so I thought. As the night when on, she kept telling me that her ear still hurt. She had an ear infection. It was just a coincidence that it was also the ear that she put the earring back into. And why that happened still baffles me....was she thinking it was some Chinese ancient healing secret and would make things better? This is the kid that shoved a sponge capsule(you know the kind that look like pills and when you put them in water they pop into shapes) up her nose and didn't say anything. I never know what she is thinking. Anyhow, I didn't get much sleep last night. About 2am after listening to her alternating screaming and moaning, I took her down stairs and turned on the TV. Thank goodness for cable and Noggin that runs 24/7. I took her in around 1pm and THEN learned that she was running a fever. Bad mom! I never thought to check. Anyhow, I hope that she sleep better tonight. She is dosed with her first dose of Amoxicilian and drugged with Motrin. The Murphy's law in all of it: I had a horse ride planned this morning for a Wife's coffee thingy that I was really looking forward to and was invited to lunch tomorrow by a friend that I rarely hear from. Sigh. Can't seem to catch a break this time around while Tim is gone. I am SO going to need a vacation......