How did the Karr family cope when they were all struck with insomnia at the same time?

When the Karr family was all struck with insomnia at the same time, they wandered around their house in various stages of undress -- from nude to underwear to full pajamas -- so they could lie down and sleep whenever they felt like a nap. Mary remembered seeing her mother standing naked at the stove making an omelette in the middle of the night and warned her that the neighbors could see her.