Sleep helps

Who knew? I feel better when I get a fair amount of sleep!

Leo only woke up once last night (4 a.m.) so I got a decent amount of sleep and am feeling chipper today.

I spent half an hour last night cleaning up the house before going to bed, and it makes such a huge difference in feeling happy about getting up in the morning. I start out ready for the day, and I don't feel behind at 7:30 in the morning.

Natalie asked for a daily dinner update, so she can get new ideas. I'll make something to put on the side of the blog when I get around to it. For the moment, I'll just post.

DINNER TONIGHT: Chili, cornbread, and fresh fruit

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Yesterday, in a sleep-deprived stupor, I did 7 loads of laundry and shopped three grocery stores.

I got puked on three times.

My current favorite brand of cheap diapers is no longer at the local walmart.

And I tried to take a nap, but was jolted awake three times in my 40 peaceful mostly non-sleeping minutes for various issues that had to be dealt with.

Today's been better. I had to go grocery shopping again (don't ask), and I've folded 2 1/2 loads of laundry.

I'm still tired. But at least I figured out that if we put him in the bouncer, Leo wakes up a whole lot less even though he's stuffy and having a tough time.

Too good to be true

I won't go into details because I'm typing this one-handed.

I can successfully put the kids to sleep in one room. But because of colds, it hasn't lasted all night. We've not had a whole lot of sleep the last two nights.

Last night, for example, Leo woke up at 10, 11, 12, 2:30, 3:30, 4:20, 5:20, and 6:15. Then for good at 7:45.

I hate stuffy noses on little babies.

Too good to be true?

My kids slept in the same room last night. I put them to bed at the same time, but Leo had trouble falling asleep so I went back in after he'd cried for 5 minutes and nursed him and laid him to bed again.

They both slept until 1:30 when I got up and nursed Leo while Guy continued to sleep.

Then at 5:15 Guy woke up crying, so I went and cuddled him for a few minutes. Put him back in bed, nursed Leo, then Guy started crying again so I changed him and his soggy pants (good grief can that kid soak things!) and put them both back to bed. They were both awake when I left, but I heard no more noise until 7:45.

This could be a beautiful thing.

In not so nice news, today my throat is swollen and it hurts to swallow or talk much. Kind of obnoxious, as I'm just getting over the plugged-up-ear thing that lasted almost two weeks.

Please explain

Why is it that the people we love the most drive us crazy sometimes?

I had to pray my way out of bed this morning. It worked, and I've had a great day, but dang if those first five minutes weren't AWFUL.

I don't really miss the computer. It's been good for me to have some time away from mindless internet surfing. My house is slowly but surely getting more organized and cleaner (did I mention the slowly part?). My marriage is still strong.

And I need to get up the guts to tell Josh that his working at home is driving me crazy. Or I could just put on my happy face and tough it out for another five weeks until school starts again. Hmmm . . . . I just don't want to make him sad. He's having a hard enough time readjusting to normal life, I can't bear to think that I might make things harder for him. It's been three weeks, but the Air Force has left its mark on my husband, for better or for worse.

And on that cheerful note, I'm going to bed! Hopefully my kids will sleep well, although they both went to bed around 9 p.m. and I don't have high expectations. By the way, thanks for the pie, Amy!

Sad face

My computer is kaput. We're not sure what's broken, but it has something to do with the fan part.

So my posting, which was spotty to begin with, will be even more so from here until we decide what to do.

Apparently the labor alone to fix this particular issue is $400. Ouch.

But Josh has a job! I have a dishwasher! I am AWESOME and a great cook and love my new More-With-Less Cookbook (published by the Mennonite Central Committee).

So I'm gonna go read Treasure Island with my handsome husband and listen to the hum of my new dishwasher. Which I love. Big pink fluffy heart L-O-V-E. :-D

For those who oppose the gruesome reality of abortion

I'm signing a petition to oppose the nomination of Gov. Sebelius to be Obama's Health and Human Services Secretary. Her blatant disregard for human life, and her claims to being Catholic while being one of the foremost pro-abortion at all costs politicians on today's scene disgust me.

If you want to know more, you can check out this post on one of my favorite websites, Mommylife.net, great for parenting advice as well as political news. If you go back a few posts the author has more information on the issue.

I know most of us have young kids, and this is exactly the reason we need to do our best to stay educated and involved. The future of this country depends on the active political participation of its constituents.

Look for a fun post soon about what Guy's been up to lately.