The time has finally come. Samantha has been ready for a while, we’ve just been waiting for Ella and Penny to get a little older. The time is now and I am so excited. We’ve moved all three girls into the same room! Samantha and Ella started sharing right before Penny was born. Due to the expected multiple night wakings of an infant, we kept Penny in her own room. But, Penny’s old enough to share and Ella’s big enough to move out the toddler bed, so they’re shacking up. Sammy has a trundle bed. Right before our Mammoth trip, [...]
Exhausted
You may have noticed I’ve not been posting as much lately. Sorry if you’re missing me, but I’m exhausted. Really, really exhausted. Really. Penny is still getting up every 2 hours at night (stupid Disney vacation and teething). We’re going on another trip for Labor Day, so I’m not going to force the issue until after that. Sammy is not napping at all, so I’ve basically getting 3-4 two hour naps at night. I actually haven’t slept through the night since becoming pregnant with Penny. I don’t sleep well for one reason or another when I’m pregnant. That’s 18 months [...]
Dear Mother Nature
Dear Mother Nature, I have been meaning to talk to you for some time, but I just can’t seem to get you on the phone, so this letter will have to do. We’ve been neighbors now, well, all my life. I’ve tried to be a good neighbor and put up with your little outbursts and eccentricities. I never complained when I lived in Minnesota and you’d keep your freezer door open for months at a time, making the whole neighborhood freezing cold. I didn’t complain this winter when your sprinklers were hitting my yard for two solid weeks, forcing [...]
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