Really, really tired..

It has been easier bringing Lexi home than it was with Rafe. Mostly bc the big 3 are older. Addy wasn't walking yet when we bright Rafe home. Still, things are far from easy. I'm extremely tired. Lexi caught the kids' cold and slept almost zero last night. It's hard to find the time to do everything and make sure I give each kid the attention they need. Rest, routine, enrichment, and cleaning is a balancing act I do not at all have perfected. I guess lucky for me I get to try again evey day. Today I played checkers w Gabi during nap time, although I really needed a nap myself she needed mommy time more.

Tuesday Laundry?

Doing laundry on a Tuesday for me means only one thing: I'm a day behind. By yesterday morning all 3 big kids were fighting cold, so there was a LOT of screaming and fussing and fighting yesterday. I didn't even get laundry sorted much less started. In fact, Rafe was so upset after one tine out that he picked up a barbie car and threw it on Lexi's head!!! I was very upset. She cried some, but otherwise seemed to be okay. Today, they seem to be feeling better. The fighting isn't nearly as bad, and they are running around in Halloween costumes. Tomorrow Mitch's pay shows up in our account, so for a few fleeting seconds I'll feel euphoria and not overwhelmed with all the overtime. If only I was kidding!!

Pics went well! We pick up the cd on Friday. Rafe was a bit timid with Santa at first, but ended up asking for a soccer ball. Addy hoped up first and immediate started grilling him, asking ginn something about "why didn't you something our stockings." She just asked for a present-easy enough. Gabi was excited but got a little flustered. She asked for a binki, then said she got a doll for her bday, accidentally told him the baby's name was "binki baby," amid the excitement, then corrected herself and told him it's Bitty Baby--it was so cute.

I am a little bummed bc after pics Mitch bought himself a new $450+ ps3 bundle. I feel like he got rid of his old ps3 and tv just to upgrade to newer much more expensive ones. I don't like tv, and I loathe cable and video games. It's just like what is the opportunity cost?!? What other (productive) things could you be doing??? Sigh. Especially since he wants to take 13hrs this semester. We need less distraction not more. All I can do now is surrender. As my mom wisely noted, "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"

Speaking of happiness, it's been 7 years this dec since I left Carroll. 7 years since I've seen essentially everyone I went to school with excerpt for maybe 10 people. Kinda crazy. I doubt I'll ever see most of them again, which is good and bad, depending on who we r talking about lol. Equally crazy is how many KMC ppl I do still see. Did Mitch have closer friendships than me? Idk. Maybe?

I'm just about done Christmas shopping. Totally stumped on my parents and grandparents... Stockings are coming along nicely.