the week in review - ish

1.

The boys started Taekwondo yesterday.

Of course it goes without saying,

they love it!

2.

As I was filling out their information cards (for Taekwaondo)

I looked up and saw my very dearest girlfriend,

the one who knows pretty much all my ugly

and loves me anyways.

Her boys were going to start the class, too!

So we got to catch up a bit, which was a nice treat.

3.

Finally admitted that our freezer was dead.

Instead of a freezer to replace it, though,

we bought a brand new almost big side by side fridge.

Which meant moving the old fridge

(which now looks really junky...)

back into the kitchen.

It's so weird having a fridge in my kitchen again.

4.

I am officially an old lady.

I covered my flowers with sheets last night

to protect them from the potential freeze.

My porch thermometer apparently read 32 this morning;

I wasn't up that early, so I can't say for sure.

Maybe the kids were just trying make me feel better

about

being an old lady now?

5.

It turns out

That the guy we bought the fridge from

is a budget-conscious builder.

And he is happy to share his tips and subs with us.

He also took us on a tour of his latest house

which he built for $50 a sq. ft.

Which is what we hope to do

(if we build)

and everybody says can't be done....

6.

The big new of the week is

Lexi has gone without momma during the night
for the past two nights.

Wednesday

I was just exhausted all day

after getting up 30 plus times with Lexi the night before.

Poor girl came down with a cold and was having a miserable time.

I was so tired, I wasn't sure I could make it to her 1 a.m. sleeptime

and thought I'd just try to put her to bed early around 11:30.

Lets just leave it at things didn't go well

and I behaved badly

and Daddy woke up and took over.

7.

I still am completely exhausted

and my under-eye bags are bigger than ever.

Of course, 

just 'cause I'm not tending to Lex' during the night

doesn't mean I'm sleeping perfectly.

And even if I were

I suppose it takes more than 2 nights 

to make up for over 7 years of chronic sleep deprivation.

But maybe the end is in sight.

Speaking of the end being in sight,
somebody needs a diaper change...

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