sitting up asleep on the couch

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Little Suzy Homemaker

So, Friday morning someone on the local freecycle list offered up a bunch of twin sheets. I managed to snag a set of Finding Nemo sheets! Alas, the previous owner was a smoker, so I had to do a bit to get them suitable for sleeping on.



Checka's doing well with the sleeping on her own. She stumbled down the hall around 10:30 last night, but that was because Crush will. not. leave. her. alone. He had reclaimed our bed but has decided he'd rather lay in Checka's bed and lick himself obnoxiously. I love cats. After that, she slept until 6 something.

Yesterday I decided I needed to get curtains. I looked at an antique store, flea market, and consignment shop. All I found was an undersea shower curtain. At $10, I passed. I visited another antique-type shop and found bolts and bolts of fabric. I wound up buying 3 at $5/ea.




The yellow and white was a tease, because there were only a couple of layers of that on the bolt when I got home. And it'd been cut. But I'll be able to use it for something, because I looooove it.

The fabric that was underneath it is a gold silk, so I think that'll be used for curtains. :) I grabbed a blue silk that I haven't decided what I want its purpose to be, but I like the color. (And $5/roll silk.....)



I made these today. Don't look too closely, because I didn't pin or measure very well. But they serve their purpose.

The girls never fail to amuse me

We have, arguably, the two cutest kids in the world.

This picture is from playing outside in the 70+ degree weather (in February!) the other day.


A summary of our week:

Monday morning - Charles left for Florida.
Monday night - Francesca woke up at 9pm to nurse, and after 50 minutes, I just let her wake up. She hung out with me until I was ready for bed, at which time she insisted she wanted to sleep on the couch. I tried arguing with her, but eventually let her go. I figured she would get up here, last 2 minutes in the dark, and be back to my bed before I knew it. I was wrong. She slept up here until 3:30am.

Tuesday: We played outside, and I ran them ragged. I also cleaned out the guest room/bed, which is where we've been storing moving boxes.
Tuesday night: Francesca nursed to sleep, I put her in her bed, and then she woke again a little while later. I put her in the bed with her koala, and she put herself back to sleep. Until 2:30am when she fell out. (I didn't put a bedrail up because she did fine on the couch. Oops.)

Wednesday: We went to the LLL meeting, and the girls spent a large chunk of the day running around outside.
Wednesday night: I put a bedrail on the bed, and Francesca again woke up to nurse at like 9:30. I nursed her, gave her a drink of water, and put her back to bed. She put herself to sleep, and she stayed there until sometime during the night. She pretty much ignored me in the bed, though, and snuggled with her koala instead.

Thursday night: I nursed Checka, and when she was still restless, I went ahead and put her in her own bed. She didn't wake up until 1 or so. (I was still up, as Charles was flying home from FL, and a delayed flight meant he wasn't home until 12:30.) I nursed her, changed her diaper, and Charles put her back to bed. She slept there until sometime during the night, when I nursed her again and Charles put her to bed. Then she was up by like 6:30, I think. But it's an improvement.

In Adia news, she continues to improve on her reading skills. (We're talking names of dinosaurs!) I bought "What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know" last weekend when we were at Borders. She asked if she could read it this afternoon, so she spent an hour curled up on the couch reading it. Hehe!

By the way, Crush has not been amused by the recent warm weather and my need to open the windows.

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In other vitally important news

I'm working on rearranging the living room. I haven't told Charles I'm doing so. We'll see what he thinks of it.

I just called our Realtor to see if she has heard from the listing agent on the house we want to make an offer on. We had a few last minutes questions (like "How is it zoned?" as a biggie) that I want answered before we sink into the Money Pit.

Goodnight Mom

This was posted on a mom forum where I'm a member:

In the messy green
family room
There was a telemarketer ringing the telephone
And a crying toddler
because his brother just popped his
red balloon
And a picture of--
The cow jumping over the moon (which someone colored on with permanent marker)
And there was a missing
teddy bear, and a girl with
gum in her hair

And one to be scolded
And laundry to be folded
And a very hungry spouse
And something stinky in the house
(that no one else seemed to smell)

And a comb and a brush and a colicky baby who just won't shush
And a frazzled mommy screaming #*%#@

Goodnight messy room
Goodnight scribbled-on moon
Goodnight cow getting out while she can
Goodnight telemarketers and the
popped balloon
Goodnight long-gone teddy bear Goodnight cereal bar smeared all
over the dining room chair

Goodnight spitup
And goodnight leaky sippy cup
Goodnight much-too-little house and goodnight grumpy spouse
Goodnight comb and goodnight brush
And goodnight to a certain 4-year-old who just needs to hush right now I mean it

Goodnight Elmo
Goodnight toys we'll pick up tomorrow,
or the next day
Hello chardonnay and TiVo--
"me" time finally

http://www.parenting.com/article/Mom/Relax--Recharge/Goodnight-Mom