A Challenging Month

For the past month, J and I have been battling j at bedtime...we took the side off of her crib in early Sept. and she did AWESOME for a couple of weeks...then all of the sudden, she decided she did not want to stay in her bed...we tried a couple different things, which did not work...then decided to sit in the hallway to keep her in bed...after a while, this got old...she would eventually sleep on the floor in her room and wind up in our room so then we decided that "screw it" let her cry and let her begin to fall asleep on the floor. So now our routine is read stories and make a bed for her on her floor. Of course she can't stay in her room, she has to have her head in the hallway so she can see out the door. Drives me nuts. Oh well...then about 2 in the morning she wakes up and sleeps on the floor in our room. We are doing our best to avoid letting her sleep in our bed...she does from time to time of course...what child doesn't. It's been very frustrating for us because up until this point, she had been such a great sleeper and the bedtime routine went smooth. We are still keeping a routine (I think), but the outcome is different than before....For me, the worst part is missing out on some time with my husband...especially on Saturday night, which is our movie night....guess that's what kids to do us!!!

Good night all!

Five Years

J and I have made it 5 years...the time sure does go by fast. Friday we went to Lincoln and met J's parents for dinner and they took j for the weekend! We spent the rest of the weekend there just enjoying the time together. We checked into our hotel that night and the desk attendant gave our our keys (isn't funny we still call them keys when they are actually cards?), anyway, we headed to room 301 and I tried the key 3 times and finally we heard a woman yelling from the room, "you got the wrong room." So we headed back to the front desk and got a second room key and headed to the new room and went in...it was hot in there so J headed over to turn on the AC.....well that didn't work....the man at the desk came up to try and fix it...nope, didn't work....so we went to our 3rd room for the night...finally, it worked!!! No problems....whew....and we got a couple of waters and microwave popcorn...exciting right...well when we got the bill Sunday, there was about $20 knocked off the bill for each night....not too bad for going through a little bit of hassle....it was actually pretty funny....of course we didn't have to chase a 2 y.o. around during all of this, so I'm sure that's why it wasn't too much of a deal for us. So on Saturday, we did A LOT of shopping....I bought myself some new clothes and we got j a table and chair set for Christmas....We then met J's brother and wife for dinner that night and enjoyed visiting with each other. Sunday we met up again with J's parents for lunch for our "pick-up!" j was so sad to be leaving Nana, but we were very excited to see her! Overall, it was a great weekend, but was glad to be back home.

Not Sure

I just want to sleep...I'm about ready to cry....aaaarrrggg.

I cannot sleep....I couldn't get comfortable and J is snoring...so here I am at midnight typing all of my woes....most likely will be rambing in this post.

This is at least the 4th night in a row that I've struggled with sleeping. I'm really not sure why, but it's starting to piss me off....we spend $1400 on a stupid sleep number bed that is not helping me right now....I really have no idea why I just started crying....maybe it's because I want to sleep so bad and I can't...or it could be those damn hormones again...why do I seem to get them so frequently...I mean I know we all have hormones, but why why why.

Ok, better now, maybe I can sleep now

It's been awhile....

Wow, it's really been a long time since I have posted anything....the first of July...that's a long time....let's see, what have we been up to.

Joe started his new job as Technology Specialist with the school district, or "geek squad!" I think this job really fits him a lot better than teaching and I think he really likes it.

J and j both had birthdays....I cannot believe my baby is 2! Where does the time go???? I wish I knew. We spend their birthdays in York....j got some baby dolls for her birthday, as she loves taking care of here babies....except, for some reason, she would rather have their clothes off....silly girl. I really can't think that we did much else in July...I just can't remember! Oh yeah, we went to the county fair...j like the carasel the best....I really have no idea how to spell that!

August has been busy...doing something every weekend....the first weekend we headed to Stanberry to the annual church carnival that I grew up with. j LOVED it...it was a rather hot evening, so we didn't stay too long, but it was fun to see all the old games I used to play. I do remember turtle races, but they don't have that anymore...to bad, that would have been fun watching j watch them.

We again headed to York last weekend for J's grandma 80th birthday party....j was a busy girl!!! Finally about 3:30, I decided to take j for a ride in the car to get her to sleep....it took less then five minutes!!! I don't know why it took until 3:30 to figure that out! Those trips to York are always quick trips and I don't like packing for one night, but I'm glad we only stay for one night....I love being home on Sundays to recoup form those trips....I know it's only one night, but I just get worn out!

Tomorrow night is my 15 year class reunion, again where does the time go? j is going to spend the night at my brothers, so we are childless tomorrow night...whoo hooo!!!

Next weekend, a group of my co-workers are going to Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun....they have a special that military and public safety workers get in free, and Dept. of Corrections employees count!!! Yeah...I have never been to Oceans of Fun. I just hope the weather cooperates.

A while back I had mentioned that I was reading The 5 Love Languages....well I finished it and J read it too, which I was very grateful for...I actually couldn't believe that he did....anyway, it has been good for us, and we are both working at making things better....not that they were bad, just challenging for a while....it's still a work in progress, and I know will always be...I forget that part from time to time. We are planning a weekend trip in Lincoln for our anniversary and sending j to Nana's. Can't wait.

Off for now....

Oh Frustrated

Oh I am frustrated with potty training....I need patience and to know when is the right time....it's hit and miss...frankly she doesn't give a tiny rat's ass if she get M&M's....so I guess it's not the right time, huh? Then J and I don't agree about it either....I really wish she didn't show an interest in it a month ago. I know there will be setbacks and when we are frustrated she is going to be the same way...I know this isn't that exciting of a post and noboby probably cares about my "potty troubles" but for some reason I am very frustrated with j right now and I'm hoping that by writing this down, it will help....seems to be. I can remember at different times in the past two years with trying to change something or do something different, she was resistant, and I got frustrated as hell, but when it was time it happened....damn, she is a strongwilled child....good quality to have, but at 2?????? God help me raise this child....love her dearly, but man she is fiesty!

More Pics

I really don't know how to move the pictures around and write around the so here ya go! Pics of the zoo, swimming at hotel and her bday party.

Happy 3rd of July

We really don't have big plans for the 4th of July....later today we are going to the movies to see Public Enemies...I'm really looking foward to it...not sure if we will go out to dinner or not. Tomorrow I am headed to Stanberry to enjoy the parade with my mom and maybe play a game or two in the park...nothing to exciting....I'm not even sure if we will watch fireworks tomorrow night. I guess it depends on the weather.

Last week, my little family went to Omaha for a couple of days. We headed up last Thursday and let j run around in the room for a bit (she needed it after the long car ride.) Then we headed to the mall for a bit of shopping and to the kiddie play area. j loved it...she did not want to leave....so much that she head butted me when I picked her up to go! I love my daughter! That night we headed to the hotel swimming pool, which was great as it went from 8" to 3 ft. and had a toddler slide and an intermediate slide....j loved being in the water....about 1 minute after I said to J "I wonder if j will throw up after all the chlorine water she has drank" she did!!! Tons of fun with that little one, I tell ya....the best part was informing the other father and daughter that were playing at the other end....oddly enough, another little boy threw up at the top of the bigger slide....well then it was time to go back up to the room and clean up (after I informed the hotel staff and apologized to them). We let j sleep with us in bed (we never do that at home) and it was just horrible....she slept sideways, stood up, moved all around....I don't think any of us slept very good that night. Friday, it was off to the zoo. I was HUMID! At least it was overcast sky so the sun wasn't blaring down on us...we enjoyed our time there and saw lots of animals. We also rode the "skyfari" which I was a bit nervous about because I was terrified that j would wiggle around, but she held on tight!!! I would say it was a 10-15 minute ride from one end of the zoo to another. Once we left, j fell asleep within 5 minutes of leaving! She was TIRED! I slept sooooooo good that night.

Saturday we recouped and got ready for her birthday party in Stanberry on Sunday....she had a great time and loved all her presents, especially the 3 Wheeler that Grandma got her. I made her a hot air balloon cake with Elmo, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster in the basket! All she cared about was eating it....she didn't care what it looked like.

Joe started his new job on Wednesday....so far so good.

So I ordered the book today....looking foward to starting it....I HATE these moods that I go through....I really wish I could get it leveled out....writing it down really does help though....

Hope everyone had a great weekend.