Life’s a Dance

Yes, another entry on my daughter & her sleeping.  It’s the big topic for me right now, never far from my thoughts.  After heeding off last night’s midnight waking, I heard her again around 12:30 & again halted that wake-up.  I wasn’t as quick, however, about 1:30.  By the time I got to her, there was no simple comfoting by putting my hand on her back!!  Still, last night’s sleep was a better one.  She skipped her evening nap tonight and hasn’t even stirred yet (12:21), so we’ll see how tonight goes.

I took E to get her pictures taken today.  I had another coupon for $1.88 for appx. 50 pictures of various sizes.  I had timed E’s morning nap just so and when the photographer was late, I should have just turned around then.  It was just a bad experience.  The photographer was good at getting E’s attention but wasn’t quick enough with the button.  She was taking forever with each pose & E was losing patience.  E wanted to stand, stick her toes in her mouth & chew on her fingers…story of our lives…but not exactly conducive to great pictures that show her face.  I ended up only getting the package for which I had the coupon.  I think I might try Sears this week as I have some coupons that expire in a couple weeks.

We had a really nice time at my friend’s house tonight.  We ordered food from a local teriyaki place, played with the kids and had some nice chats.  She & I are currently sharing a lot of the same feelings as far as deployment & “single” parenting go, so it was nice to share together.  Looking forward to doing this more often.

And NEXT Saturday night I think I might have an evening out!!!  Another friend of ours from my volunteer office is in a play.  The couple, who’s daughter we watched tonight, went out tonight so that they can then babysit for the other kids’ next Saturday night while others attend the play.  They’ve ofered to watch E also.  So I have a week to see how this cereal and/or fruit is going to work out.  I’d love to be able to go to both dinner AND the play but I’m afraid that is going to push it.  Of the two, I’d prefer to go to the play but with that not beginning until 8, I’m afraid E will have issues going down to bed by someone other than me.  Dinner, though, she at least be easy enough.

Lisanne–Sorry the photo thing didn’t work out as well as you’d hoped. You sure did score us a good deal on those Walgreens coupons for after our wedding, though! haha

Tricia–I don’t remember that!

Lisanne–You don’t??? Oh gosh, do you remember the photo developing coupons that you gave us, from Walgreens? We went there after our wedding reception and dropped off all of our reception disposable cameras.

Tricia–I remember you going to drop off the cameras but not the coupons!

Hard to believe that was almost five years ago…And now here we are as mothers!!