How is it that already, at the tender ages of 2 (Princess Mini-Me) and 3 months (Princess Buttercup), the girls already resemble me in personality, looks, temperament, etc??? How amazing is it that the fingerprints of my genes just come busting out of them in ways that prevent me from denying them as my offspring? Not that I'd deny them mind you, but if I ever wanted to, I couldn't...
So I spent 3 days with my side of the family. It was SO FANTASTIC to see my parents, my brothers, their wives & kids. I realized it has been since Christmas 2006 since we had been to visit - they'd not even seen Princess KT yet... My oldest niece is just shy of her 13th birthday - a teenager already. I can remember when I got the phone call telling me she was born and how she had red hair... I was so excited to be an aunt!!! My sisters-in-law, have both lost weight, and for the few hours I spent with them, there were these moments where I actually thought to myself - they're holding Princess KT and Princess CaaaLalla is being entertained by her cousins - what the heck do I do now??? They both cooked dinner for us - Kym makes kick-butt pizza and Lyn made a really yummy Shrimp Linguine, after she bought me lunch at a Mexican restaurant! They got to play with all of their Polish cousins...
Hubby couldn't go - between work and a training class he had to take - he couldn't come with us. But getting away from home - no phone calls for me, no real laundry to worry about, no cobwebs and dust layers mocking me - what a nice little break that was. So yeah, I've got to work on the laundry, cobwebs & dust layers now, but I am a little more refreshed and have a better attitude about it...
AND I even got to sleep in a couple of times (past 6:30 am...) My dad made coffee every morning - mom made special treats - it was really nice to take some time off!!! I feel much better now. Am glad to be back home with my husband and girls - even work isn't too bad today. Sleep lends an amazing perspective to life...
Monday, October 22, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Sleep!!!
I am finishing a nice little continental breakfast in a hotel room. Alone. By myself. I have just spent the night here to try to get some sleep. It was actually Greg's suggestion, and with his encouragement, I made a hotel reservation and began planning a real night's rest.
Having spent the last 3 months (basically) with a new daughter who prefers to take naps, rather than long stretches of sleep, I found myself to be a complete basket case. My brain has been in a thick fog. I dont' really know how I've managed to drive to work & back, let alone do much of anything else.
My psychology class final exam is tomorrow. I'm also writing a 2-3 page paper on any topic that was addressed in our text. I've chosen sleep deprivation. Having experienced it first hand, reading some of the symptoms and resulting problems of sleep deprivation, which is a REAL problem - I look forward to writing about it.
Checking into the hotel, I felt a little bit guilty as my girls were going to stay with Daddy and Mama Taylor, and I knew it meant they would get to deal with the girls alone. I know they are capable and I know they did a perfectly fine job, but I'd gotten into that "I have to do everything and be everything for" my girls. Hopefully this little break will snap me out of that.
By the way, when I did check into the hotel, the lady at the front desk says, "Oh, YOU'RE the lucky one." I said, "Really? I am?" And she proceeds to tell me that the hotel overbooked and I've been upgraded to a suite. For real. Ahhhhhhh.
And I did sleep. Without about 6 pillows in a soft bed with fluffy comforters and the air on - ahhhhh - I had some pretty interesting dreams. Dream interpretation was another topic I studied this semester in psychology class. If I didn't feel so strongly about sleep deprivation, I might have to write about that...
Thank you, Honey, for suggesting this and encouraging me to do this and making sure the girls were taken care of. I needed it and I appreciate it. I love you.
Deb
Having spent the last 3 months (basically) with a new daughter who prefers to take naps, rather than long stretches of sleep, I found myself to be a complete basket case. My brain has been in a thick fog. I dont' really know how I've managed to drive to work & back, let alone do much of anything else.
My psychology class final exam is tomorrow. I'm also writing a 2-3 page paper on any topic that was addressed in our text. I've chosen sleep deprivation. Having experienced it first hand, reading some of the symptoms and resulting problems of sleep deprivation, which is a REAL problem - I look forward to writing about it.
Checking into the hotel, I felt a little bit guilty as my girls were going to stay with Daddy and Mama Taylor, and I knew it meant they would get to deal with the girls alone. I know they are capable and I know they did a perfectly fine job, but I'd gotten into that "I have to do everything and be everything for" my girls. Hopefully this little break will snap me out of that.
By the way, when I did check into the hotel, the lady at the front desk says, "Oh, YOU'RE the lucky one." I said, "Really? I am?" And she proceeds to tell me that the hotel overbooked and I've been upgraded to a suite. For real. Ahhhhhhh.
And I did sleep. Without about 6 pillows in a soft bed with fluffy comforters and the air on - ahhhhh - I had some pretty interesting dreams. Dream interpretation was another topic I studied this semester in psychology class. If I didn't feel so strongly about sleep deprivation, I might have to write about that...
Thank you, Honey, for suggesting this and encouraging me to do this and making sure the girls were taken care of. I needed it and I appreciate it. I love you.
Deb
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