What a difference

It’s still been a little rough around these parts. Lack of sleep and too much stress has made for some hard days. Couple that with the death of a family member, sick kids, kids who won’t sleep in their beds (both of ‘em), random vomit …

… but today we woke up and realized the entire household slept through the entire night. I don’t know if this is due to the Benadryl the youngest had (that nose just won’t stop) or utter exhaustion, but 8-10 hours of uninterrupted sleep is just amazing. Amazing.

One of the things I left out of the “things that make me happy” post was play dates. I often have a hard time with these because it just seems like so much work, but it’s actually so much fun once I buck up and do it. I include in this birthday parties, and while 6 birthday parties in 5 weekends is a little much, we’ve had so much fun at all of them – sort of like big play dates, really.

We have another play date for tonight too. A couple girlfriends and I get together once a month or so, do dinner and wine and let the kiddos run loose in someone’s house. I need to make black beans and yellow rice and head over as long as the kids’ lack of sickness holds up. Fingers crossed!