Saturday: sleep 3

Well, Joshua slept a bit better last night.  My plan was to make sure to cuddle him until he was really asleep.  Maybe if he had a good night of sleep then following nights would be better.

However, I had a fever in the middle of the night so I didn't sleep well.  Sigh.  I have no idea why I had a fever and was rather surprised by it.

The day was ok, but I was a bit sick and tired.  I pretty much threw the kids at Ben as soon as he woke up and told him I needed a nap.  I didn't do much the rest of the day...some relaxing, a little bit of working.

Hmm.  I have a low grade fever again.  I took medicine.  Here's hoping.

Friday: sleep

I was exhausted today.  Joshua slept better last night, but still cried for at least an hour in the middle of the night.  Why?  He doesn't seem hungry.

And I'm still trying to get on top of the fly problem.

And there are a ton of things on the to-do list.

And I'm still awake.  I should have gone to bed by now, but I like doing my stuff too.  And I know I get a nap tomorrow.

Isaac is getting smarter every day.  Joshua is getting cuter.

Thursday: sleep

Joshua didn't sleep well last night.  He's been doing that lately.  Is something wrong?  Does he think he's hungry?  Is he just trying to win?  I don't know.  And I can't make good decisions in the middle of the night.  Even when I try to pre-make the decisions I think I end up make poor choices.

Anyway, Ben and I are both rather tired.  I think Joshua is too.  Hopefully it bodes well for tonight.

And Isaac wouldn't stop talking about the "science game" that Ben played as a kid and we brought home yesterday.  (Seriously.  Wouldn't stop talking about it.)  They finally got it out tonight but it was all corroded.  So it either needs some TLC or it would be a good Christmas present.

Wednesday: ups and downs

The day started at 1am with a weird sound, waking me from my sleep, happening about once every 20 seconds.  "Maybe Jesus has returned!" was my first excited thought, followed by a bit of fear.  (Let's face it, the unknowing is scary.)  Well, that thought was wrong.  Maybe something is buzzing on my nightstand.  After throwing my hand over there and moving things around in the dark a few times, I was guessing that wasn't the problem.  Ug, it's time to turn on the light.  Is it coming from my clock?  I thought so.  I unplugged my clock, and the noise continued.  What a weird clock!  I moved the clock to the kitchen, because obviously I had a possessed clock and I didn't want to hear it for the rest of the night.  Oh.  It wasn't the clock.  Bother, now I'll need to reset it.  It's the phone.  Why is the phone making such noises?  I closed the monitor app and it stopped.  Huh.

In the morning we went to pick up some of Ben's Very Old Stuff from growing up.  Many boxes.  Of course, Joshua didn't want to be without me.  So I put him in the carrier on my back and hauled boxes.  Not ideal, but he sure was happy.  Isaac was bored, but survived.  It surprised me a bit, because usually he loves playing at Grandma's house.  (Oh, also, he decided that Ben and I should become his age and we could all play together and Cheryl could take care of us.)  He did get some of Ben's old toys, and was rather excited about that.

It was beautiful outside, so Joshua and I went out for a bit while Isaac finished his nap.  I'm hoping to be more on top of the fall gardening, but we'll see what happens over the next month.  Joshua continued to be rather clingy.

The flies are back.  There are fruit flies too.  However, my fruit fly trap works pretty well and I have a good way of getting rid of the flies, although it isn't very fast.

Tuesday: red walls

Fall break!  I didn't have to work, but still brought the boys the boys to day care.  I went to Bible Study, did some work around the house, and took a nap.

Ben and I decided that Joshua's room might have the same color paint as our room.  I had always thought of his room as being a darker red, but when looking for paint today there was only one red.  We held up a chunk of Joshua's wall next to our wall and it is close.  I don't think it is quite the same, but the lighting isn't very good either.  However, it might be good enough.  We're going to try and see.

Oh, and we forgot Giraffe at home today.  Isaac asked where he was when we got to school, and when I said he was at home Isaac immediately said, "We need to go back and get him!"  I said I would watch him today while I worked at home.  I caught him trying to drink my mountain dew at lunch.  Isaac later told me that Giraffe doesn't like mountain dew.

Monday: meh

The boys were a bit sick today.  It started yesterday(ish) and continued today.  Isaac was a bit lethargic.  Joshua was talkative.

Isaac also had the worst meltdown to date.  It started because he was running late for his bath so it was going to be extra fast.  Therefore, I wasn't going to give him a color to change the water.  In hindsight, I probably would have given him a color.  But I wasn't sure it would completely dissolve before it was time to get out.  Screaming ensued.  Then I dumped some water on his head, called him washed, and took him out.  Then he just wanted to be back in the bath.  Lots more screaming.  I finally moved him to the time out area and told him he could come out whenever he was under control.  But I didn't leave too much...we got pjs on, gave hugs, had more screaming, etc.  I finally asked him if he thought he would change my mind and he said no.  That seemed to be the turning point, although all the way through the bed time routine he calmly told me he wanted a bath.  I continually told him he could have one tomorrow after school.

Isaac went right to sleep.

Weekend: cottage

This weekend we went up to the cottage and had an excellent time, marred only by the fact that Ben was unable to join us.

Joshua and I did some swinging  while others were on the paddleboat.

(Everyone has big smiles, although you may need to click to enlarge.)

Joshua got another ride on the swing.  He was happy to be with anyone except Dad.  (And even then, Dad got to hold Joshua once.)  By the end of the weekend there were a few times he even preferred Pat to me, which was rather surprising.

The walking kids enjoyed searching for just the right acorns to throw into the water.

...although they didn't really need to search as hard as they did.

Isaac helped Dad with some sanding.

And we went for a ride around the lake.

Yay!