Wednesday - What's Happening in Your World Today?

Good Evening Everyone,

I'll be  the caboose today. Busy, but productive day. Didn't have to work so finished filing, tossing, and organizing my computer room. I still had genealogy research in a pile from my PA trip over a year ago! Hannah and Clara will be spending a week sleeping in that room so everything needs to be out of the inquiring eyes and hands of two almost 4 yr olds.

Erin told a cute story that I just have to share. The twins wrote letters to Santa that they dictated to their dad. They were fairly predictable saying they love Mommy, Daddy, Grandmas, Grandpas, all their cousins and friends. Hannah wants a donkey toy and Clara a "tiny" baby doll.  Here's the good one. .  Clara also wants a THIRD ear. When Josh told her her head wasn't big enough for a third ear she added "a larger head" to her list. Where do they get these things?

We go to see "Cinderella" live in Seattle next week. Erin found cute dressy dresses on sale for the twins to wear to the production.  She came downstairs yesterday to find them already dressed. . . in their new "Cinderella" dresses. . . for daycare. What are you gonna do? Of course they wore them.

I called the gym today and I can take the twins to family swim next weekend. That will be fun. Mike made them little wooden rolling pins (adorable) to use with their homemade Playdoh that I made the other night. Can you tell we're gearing up? We'll bring the twins home a day or two before the rest of their family. A chance to spoil them even more. We'll be worn out long before Christmas.

Feeling much better. The combination of an increase in restless legs meds, plus a generic anti anxiety and sleeping pill. . . I'm feeling much like my old self with no nasty side effects so far.

Feeling productive and in a better mood. I don't like myself when I'm snitty and snitty I have been this last month.

Oh I love this! The Fifth Avenue Theatre in Seattle where "Cinderella" is being staged is having a "Cinderella's Slippers" donation of new shoes for foster children. Hannah and Clara will each take a pair for a child in need. A good chance to show them the "reason for the season" and that it feels good to share. 

Mike's aunt in Montana passed away yesterday. He and his brother will be leaving in the morning. Her service is Saturday. They'll spend 3 days and have a chance to checkup on the younger brother who they were helping this summer. He is now on medical disability and has medical coverage. Lives in a town of about 1000 with no facilities and no car. So in order to get new glasses he has to find a medicare provided and go about 50 miles in order to find one. They hope to accomplish that also.

It's 4:40pm and dark. Think we'll have breakfast for dinner and light the fireplace. Cold and clear here the past few days. Still frost on the grass from this morning.

You all take care.

I'm so glad that you are feeling better! I swear- lack of sleep is really hard on a person!

Julia, I'm still up way before the buttcrack of dawn (like 4am) but I feel rested when I wake up. I made myself stay in bed til 5am this morning trying to get into a bit more of a normal go to bed, get up routine. I do get a lot done early in the morning tho! So far 10mg of generic celexa and 10mg of generic ambian plus doubling my restless legs generic mirapax is really helping. I was so proud of not taking a bunch of prescriptions and here I am adding two! However, I think it's a good thing as Martha Stewart says. Have a great day Julia. Tomorrow is my dad's birthday. He would have been 101. He's been gone 20 years. Gosh, if the next 20 years goes that fast I'll be the age he was (82) when he died. OMG. . . Now that is enough for me to double the celexa!