.canoe americana?

the day is getting better. yesterday was great. i took the kids to sam's club and whole foods and they did wonderfully. they both napped well and by 7 o'clock dinner was done, the kitchen was clean and the kiddos were back in bed. but then the night went downhill.

we're trying to get to israel next summer for the umjc conference, but the money is a little tight. i called our airline connection (we have rewards through our credit card) and it seems the few carriers they have that do go to tel aviv are already booked. what? yeah, that's what tom said too. that's just the way it goes. my helpful but booked assistant suggested using our points to at least get to new york. that might help with some of the cost. i thought this was a great idea.

i fell asleep around 9:30 from exhaustion (vacation will do that) and woke up at 10:30pm for cass's last feeding. it was a fitful night as our littlest tried to scream her way to my bosom. the trip to colorado and sharing a room really messed her up. after getting up several times to remind her that we were playing according to a new set of rules, i decided 6am was the last straw. i nursed her, laid her back down, and then laid in bed, listening to wyatt cry. i got up around 6:30 and found mr. magoo's pj's and bed wet. totally wet. ick. so before the sun made it's full appearance i had him in the tub. it's been downhill since.

cass has been fussy all day. wyatt spent more of the morning whining than laughing. he took a nap but she refused to. then when she did finally fall asleep he was up. and at least in a somewhat better mood. i tried to leave him alone for most of the afternoon, and with a surprise visit from gigi things got a little better. but now that he's in bed for nap #2 she's up fussing again.

while checking my email amidst a moment of trying to ignore the drama around me, i stumbled upon more drama about a friend and the mess she's in. it hurts to see the people around you hurting and not know how to make a difference. argh!

to top it all off my sister informed me that the cute video of wyatt and abbie in the tub together has gotten more than twice the hits as any other video i've posted. creepy people out there are being, well, creepy. no more tub video.

also, that great advice to use our airline points to get to jfk isn't really helpful, because the total for the trip doesn't include air to new york. will we go...God only knows.

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but i forgot to mention why this day is getting better. today in the mail came our first installment of ihop's limited edition cd. yay! and not only that but it also has a second disk with the best of limited edition! two cd's for the price of one. what a gift from the lord.

also, while having people over a lot wears me out, tonight is one of those nights when comfortable people are coming to hang out. i'm looking forward to a "lite night" as some call it. since they're comfortable people maybe i can get away with wearing my comfortable clothes, like say, my new lounge pants from rachel...