Ahhh, Blissful Insanity

Aaargh! This week and last week have been crazy. My sweet Hubby worked late almost every day last week, missing dinner several times and not getting home until either shortly before or an hour after the kids’ bedtime.

Then Sunday he flew out to Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB) and didn’t get home until today. In case you were wondering, I am rather behind on sleep. I don’t usually sleep too well when he’s gone anyway, and having a newborn with a cold doesn’t exactly help very much (Henry’s cold is finally getting better after plaguing him for two weeks. Poor kid’s had a cold for half his life now!).

Thankfully, I’ve had lots of help this week. We had dinner at my parents’ house on Monday (nice since I got four hours of sleep in two two hour sections on Sunday night and was a total zombie), and then dinner at George’s parents’ last night (MIL made the best fried chicken I’ve ever had. Now I have to go track down the recipe). The two little girls spent the night at George’s parents Monday night, which meant that I only had to get four children out the door and dropped off to school on Tuesday instead of six. Then last my Mom spent the night at my house and watched the little girls while I picked up Hubby from the airport. George and I got to go out for breakfast and take a nap, both of which were very nice. I’m hoping Henry sleeps well tonight. I know I’ll sleep better with George home.

On top of all the other goings on this week, my van started overheating on Monday. I put a gallon of water in the radiator right away plus another half a gallon the next morning. Tuesday after dropping the kids off at school, I drove the car down to our mechanic friend for a pressure test which revealed a something or other that needs to be fixed for $500 (he wrote down what it was so I could show Hubby when he gets home, but Henry is sleeping on my arm while I’m typing this and I don’t want to move him to go find the paper). At least it’s not a head gasket! He put some stuff in the radiator that will keep it running for a few days until I can get it in for a proper fix.

You know, if the car is going to break when my Main Squeeze is gone, at least it didn’t leave me stranded on the freeway with six small children and it was something that I knew where to look and what to do to temporarily keep it running until I could have it looked at. Thank you, Lord, for that!

Okay, I’m off to go finish off my inbox, which I am wayyyyyy behind on, and then I need to go forage in the fridge again. I forgot how hungry nursing makes me. What a week! Hope yours involves more face time with your spouse, more sleep, and less running around like one of those marathon runner guys from Kenya.

Rachel