Sat March 12th

Wow that was a horriblily, terrible, very bad, no good night sleep! I went to bed at 11:45 because I was finishing up the tax reinbursment form. Then I couldn't fall asleep for another half hour because all the numbers and things were running through my head. Ella and Lisey snuck into my bed. Ella was moaning periodically throughout the night and Lisey was grinding her teeth and tossing and turning.  I tried to put her back in her bed but she only stayed for a short time. She called out saying that she was afraid.  In the morning she told me she had bad dreams and that she saw ghosts.

 I think she had a fever in the night too. Her whole body was super hot, including her head. I went back-and-forth about whether not to give her medicine, but in the end I decided it would be better for her body to use the fever to fight off whatever she had. By the morning the fever was gone. All those things combined made for a terribly, horrible, very bad, no good night sleep. Plus we all woke up at 6:50 like usual. Yikes. I'll definitely have to watch my cranky level today and try and be patient with Lisey. Tender mercy: Link slept great! He went to bed at 7pm and woke up happy at 8:45am! Thank you Heavenly Father! 

Lisey and I played Memory while Ella was at a birthday party and Link snoozed. 

Ella went to a birthday party today where they went to get their hair, make-up and nails done. I caught this pic of her as she pazazzaled her way back to the car. Haha. Ella: 8 going on 14. 

Ella Fashionista Stephenson

After Ella's birthday party I took the kids to the Dino Museum. Lisey was really tired but I think everyone still had fun. I was super missing Nick today. The weekends are always the worst without Nick. It's so hard to see everyone with their husbands out for the day. Plus I feel like I can't ask any friends to go because they're all spending time with their hubbies. I miss you Nick. I can't wait to see you on Tues. 

After the kids went to bed I cleaned the house. Finally. I had been so busy with the tax stuff, I had let the house fall into shambles. I did a deep clean of the kitchen. And picked up the rest of the downstairs. It will be nice to have a clean house for the Sabbath.