Why does my son insist on waking up in the middle of the night? Sometimes several times?

AHHHHHH!

I really wish we could go on vacation right now. I love our little house, but I look around and see to-do lists all over the place. The time is possible. The money is not.

I had Patrick's Christmas pictures taken today! Whoo-hoo! Still not sure what to do about Christmas cards. I love sending (and receiving) them, but stamps aren't cheap. And don't you all hate sending cards to people who don't send them back? I love my cousins, but Sweet Carrie was the ONLY one who ever sent me a card back. Guess which cousin gets a Christmas card?

Kevin and I went shopping by ourselves on Monday. I still have irrational mommy guilt about taking Patrick to day care on my day off. But we are having some family pictures taken Saturday before I jet to Portland, and I needed a shirt. I am trying to hit that golden family trinity of cute, coordinated, but not to-matchy outfits for the three of us. I found a cute sweater on the Gap sale rack, and Kevin found a new pair of jeans. This always happens when we shop; Kevin ends up buying something too. I muttered this under my breath in the changing room.

"I can hear you," he said.

Not under my breath enough.