It’s shaping up to be one of those weeks. Yesterday was by far the worst, with everyone up at dawn and refusing to nap (Elise, mainly; Benedict slept a lot yesterday). As Elise became more and more overtired, she got into more and more mischief. The high point was when somehow, the refrigerator door and my foot collided and removed about 1/2 of my toenail. Yesterday it was very painful, today it’s much more tolerable (with a lot of ibuprofen).
Today is looking to be a little better – I managed to get Elise down for a nap (she was up at dawn – again) and she’s been asleep for almost 90 minutes now. His Chubbiness is also zonking out (10am is his regular nap time). The sun is out, so that allows for a lot of outdoor play. I also took the time (while helping Elise fall asleep) to pour my heart out to God – something I should have been doing all this week. This whole week is a gigantic reminder that I can’t do it on my own. You think I would have gotten the point by now, but something tells me this will be a lifelong battle. 
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*hugs* We’ve been dealing with dawn rising as well… and subsequent overtired meltdowns at 9 am… sigh. At some point today I was sobbing and saying, “God, I can’t do this by myself!” I’m glad He is so patient, as I also thought some pretty angry thoughts.
Praying we both get to stay in bed until… 7? Wouldn’t that be nice?
Sorry to hear about yesterday. Ouch!…Hopefully thinks will get better. *praying*
Dear Kim,
You poor thing
I would love to come over and help
All I can do is send more prayers for you though
Hoping today is better for you
Blessings
Gae