Literally the day I made my last post, we realized my brand new laptop had a major sound issue. I spent a couple hours on customer support and it was unfixable. So it went back to HP, and we *just* received this one a couple days ago. It was, to say the least, a tad bit annoying. Any way!
So the weather has been crazy here, as well as our lives. We did New Year's Eve with two other families. Everyone went back to their respective homes at 9pm. We're big partiers! Then, the following week, I got sick. And then Claire got sick. And our refrigerator/freezer went out right after we bought a load of groceries. I got up at 2:45 in the morning to clean out the broken fridge and freezer and stayed up watching Glee and Portlandia. I thoroughly enjoyed at least part of that. But I got no sleep, and that was the day C started really getting sick with my cold. Claire's already crappy sleep got even crappier. The next day - Friday - I finally couldn't take it anymore. Claire was running a fever, puked everywhere, and I was feeling terrible. I called Bryce and made him come home from work and provide some relief. What a crappy week that was.
I talked to my mom this weekend and she decided she was buying a house - not on a dirt road, and within city limits. Wow! I think it's awesome! Finally out of the boondocks (relatively). I'm so proud of them! So, Claire and I are going to Florida next week so I can help my mom with choosing a house. Pretty cool, right? Except I had to find a cheap flight. I was so excited to find Spirit had super cheap fares and flew out of the nearest airport (O'Hare). So, I went through the booking process. Ugh! I was so angry and annoyed by the time I finished, that I almost didn't go with them. They were still marginally cheaper than even Southwest, so I did it. But really? I had to pay to even choose the cheapest seats so I could ensure that I sit next to my 2 year old. And their bag fees were ridiculous. Who makes you pay for a carryon? Oh, that's right. Spirit. I fly a lot, and I found the Spirit website misleading at the very least. So, even though I grudgingly went with them because I am flying last minute, I will not use them in the future. Oh, and $111.00 in fees on a $136.00 trip? I call bullshit. Sorry. (This is not including the BS baggage and carryon fees)
We bought a Sleep Buddy for Claire. It hasn't arrived yet, but I am eagerly awaiting its arrival. Sleep has become such a trial for us, that it makes me doubt that we'll ever have any more kids. She is a mess if we try to take out the nap, she's a mess if we put her down at bedtime. She literally takes hours to go down. I am at my wits' end, really. I'm hoping the Sleep Buddy does the trick. It basically is a programmable light that turns on when they are supposed to be in bed - and stay there - until it turns off in the morning. I hope Claire is sold on it. I feel like I've tried everything. This is payback for 2 years of good sleep from her. Ha!
We're considering preschool, but Holy Moly! It's expensive. And our local public school just shuttered it's tuition based preschool program due to growing pains. They needed an extra Kindergarten classroom, so the tuition based program got cut. So, I have to start hunting down an affordable program. Anyone have any ideas?
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