Running on no sleep.....

it's 11:20pm on a Saturday night, Noelle is still running around the house, in fear of going to bed for the monsters are living under her bed, and since daddy is working at the bar tonight and staying at his moms house cause he has to work all day tomorrow, she will be sleeping with me out of my choice : )  she just looks so cute in her snowman pajamas running around. Me on the other hand, i am exhausted, the worst part is as soon as i lay down to sleep,,,,my eyes pop wide open and i cant sleep. I have dealt with this whole insomnia/sleep deprivation for over 8 years and i think it is finally catching up to me..... i have tried it all from medication to natural remedies, but i am all for trying new things if you have a suggestion..... i worry about all of life's troubles and the days events and the upcoming events all they way to the day Noelle will one day start preschool, ridiculous i know..... so the less sleep i get, maybe my body with get used to it??? ha ha ha ha, i notice the physical things, like the un-ability to lose weight, its awful, i try it all and the weight stays on. the dark circles, the irritability, the forgetting of EVERYTHING. so here i am, off to bed, wish me luck! : )

its beginning to lok a lot like Christmas.....

This year is going to be a very exciting Christmas for us, Noelle lights up whenever she sees anything related to Christmas. Kristophor and I always go all out this time of year and try to make it as special as possible for our little princess. I am trying to find some fun holiday traditions to start since we have a fake tree and don't get to wander around for hours in the cold trying to find that perfect tree that i would have to KEEP ALIVE for it to only last about 2 weeks. We opted for a fake tree our second Christmas together, the first year was a total disaster of pine needles and fighting over how to get it out of the house. I LOVE our fake tree, i usually put it up before thanksgiving with just the lights on it so i can "fluff" it and make it just perfect for decorating, plus it takes me at least 4 days to put lights on it just right. I have a few new ideas this year to help shorten this process.... SOOOO in light of the season i hope you are all as ready as i am. Remember its not about being stressed and finding the perfect gift, its about Jesus, family and friends and the ones you really love, after all, without them, Christmas would be just another boring day.