I’m sitting here in a quiet house. The only sounds are the ticking grandfather clock, Baby Girl’s humidifier, and the tapping of the laptop keys. I’m struggling to keep my eyes open; I’ve been fighting the cold that has already attacked my kids. I just finished another book on my Kindle. I love that thing! I don’t have to keep track of where I am in the book. I don’t have to run to the library when I have a few minutes to read. My Kindle makes me very happy!
I know I should go to bed, but my man is at a church meeting. I’m sitting here waiting for him to come home. It’s been a hard week. The kids have been sick. I’ve been hit hard with cabin fever and exhaustion. So, I decided it’s time to focus on the positives. Here we go!

- Buddy slept through the night for the first time in his 7 months! I woke up at 4 am with a very sore throat. I got up and read with some hot cider. When I went back to bed at 5 I thought, “Please, Buddy, sleep another hour.” Well, he slept until 5:40, but wow! I was excited! We’ll see how tonight goes, but progress has been made!

- In a little over a week I head to Florida to see my brother, his family, and my parents. I can’t wait! I called my mom the other day, feeling overwhelmed and tired. She told me that I wouldn’t have to cook for three weeks! I cried.
I am a winter-loving girl. I have always wanted to live up north. But this winter has been different. It’s harder to go outside with Buddy. Last winter Baby Girl and I would go out for short play times, even in the really cold weather, but it’s so much work to get Baby Girl and Buddy ready to go outside. I’ve done it several times, but it’s exhausting! So, I’m looking forward to Florida! I’m looking forward to being outside and only putting on one layer of clothing. I also can’t wait to be with family! I miss my family!

- We joined our new home group at our church this week. It seems like a great group of people. I can’t wait to get to know them better! And I love the girl that babysits for us. She’s a sweetheart!

- I did some Jillian 30-Day Shred this week. Wowza! My arms were sore. But I love being sore. It’s a happy feeling!

- We took Baby Girl mini golfing today for her birthday. Her friend and her friend’s parents met us there. We had great family time and enjoyed watching the girls play golf and eat pizza.

- I finally got a haircut. I’ve been growing my hair for over a year now. It was longer than I’ve had it since before Baby Girl was born. It’s not short, but it feels good. It’s something different.

So there ya have it, some happy thoughts. Now I just might go fall asleep on the couch until my man comes home.
How did you spend your Saturday?