Finally.

I'll probably regret these words, but somehow I've been blessed enough that both kids are asleep and it's only 7:30. I'm so relieved I nearly cried.

It's been a long few weeks for me and it's nice to have these few hours of quiet time before bed for once. Normally I have one or the other kid staying up with me until I finally make them go to sleep. Then I have to deal with the crying because they don't want to go to sleep and that makes me feel like I'm some sort of terrible mother, even though making my kid go to bed at 10 pm isn't a terrible thing.

Anyway, tonight, if Macy stays asleep, I'm going to take a nice long bath and read for a few hours before it's my bedtime. I hope it'll be enough to make me feel normal again. If not, we've only got 3 days until Dale's home, and taking a break is something I'll for sure be doing.