Here I go

Ok, so I've decided to try this out. Maybe it was time, or maybe I just need to have a place to put my thoughts down. Thoughts I usually keep to myself.

I made it to the gym today. Good for me. 30 minutes of working out sure helped my stress level, which had blown a hole through the roof yesterday. Dave's been out of town for two days, Maddie is teething, Ali is suffering from Croup, so no one was really happy. Ali kept asking for her Daddy, and I got so fed up I said, "When Daddy gets home, would you like me to pack up and leave, and you can have Daddy all to yourself?" Unfortunately, she said yes. Oh, that helped. I just wanted to cry. But later she told me she loved me, so I guess she's forgotten about getting rid of me, for now.

Maddie's teething has gotten worse today. Her top front teeth are coming in, and until I tore apart my makeshift medicine cabinet (i.e. the space under my sink), I had nothing but tylenol to give her. Thank goodness I finally found those teething tablets and gave in and gave her the pacifier. It took a few minutes but she was finally happy enough to lay her head down on my chest and stop crying. Oh, how I hate to hear her cry, its so pitiful.

Dave is off having "fun" at the All-Star Game. Don't really want to hear about it. I wish it were me. How I would enjoy the hard work versus Mommy time. The break would probably do me good.