Happy Birthday Dear Laney...

Today Laney turned 5. I cannot BELIEVE how fast time went by! Five!!!! OMG! *sigh* my little girl is getting so big. We had a busy day today. We got all dressed and ready to go and took off to Kyle's school to check him out early for the day to celebrate Laney's birthday. We went to McAlister's

for lunch. Laney had mac-n-cheese w/Cheetos...(cheese overload?!), Hayden had a peanut butter sandwich with Cheetos, Kyle had a grilled chicken salad and so did I and Kevin had the classic pot roast. It was YUMS and the kids had a blast. We goofed around and took pics while we chatted about going to the park and the birthday part that was to come later that day. Laney was so excited she was nearly pinging off the walls of the place. :) Laney and I ended up having a huge giggle fit over some silly noise that

Hayden made. It was a fun afternoon. We went to the park after that and played for a couple of hours before we went home. Laney and Hayden watched a movie while I decorated and got everything ready for her party. It was awesome. She was a true little princess for her party too. :) I will leave you now with some pics from the day.  

Jaesus.                                                                        

Insomniac Nightmare

Snow, rain, ice...yeah they all suck and honestly lend a great hand in setting the scene of what my mood is lately- gloomy! I've had insomnia for the last week. This is starting to get ridiculous. My schedule is completely flip-flopping and on top of it all it's making me overly hungry for no apparent reason. Of course I haven't been indulging, but it's been really hard to resist a good 'ol fashion "midnight snack".

I would much rather be the type that could go to bed early. I've always been a night owl. I'm sure my mother had a hard time dealing with my restlessness as a child. My dad was an insomniac as well. I sometimes wonder if insomnia can be genetic. I'm not really sure...I've never looked it up. lol, I remember one time my ex best friend got me this book that was for insomniacs. It was full of the most BORING topics, a sure fire way to help someone doze off to sleep. Sounded like a great idea. I found it hilariously frustrating when, one night in a full on insomniac lock down, I couldn't go to sleep and I sat in bed to read that book. I actually got through five chapters before I realized that: A) This book isn't all that boring. B) I wasn't the least bit bored or sleepy and C) Thanks to my new book I now knew how cows process proteins. It was a good effort on her part I'll give her that. So, I guess if my blogs aren't a 'daily' event it's more than likely due to insomnia, OR if I end up with five blogs in one day...sometimes I feel like a slug and sometimes like a rabid kangaroo. At any rate, I will now try some melatonin supplements and see if I can get any Zs before 3am.

Jaesus.