My so-called life

Madeleine's currently in her crib crying. She fell asleep in my arms while rocking in a chair before nap time...not usually a good thing because she wakes up as soon as I try to lay her down. She's been in there for 20 minutes now.

Parker's been asleep in the bouncer for about 30 minutes but he's now squeaking. He needs to go back to sleep.

I'm sitting here with a miserable cold. I think I've already passed it on to the kids. We're all sneezing, coughing, etc. In my "free time" (when they're both supposed to be sleeping), I've had to work on all of the paperwork that comes with buying a house. I now have a best friend in Pensacola, FL named Nathan. He's processing our mortgage application. For a little light reading I have the home inspection report to go through and then discuss with our realtor. Nothing HUGE was found but some smaller things (like more insulation being needed) will have to be done pretty quickly. I took a video while visiting the house yesterday but I haven't watched it yet to see how sea-sick I'll make you feel. Maybe I'll get to that later.

Everyone keeps telling me to nap when the kids nap. Have none of these people tried to live with two kids before? They NEVER nap at the same time and considering the other things going on in our life, I don't have that luxury anyway because I have to complete all of the home-buying details according to East Coast time. Besides, napping is for sissies. (I must tell myself this to justify the circles under my eyes and increased number of gray hairs; no offense to those of you who get to enjoy that pleasure.)

I didn't get to post much on JoAnn's visit. She came right as we began the housing adventure. It was really nice to have the extra set of hands around. We tried to do some fun things but it's virtually impossible to get out of the house in less than an hour. As soon as I get Parker fed and changed, Madeleine goes "poo-poo" then wants a snack, Parker barfs on me, I change clothes, Madeleine spills water everywhere, the cat pukes (I kid you not...she's been doing this a lot more since Parker's been born), blah, blah, blah. But here are some pictures from her time here.