In the Which I Moan a Bit

It's been a tired and grumpy sort of week so far.  Mimi was up 1 am to 2 am crying both Sunday night and Monday night, with tummy pains and needing Tylenol to get back to sleep...and has bleeding blisters from the horrible diapers she's had.  Did she get *lucky* in Nursery and get cheese for a snack?  Because if she did, she'll nicely ask for more and more cheese until the cows come home.  A little, well-aged, cheese is fine.  A lot of soft, young cheese is NOT.  Did I accidentally give her SJ's cup from the counter after dinner?  (It looked like soy milk, but I didn't taste it...)  Or is something else going on?  We've been doing so GOOD!  She's been sleeping through the night since August, and it's so hard because she really, really wants to be asleep.  She pops up for a sniffly hug and cuddles....then jumps down to get tucked back in, but is whimpering again minutes later.  It's also hard, because she's really fine during the days (except for the multiple dirty diapers, and the bleeding blisters, but I'm the only one who sees those and they don't hurt too much if I keep her diapers changed often, and use lots of cream.)  The lactose can build up in her system so if you give her dairy one day, and she seems fine, so you do it again the next day...BAM, she's a hot mess and it takes days to clear up, and up to a week to get her diaper rash back under control.

Anyway, the kids were super grumpy Monday, spent most of the day picking fights with each other, and used their box of beans and beads as confetti during piano lessons, while shrieking and sitting 10 feet away from me.  They're normally so happy during lessons!

Today should have been a great day.  No lessons, we had breakfast, we had school, we worked in the yard, they had lots of play time...and yet, E managed to squeeze in a few good 30-minute, screaming, tantrums.  We went for a walk this afternoon, and they were ready for it, and they loved it.  Ernie pushed Mimi for miles in the stroller, and on our way back we saw a family we knew inside in the park, who let us in, and then invited us over to play when it was too cold to stay near the water any more.  So rough morning, but things got pretty good around 3 pm.  Hopefully the girls are all "re-set" now, because Wednesdays are Super Hard Days*, Thursday we set up a long-awaited play date, and Friday morning is their music class.  But really, once we're through Wednesday, it's smooth sailing!

*Wednesday Schedule:
Breakfast, Mom gets her shower, etc.
7:30-9:00 piano lessons
9:30-12:00 Moon Festival party with LoLo's
12:00-3:00 nap/quiet time
3:00-5:00 piano lessons
5:00-7:00 dinner preparation and meal, as much of the bed time routine as we can
7:00-8:30 Young Women activity
BEDTIME!

Wonder Daddy has a big conference he's helping to host, so we're on our own tomorrow...wish us luck!  Really, it should be fine.  We'll have a crock pot or a rice cooker dinner, we'll do scriptures before Young Women's (and scriptures is the trickiest part of getting ready for bed) and should be a good day!