Happy New Year??

I was just reading my mother's blog about how her new year celebration was less than desirable, and I was typing a comment to her and realized I should just write a whole blog about it.

First off, I had put Chloe to bed at about 7:30. That was all well and good until Leyla spit up all over her p.j.'s and I had to try and sneak into Chloe's room to get some new clothes for Leyla. Well, Chloe spotted me and screamed for the next half hour or so until I finally took her out of her bed. We read a book together and I put her back to bed. She only screamed a few times after that.

After I got Chloe calmed down and back to bed, Leyla started to scream. I couldn't do anything to console her, so drove around in the car with her for 20 minutes to get her to go to sleep. It worked, and then she woke up shortly after we got home (around 10:20). I tried to go to bed around 11:00, and I finally drifted off around 11:45. Well, I was abruptly awoke by booming explosions at 11:56, and they continued until 12:30. It was ridiculous. Fireworks are illegal in city limits, but apparently absolutely no one cared. I've never liked noisy fireworks, and last night was no exception. All I wanted to do was sleep. After it all finally stopped, I got about an hour of sleep before Leyla started scream again. And once again, I couldn't console her. I was tired and irritated, so I put her out in the living room because I was getting too irritated. I got a few hours of sleep before she started to scream again. I'll stop now and just say that this behavior continued throughout the night.

2007 was probably my most challenging year yet. It wasn't all that difficult, just a challenge. But now I know that I can finish a semester of school while alone, pregnant, and even give birth in the middle of the semester. So now I know nothing can hold me back from graduating this year. I'm looking forward to more fun times with my daughters, more remodeling projects, and graduating this year.