Barber Bustlings

This past week has been the pits! I had the stomach flu last weekend and it took me a few days to get over that. Starting Monday Landon decided to stop sleeping well and began waking up every couple of hours all night long. He wasn't hungry, just forgot how to sleep and wanted Mom to hold him. Well, I love my kids and don't mind holding them during the day, but I need my sleep! I need more than a three hour stretch at a time to be a nice mommy. We began letting Landon cry it out. It has been horrible. The first two nights of that he would cry for at least 1/2 hour and then do it again two hours later. Then he began sleeping well until 2am and then waking up every two hours after that. I try so hard to be asleep by 10 but even then I only get four full hours. After that I have a very hard time going back to sleep. Next thing I know, it's time to get up and get Bailey to school. We got Myles a toddler bed; my friend was selling hers and we got the bed, mattress and mattress ...

We went to Las Vegas last weekend. My grandparents were there for the college basketball championships and invited us to stay with them in their timeshare. The kids were so good in the car. I sat by Landon most of the way but it helped. He didn't cry unless he was hungry. I really don't enjoy being cooped up in the car, but my kids were great so I can't complain. I don't enjoy the Vegas atmosphere and we avoided the strip completely. Friday night we went to dinner with Jennifer, a friend from high school and her husband. They live in northwest Vegas; I think most of Vegas is pretty ugly but where they live reminded me of Mesa. On Saturday we spent the morning with my grandma and grandpa. That afternoon we went to see Megan, one of my mission companions who also lives in Vegas. She and I ran over to the Las Vegas temple to see a friend from our mission who had just gotten married. It was so great to see her so happy. Scott took the kids to a great park and they played ha...

Saturday was such a wonderful day for me. I was able to fit so much into my day; I love days like that. Besides feeding Landon every two hours, I got up, worked out and showered by 9 (a major feat for me). I went to the temple to do initiatories. I was so humbled when I got to do them in Spanish. I got really emotional listening to the Lord's blessings in Spanish and it made me pay attention more. I felt so blessed and grateful that I speak Spanish. I got home, cleaned up the whole house and even mopped my kitchen floor. Before Landon I did that once a week; I won't even say how rarely it gets mopped lately. We went to the park with Scott's mom for a picnic lunch. The weather was so perfect; it was in the low 70s with a light breeze. Scott got a haircut and Bailey had a friend over. The kids had a fun babysitter while Scott, Landon and I went to dinner and a movie with some good friends from my mission. We were even in bed by 10! That never happens and it helped since Land...