Mommy's Outlet: Exhausted yet calm

So yeah, you probably noticed that I didn't post at 11pm last night. I fell asleep with Kaleigh at about 8pm. I didn't mean to fall asleep but I was so tired that I just couldn't stop myself.

So here is how last night went:

I went grocery shopping, spent $68 on food and lots of tylenol. I got home and for some reason I was shaking. I made dinner for the kids (mom went out to eat with some friends). Ryan took his bath at 6:30 and was out by 7pm, just in time to watch Kid Nation. Do any of you watch that show?? Last night was probably the best episode to date.

Anyway mom gave me specific instructions to have Ryan in bed at 7:30 so when that time rolled around I told him to go lay down in bed and turn on the radio. He whined and pleaded but I told him that mom said he needed to go to bed. He came up with every excuse to get out of bed, first he needed a drink then he needed to finish his homework and then he was hungry again. Finally mom got home around 8 and put an end to Ryan's stalling.

It was shortly after that when Kaleigh and I crawled into our beds and fell asleep.

This morning I woke up around 6:30, took my usual round of tylenol and antibiotics and then walked Ryan across the street to Kristi's house. Kristi offered to give Ryan a ride to school in the mornings until we finalize this new car thing or until the time changes (whichever comes first). Kaleigh slept in until 7:45 and she woke up in a great mood. She's been in the living room playing quietly and watching her morning cartoons.

At 9:30 we are going to run my mom's lunch to her at work (she forgot to take it with her this morning) and then we'll come home and Kaleigh can take her nap.

I just took some pictures of Ryan's artwork and his "fish tank" that he made yesterday, hope you all enjoy them!

I'll write more later

Here is the fish tank, it's kind of hard to see. I must have been too close when I took the picture. That redish thing to the left, that's his "fish"

This is MY favorite of all the things that Ryan has made.

I'll be honest, I have no idea what this is but it's pretty neat.

Ok for those of you that don't have little boys around, this is a Transformer :)

Ryan is making his own book called "Kat Kong", I'm not sure if he's copying a book he picked up at the library or if this is really his own creation. This is the cover to his book.