Last night I woke up at 1:00 am and couldn't fall back to sleep (which happens quite frequently), so I got out of bed and watched Sleepless in Seattle in the living room. At about 2:00 am I heard little footsteps in the hallway and Gracie popped around the corner with wide eyes and a smile. She crawled up in the chair with me and we watched the rest of Sleepless in Seattle together. She said she would be ready to go back to bed "after the words come up", referring to the credits. We crawled in my bed, me between Mike and Gracie. It was so nice to snuggle her. Usually Jacob is in this coveted place. I realized how much I miss my little girl. Before Jacob was born, Grace was my world! I'm sorry to admit, but she gets the brunt of my impatience now, something I'm constantly praying for help with. It was nice to let Gracie sleep in bliss in our bed once again.
On another note, Mike offered to let me do something for myself this morning before we have company over this afternoon. Now, I know I don't have any place to complain about mistreatment and being overworked, but with Mike gone six and sometimes seven evenings during the week, I will admit I get a little overwhelmed come the weekend. It seems the weight of the world is on my shoulders most of the week, with work, cleaning house, paying bills, making dinner, giving baths, the fight to get kids in bed, and countless other worries. So, I am looking forward to having some solitary time at my favorite Starbucks, enjoying a Hazelnut Mocha and playing Scrabble on my cell phone! I will be able to sit there without interruption and miss my family! The only thing that would make it better is if my best friend was able to veg with me!
