Struggling

This past month or so has been really hard for me. Michael's weeks on just totally wear me out and then we keep busy on his weeks off so I haven't really had a chance to rejuvenate at all. I've also been dealing with insomnia. I'm going to mention it to my OB at my next appointment, but I'm really hesitant to take anything. Especially during Michael's weeks on. I'm afraid I won't wake up soon enough if the girls need me. I've missed a lot of church, which is not like me. Doing so has made things even more challenging for me. Today, I had my alarm set AND I woke up to it and was ready to get up and get me and the girls ready. Then I was greeted with and Allibug who was running a 101 fever and feeling all out miserable. Michael offered to stay up instead of going straight to bed, but I knew that would be way too hard for him. Now she is running around like she feels great! What is up with that?

Today I also have the wonderful joy of an extremely itchy face and neck. I have no idea why. I haven't tried any new products. I've washed my face several times, I've tried Benadryl and hydrocortisone cream. I'm miserable. It's driving me crazy.

Our second new dog, Penny is sneaky and not fully house trained. It's driving me nuts. (We still only have 2 dogs, not 3. The first one was just way too much puppy for the girls.) Penny is a small dog and 3 out 4 of our cats outweigh her. She is definitely not a dog Michael or I would have picked out. The girls love her though. Forrest as also transitioned back inside. He does great. He loves the girls and lets them love roughly.

Our trouble cat who poops outside the litter box was in her crate last night because she wouldn't stop bugging everyone and when Michael came home there was a present by someone else left in the laundry room. What's up with that!? Seriously, it's bad enough having one cat who is doing it, now there are 2?

Alli is in a stage of constant chatter and constant questions. I love how she wants to process and reason everything because I know it's good for her, but to be honest it wears me out! We discuss things OVER and OVER and OVER. They start their summer session at MDO on Tuesday and I'm so glad.

Piper is my mess. She's a sweet and loving mess, but she is a mess. She pushes the limits just to see how far she can go. She doesn't do it out of meanness at all. She always has the beautiful mischievous little smile that makes it incredibly hard to reprimand her appropriately. Yet none the less, it keeps me incredibly busy trying to keep up with her and keep her out of trouble.

Sorry this has been a poor me post. I just needed a place to let it out without making Michael feel bad. I know it could be worse.