Tired...Wanna Gripe!!!!

I am in the mood to gripe so I thought I would just go ahead and put that in the title so people who are not in the mood to hear me gripe can skip right over it.

Here are the things that are irritating me today:

-I am TIRED. Sam has gotten up in the middle of the night for 3 straight nights and I have not been able to fall back to sleep once getting him settled. Last night he must have tried taking his shirt off in his sleep and woke up terrified when he was stuck. He was screaming like he was really in pain so I flew out of the bed, got slightly dizzy on the stairs and almost fell trying to get to him and then felt a little dizzy again with relief that he wasn't hurt.

-Jamey was home all day yesterday alone and did not do a single thing other than watch football!!!!! I did force him to leave the t.v. and give the kids their baths last night...not for me to relax mind you but for me to clean up their bedrooms which literally took me an HOUR to do!!!

- One more thing about hubby and I will hush about him...he has to realize that I really need some time alone sometimes! I understand that he works all day and when he gets home he is wonderful to entertain the kids while I cook and clean but I honestly do not see that time as time alone! I go above and beyond in doing things with the kids away from home to give him some peace and quiet to watch football or nap because his job is physical and he stands up all day every day and he needs to rest. I just wish he would realize that I really need some time as well. It is like he realizes it occasionally but only if I remind him and the memory doesn't last much beyond that day. I took Sam to my mom's house a couple of days last week to play after I dropped Riley off to school and that was SO nice but it is kind of a hassle. My mom lives on the opposite end of the county so I get everyone loaded up, drop Riley off to school, drop Sam off at Mom's, drive all the way home, hang out for 90 minutes or so and it is time to pick Riley up, drive all the way back to Mom's to hang out for about an hour to let Riley play and then head home.

- I am PMSing!!!! I can't start my pills until this cycle ends!!! Grrrrrrrrr!

- I am waiting on a phone call that may or may not come regarding a possible job.

- I posted my resume on Monster.com and I really wish potential employers would actually look at the criteria I specified! I keep getting letters of interest from potential employers from far and wide. I am NOT willing to relocate!!!!!!!!! I wish someone from the north Georgia area would be interested! Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

- I am really looking forward to visiting my Grandmother-In-Law for an extended weekend but I am NOT looking forward to packing for myself and my children!!!!! I am not a good packer...I always forget things, pack too much or not enough and the weather down there is still warmer than here during the day but I have to call Ann to see if I need to bring some warm clothes for evenings and mornings. Trips are wonderful but somewhat stressful for me because I try so hard to be sure I have everything the kids will need/want while we are away.

- I REALLY have to lose weight!!! I actually lost 5 pounds last week (water weight I am sure...I totally kicked Coke to the curb) but I totally blew any progress I was making over the weekend and now I am royally ticked off at myself!!!! I have got to get in the gym again!!!! Now that Riley is back in school and Sam is potty trained I need to go....there is NO excuse for me not doing that for myself for an hour or so each day!!! Yep...that has GOT to happen!

I guess that is all the time I have to gripe for today! Hopefully my mood and the weather will be sunny again by tomorrow!!!!

Later Gaters!

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