Ugh. Awake

It's early (5:30) and I have been up for an hour and before that... well, it's been a restless night. Ian has a cold with fever and at about 11 last night we gave up and took him into our bed in the hope that we could all get a little sleep. I did, we did, or probably better than if I had spent the night in the rocking chair with him. But it has been a long week at work - trying to keep up with a ridiculous project schedule that has kept me at work late all week and bitch, bitch, bitch. But right now, after giving Ian some medicine at 4:30 and then letting him drape himself over me until he fell asleep, Aaron and Ian are sleeping deeply while I drink coffee and blog. Aaron has Thursday's off so he can keep Ian home from daycare and both can sleep in... I'm jealous. And if we plan on having another child we need a king size bed!! Ok, I think I am done venting now.

I am happy to announce that this month for the first time in years, our income was actually greater than our expenses!! And the budget includes payments to almost everyone we owe money, so things are finally headed in the right direction. Not quickly, but definitively. We weren't exactly struck rich like I thought we would be when I started working and all of our troubles are not over, but for this month, we are at least headed towards the dream of no financial worries. Of course, the grace period on my student loans is up in October... ugh. Is this part of the human condition?

I'm just grumpy this morning. Our life is better than many people's and we both have work, in fields that aren't greatly affected by the current economic ills. We have a great place to live and good food to eat (thanks Aaron!!). Besides colds, we are in good health. We currently have health insurance, dental and eyes too! I went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago for the first time in about 6-7 years and only have one cavity! This is the first time in my adult life that I have had dental insurance. I got the bill yesterday and I owe $0. This is good.

I'm rambling a bit. It's early. I'm sure my grammar sucks. I don't want to go take a shower and go to work. But today is Thursday, tomorrow Friday, it's a long weekend, Mary is coming to visit, and nobody has ever died of lack of sleep.

Good Morning.