One of those nights...

Ever have one of those nights where you can't sleep and no matter how long you lay there, it just isn't happening? That's tonight for me - I'm wide awake, as if it were 1:11pm instead of am. And it's not like I even fell asleep on the couch today...or yesterday...whatever...the point is, I was very constructive today and I should be tired. But since I'm not, I wandered down here to the computer and turned it on, only to discover that WaMu, who we bank with, has gone under and been sold. Yeah, that should help me sleep! The article assures me that it will be business as usual tomorrow but it's unsettling, nonetheless. Is anyone else a little anxious about the current state of our economy? Fortunately, we're not wealthy enough (or at all!) to be directly affected by the huge crises' going on, but I'm sure that the trickle-down effect will make it's way to us sooner or later. Remember how President Hinkley warned us a couple years ago to get our houses in order? I believe we are seeing prophecy being fulfilled right in front of us.

Let's see...what other musings do I have to share at this ridiculous hour? I'm thinking a lot about Christmas coming - really trying to think of how to make it more meaningful this year - and simpler. The last couple of Christmases seem to be lacking in that magical quality - maybe not for the kids, but for me. Maybe it's partly because moms do all the orchestrating to make it wonderful for everyone and it leaves us feeling less than magical because we created all that darn magic! I suggested to the girls today that maybe they could enlist the help of grandma and aunts and me to do homemade gifts this year. They really seemed to like the idea - or at least the little girls did - The Teenager was busy texting and grunted some kind of approval my direction so I assume she's fine with it. I just really want to create some lasting memories and I don't think a commercialized Christmas does that every year. So, I'm open to suggestions if anyone has some!

In other news, there just really hasn't been that much that's newsworthy. The girls are busy with school. Hailey and Kelcie have been battling the sniffles this week - we are back to buying Airborne in bulk - I'm truly a believer in that stuff. It kicks a cold every time! I'm up to my ears in school work but I'm enjoying this class - it's a Child & Adolescent Development class and it's interesting and relevant to me, altho it leaves me acutely aware that many areas of my parenting skills are sadly lacking - altho Kelcie does try to point this out to me on a daily basis! :o) I'm also back to studying for that darn Math test again - I will be re-taking it on Monday, October 6 so any offerings to the Math gods on my behalf would be greatly appreciated!

Well, it's late, late, late and I'm still not sleepy but I probably have a better chance of falling asleep in my bed than hanging out on the computer so I'm off to try again! Nite!