Rough Week, Great Saturday

Last week was just a little tough around here ... i think the damp, chilly, gray days had something to do with it, but also Benjamin has been miserable teething, which resulted in eating issues and sleep issues.  So then Will had issues with getting school and work done (the lack of sleep), and I had can-I-just-please-take-the-day-off-before-I-lose-my-mind issues.  In short, we just had a whole passle of ish-uhs.
 

And what is it about lack of sleep that just turns me into one big ball of UGLINESS ... I guess the truth is that the ugliness is always there, its just that I have, by the grace of God, more self-control when I'm rested and can keep the ugliness at bay.

But Saturday, sweet Saturday ... Benjamin slept till 5:15 ... and trust me, that was something to get excited about.  Then Will got up with him and I was able to sleep till 7:30!  Oh sleep, how I had missed thee!

And then, if that wasn't enough, I awoke to the smell of breakfast cooking!

And then, if that wasn't enough, we all went to the farmers' market together!

And then, if that wasn't enough, Will and I went on a date Saturday night!  (a friend came over after Benjamin went to bed and had the toughest babysitting job ever ... "Call us if he starts screaming."  Thankfully, he slept peacefully ... till 4 am, but we won't go there).  We ate at Panera Bread and enjoyed sharing a meal that didn't have to be interrupted by "We don't throw our food on the floor" or stanzas of "Twinkle Twinkle on my Toes" (A Trautman original).  Then we did a little low-key shopping and ended the evening browsing at Barnes and Noble.  ahhhhhh.

So, Saturday, after a really long week, was a sweet, sweet day.

And today Benjamin was anxious to show off what he's been working on ...