it is amazing how crappily a day can go when you had a night of interrupted sleep. i have to applaud parents with newborns...or any kid that doesn't sleep through the night. i forgot how awful it was to be awoken every few hours, just when the rest is getting good. and it wasn't han waking me up at all hours...i don't know why, but i woke up literally every hour and a half last night. not fun. thankfully, i was able to fall back to sleep right away each time, but it really messed me up today. i was totally off my game. i was zombie-like. very forgetful. and i burnt the fish sticks. :( well...only one pan out of 6, but still. boo for burnt fish. not a very pleasant odor. somehow, even though i was working constantly (i normally have a few minutes here & there to take a breather), i managed to get WAY behind. on prep, on cooking, on cleanup and on DISHES. instead of washing for 2 hrs ...today i washed for 3. :/ i don't know how it happened..it was weird. and hopefully it won't happen again, but at least i didn't burn the kitchen down or poison anyone by accident (or on purpose!!) hehehh

i had forgotten i'd made an appointment to have my hair cut this evening, and if it wasn't a friend who is in cosmetology school who was cutting it, i totally would have cancelled. instead, i dragged myself & my cranky 11 year old to the far side of "the city" for a $5 haircut. of course i got stuck in traffic on the way there, and of course i got lost (is it really too much trouble to post the name of a road at each intersection?? especially in a town?)i ended up 20 minutes late. i hate being late. :/

it was worth the trip & all the hassle though, i hadn't had a trim since january, and leslie did a good job. it was nice to be able to talk to her, too, because i always feel really awkward when some stranger is cutting my hair...like i should be talking, but feel too uncomfortable to say anything. while we were there, i surprised hannah with a manicure. (she's obsessed with painting her nails lately...along with all other things "girly") her reaction was totally great. such a big smile on her face...it was really fun to see her enjoying herself. another awesome part was, when i went to pay for the manicure, the sweet reception lady said, "no  charge, honey." :) niiice.

and THEN, since i didn't have to pay for the nails, i decided we would stop and get ice cream cones on the way home. i ordered, paid, and when i picked up...the kid only handed me one. soo...free ice cream! haha i totally had my money out to pay for it, but he said, "no charge, that was our bad." :) i like free stuff.

well i am obviously overly tired, because i am blabbing on and on, and i feel like i could write about 10 more paragraphs-at least...soo, time to rein myself in.

this is what makes me smile:
making hannah smile.