It's been quite a week. It all feels pretty overwhelming right now, but it's not any one thing, it's just the combination.
Sunday when I left to go pick up Clara's birthday cake it was clear to me that something was wrong with my car. We took it in on Monday and it needs a whole new engine.
190,000 miles and 12 years. It's served us very well, but it's time for the Tahoe to be retired. I'm a budgeter and a planner. I hadn't planned on a new car until this time next year and I really did not want to take out a loan for a new (to me) car. Oh well.
Monday and Tuesday Julia's beloved sitter, Alex, was at the beach so we had a mish mash of child care. I am so grateful for the help from our moms and other sitters, but it throws us off. I was supposed to work T-Fri, but I ended up having to work a 1/2 day Monday so I'm here for a 1/2 day today. Alex is back at the beach and we have another sitter.
Julia was giving 5-6 hour stretches of sleep at night, but now she's down to 2-3.
After I finish up at work I have to go drive cars in this terrible heat.
If you put things in perspective, we're still incredibly blessed. Quincy and I have one another and we have two beautiful, healthy daughters.
We have really good jobs. We have a beautiful home. We have families that love us. Our children don't want for anything. We need a new (to us) car, but we're not going to have a problem getting financing. We have our share of every day problems, sure, but I do need to focus on the blessings.
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