I thought it might be fun to share our Manic Monday stories.  Monday's have historically been rather unpleasant for the Lost and Tired family.  Today is no exception.  Lizze got up with the boys this morning because I had a really bad night of restless sleep. I was awoke by Lizze panicking and telling me that AEP had come out to shut off our power.  This was not exactly how I wanted to meet Monday morning. Having said that, it's better to face this sorta thing head on. Lizze and I went into a scramble. We were literally counting change.  It's sad really, and some may even say irresponsible but we really do the best we can.  Sometimes it just comes down to counting pennies. Anyway, I scrambled to the…

Twice now in the last week,  I've gone to bed and ended up not being able to sleep.  The reason is restless legs.  This isn't like restless leg syndrome, at least in the sense that it's acute and not chronic. Regardless though, it's a horrible experience.  My heart goes out to those of you out there, like my wife, who deal with this all the time. I teuly don't know how you do it. When this happens to me, I either flop around all night and keep Lizze up or I take to the couch and let the dogs lay on my legs. Their weight seems to provide a great deal of relief. Tonight is another one of those nights and I'm completely exhausted. I don't know how my wife…

I have recently accepted a challenge.  This challenge will help lead to better health and help me to practice self control. A little while ago, Lizze stumbled across something on one of her Mommy Blogs that pertained to improving ones health.  The challenge was to give up all beverages with the exception of water,  for forty days.  There are obvious health benefits to this.  Things like detoxing the body, proper hydration and weight loss. I'm going to take this challenge up and beginning Monday, February 18th, I will drink only water for a total of 40 days.  Who knows, I may get used to this and make it a more permanent thing.  Anyone else want to join me? We can all share our progress and help motivate each other. This…

I'm so grateful when the boys get along.  In all honesty, they typically get along pretty well.  They're getting along much better since Gavin moved out. I'm glad that they're getting along better but I wish it was under different circumstances. Do your kids get along or do they fight like cats and dogs? There are times that my kids get along so well, we don't even know they're there.  Other times, like this morning for example, it's like a friggin MMA match, complete with screaming, yelling and Lizze and I wanting to tap out. Having said that, the times that they do get along really well are that much sweeter.  :-) What do you see in your household? Does the fighting drive you nuts? Have you found a way…