One more thing...

A few days ago, I wrote about my attempts to simplify the Christmas season this year. It sure is a good thing I did! In the past few days, Kallie has come down with croup. It came on pretty suddenly, and I ended up taking her to Urgent Care last night because she was having a hard time breathing. They gave her a steriod shot to reduce the swelling of her windpipe and trachea. When it took effect, she was finally able to go to sleep without as much raspiness in her breathing. Needless to say, I didn't sleep too well last night! But, today, I'm really glad that I don't have a million and one things to get done and I can focus on comforting and snuggling my child.