Thin Wall Syndrome

Quiet on the blog.

Well, it's quiet somewhere.

Ellicia and I call it "Thin Wall Syndrome". We (particularly me) have been reaching new levels of stress and sleep deprivation lately.

Why? Well, combination of things, we guess. There's the three kids. We don't know how they do it, but they always manage to tag each other to hand-off... one will be screaming, and when that one's tired, there's a hand-off... and one other will pick up on it.

As I chatted with a friend... it seems like there's always somebody screaming. Two others will be happy and one will have a screaming fit.

It starts between 0600 - 0630. And it goes around the clock.

Then there's the "Thin Walls". Housing units here have extremely thin walls. At night, we can be down the hall, all doors closed, and still hear the children breathing. So, um... noise travels.

Sure, there are breaks. Doctor visits, for example. Sure, it's rat-race timetable, but... it's quiet and peaceful. Thomas sleeps for 1 1/2 - 2 hours at a time at night.

It's not all peaches and cream, though.

We have a bit of cabin fever going. We don't get out much. Either Leesh doesn't feel up to it (often), the weather is lousy (not uncommon), or... well, we just can't be spotted out having a good time. People will talk and others will get the wrong idea. A good day in public can have disastrous results. Just the way life in the fishbowl goes.

So, for awhile, it's been hard to write to the blog. There's been plenty that's happened. Tuna casserole minus tuna, for example (oops!). Various minor achievements here and there...

Thomas has a birthday coming up. One we never would have expected a year ago (see the archives for March 2005).

So, life is happening... and we are here... just grabbing sleep whenever we can.