April 18, 2026 - Saturday


Ben, despite his complete exhaustion, went to his dad's today to hang out with Patrick and Ali. Thankfully, without my parents at the house, he was able to sleep downstairs, rather than me sleeping out in the hallway like I did for most of their trip. I know it sounds pretty pathetic, but I put a big sleeping pad out there and put a folded-up comforter over top of that. It was comfortable, in general. Slightly painful on my hips, but not bad on my back and stomach. I slept really well out there, aside from the kids getting up and down 1,000 times a night. I spent most of the morning at BJJ, it felt like, or at least driving back and forth from it. Ruby went to try out a 10am class and Jonas got his hair cut in the same strip mall during that. Then Jonas had class at 12pm, so I was back for that. He was feeling nervous, both, about the new haircut and the new class he'd never attended before. He ended up having great experiences with both. I'm proud of him for pushing past his anxieties and doing the new things anyway! He'll have high school group tomorrow, which I know he's worried about too. 

We got to chill at home in the afternoon and I took Clem on a date to Target. I needed to get a gift for Lauren's 40th and needed to get some dinner for the kids, since I'm going to Lauren's party tonight. Ben called and said he was heading home early and that he'd meet me at the party, so that was pretty exciting. The party was a good time! Lots of alcohol, which I always appreciate. 😅 And also lots of games and food. Ben did come late and he had a good time too. I'm glad we got to go! I'm so grateful that our kids are responsible enough to manage themselves for a few hours while we go out and do things. It's very freeing. 




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