Did I sound too confident last night when I wrote about Ella falling asleep early after a day of no napping? Yeah, I must have sounded way too confident. Arrogant even. Ella woke up around 8:30 p.m. - snuffly and sneezy and wide awake - and finally agreed to lie down and go back to sleep around 2 a.m. I would have thought with her being sick that she would have glady welcomed the softness of the bed and the darkness of the bedroom, but that wasn't the case. Today she fell asleep just a few minutes before Accalia went to the art studio, and she woke up as soon as we were out of the house.

So I'm a little tired today. Not too horrible, though, although maybe it is a sign of being a little bit sleep deprived when you don't even realize your toddler is covered in green marker until well after the act of decorating -- and you were right there in the room with her. I'm also coming down with this cold that has gone from Cory to Ella and now myself.

So that's my whining for the day. It's really been a fairly uneventful day. Everyone has been in good moods.