This is my second three-day week in a row. Thanksgiving turned out really well what with the food and family and friends and the day off. Tomorrow, I’m going to be in meetings all day long and Friday will be a day off, which I’ll spend driving up to Palm Springs for a two day photo shoot.

Although the blog has been titled “We’re So Tired” from the beginning, I have to admit that there hasn’t been all that much to be tired of lately. Anna has been sleeping very well for quite a while now. Tara has the occasional nightmare, or early morning wakeup, but Anna can often talk her back down. Sometimes I get up early in the morning and hear Tara jabbering to herself, with Anna trying to get her quiet. A couple years ago I seriously thought that I would never see the day when Anna actually wanted to go back to sleep. Last night was an exception, and Jennifer was up with the girls for a few hours. It’s only because the streak has broken that I feel comfortable mentioning it in the blog; ever other time I’ve done so, I’ve totally jinxed myself.

Getting back to Palm Springs, I’ve been wanting to plan a family vacation lately. Every time we take time off, it’s to go visit family. Don’t get me wrong, family is great, but I’d like to have a “just us” vacation for a change. While I’m in Palm Springs, I’m going to make some time to check out some rental houses and condos. Southern California is a really amazing place, and now that the kids are getting older we really should start enjoying more of it. If I can’t find anything good in Palm Springs, I might expand the search to Arizona–maybe Sedona or the Grand Canyon.