no sleep til brooklyn

OMG.

Isaac stopped sleeping through the night around the first of the month. I am having trouble doing ordinary things.

And Dave's school is in high gear. Many weekends he wakes up, goes to the computer and doesn't leave except for bathroom breaks. He stays there until 2 am.

During the week, we drive him to the subway station at 8 am and then pick him up at 9 pm in downtown DC. And he studies until midnight.

So--it's like having 3 kids and two dogs--and no help. And no REM sleep.

My house is pretty clean and straightened--and I do a fair job keeping the food and laundry coming. But if I step away from any of the routines for a moment, things degrade rapidly to chaos.

There are tons of doctor's appointments--and non-stop errands and shopping, and running hither and tither to fetch things for my mom. So there's not a real feeling of accomplishing any kind of projects--like writing thank you notes for example. That stuff just gets delayed indefinitely.

There is definitely no planning--or being READY for what's coming next. There is just THIS CONTINUOUS MOMENT.

It's very different from the satisfaction of working and getting paid. I describe it to Dave as being like 200,000 leagues under the sea. And being interrupted constantly.

It's our life during school. I can't wait until early May. Dave will be 25% done with law school.

Ciao for now.