I never thought in a million years it would be hard to keep to this kind of challenge. You never really look at your intimacy when your married with kids. You know that sex happens, but until you have to look at it, you never noticed how much you have dropped the ball.
Last night was indeed another fail. We had the chaos known as dinner, bath time, scriptures, then bed time. Bed time was a total fail. Boo screamed for what seemed like an hour, because he didn't want to go to bed. Smuchie didn't want anyone but me, and Midgy was cranky because he wanted a movie. After the hour of screaming, Boo finally went to sleep. We got the other two kids settled, and watched Modern Family. I figured that during this time the kids would fall asleep, and I would make my move. Well after the two hours of watching Modern Family, both kids were wide awake still, and poor Hubbs was falling asleep. It was well past midnight, and I was sad that the kids weren't asleep yet.
So off to bed we went. Midgey still sleeps with us, no matter how hard we try to get him into his own bed, he manages to make it back into ours. Now bedtime was a struggle, to say the least. Midgey didn't want to go to sleep, and Smuchie would not go to sleep. She refused to lay in her bed, and she refused to sit in her swing. After much crying, and grumpiness, we got Midgey to sleep. The Hubbs had clonked out by then, so Smuchie and I were the only ones awake. After much rocking, and bouncing, I got her to sleep. It was around 3am, and I was exhausted.
I'm disappointed that this challenge has become so difficult for us to keep. It's always one thing, or another that keeps us from each other. We used to be rabbits. We couldn't keep our hands off each other, and now it's hard for us to get a minute to ourselves. I know it's only day three, but I am going to try a lot harder to make this day work. Intimacy is very important to have in a marriage, and intimacy isn't just sex. There are all kinds of levels of intimacy, and I am going to get to at least one of those levels tonight. Well hopefully, tonight is The Hubbs raiding night, he's a huge nerd, and plays Ever Quest 2. Every Sunday, and Wednesday are his raid nights. He is now a leader, so he can't miss them.
Wish me luck! I am hoping to have a success story for you all tomorrow! :P If any of you are participating in the challenge, tell me. I would like to know how it's coming for you. No intimate details though. Hahahah...
