I actually succeeded in going to bed earlier last night, already at half past midnight. I was exhausted, however, it took me until 2 am to fall asleep. And at 3:30 two babies needed milk and a new diaper. So in the end, I didn't really get to catch up on sleep and was tired all day long. At least I heard my alarm clock at 11:30 am today.

Last night I had a message from our friend, Caritas helper Christine, that a client canceled this morning and that she could come to our house to help at 9 am. I immediately said YES! Even though I was exhausted and planning to go to bed earlier last night, it was 4 am once again (at least not 5). And I had not even finished with all the birthday pictures!

Wow, what a day! And I thought I'd be in bed by now. I worked hard until after 5 am last night, getting the apartment ready, and bake and assemble the cake. I finished it with the animals and candle just before bringing it out.
I set my alarm for 12, and as you can imagine, after 2 busy nights of going to bed around 5 am, I was beat.