First of all Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!  Hearts everywhere it's so cute!

In the past 2+ months since I've been on maternity leave, I've noticed more and more that the suburbs is extremely noisy in the day.  I've always known that, but I've noticed it more now because I'm actually at home almost everyday.  That, and I haven't been getting much sleep since Baby N's birth.  There's always birds chirping or gurgling, someone mowing their lawn or someone hired to work on the landscaping, the garbage truck, a motorcycle zooming by, a door slamming, a car alarm going off or a neighbor blasting their radio.  It's actually really annoying!    I wish I could silence all of this out while I'm sleeping, but I can't.  And this is coming from someone who grew up right next to a major airport...and that didn't bother me at all!  I think I just needed to vent because I'm so tired.