Uh Oh, Nik fell asleep several hours ago and hasn't been up since. He said dinner smelled good but he didn't want to eat yet. :(

I hope it's just because he's bored and not the mono getting worse.

oh, Sarah... I've been thinking about what you wrote all day...

my heart aches for you, because I remember that phase (well, it's mercifully fogy, but still...)

with my 3, and DBF's teenaged-DSD added, and working fulltime, and doing carpool three days a week, cooking, cleaning, and trying frantically to maintain the house in the same shape my mom taught me... it was supremely exhausting.

now that I look back, I realize, that although my mom had 6 kids, she didn't work outside the home, and even WITHOUT having MS, I would never have the time or energy to do things "properly"

but I sure tried.

and when I couldn't, I always felt so guilty... but that never helped, just made me feel worse...

I guess what I wanted to share with you is... you need to take care of yourself FIRST... your kids need you to eat well, and get better.

and don't feel guilty about what you couldn't get done, as long as the kids feel loved, and you feel serene and happy.

yoga or walking, those may help, as long s you go EASY, and don't try to do too much, or tire yourself out.

maybe there's some fitness thing you can do WITH the kids?

I found I could do a lot more snuggles and story reading, and had more energy and serenity for my kids after I went out on full disability.

laying in bed, I tied shoes, scrubbed faces, combed and braided hair, and shared hugs and boardgames.

things got very very financially tight, but somehow we managed.

Sarah, I just wish there was a way you could take a break from work for a while, so you could rest, and recover... I worry about you honey, and pray for you every day.

:hug: :grouphug: :hug:

As Mother's, it's our job to worry, Sandy~ I'll bet Nik is just totally exhausted from the Mono. It kicks bu++. Let us know how he's doing.

Good luck tomorrow Barb. I hope the results are in your favor.

hi ho neighbors been up21.5 hours joy joy and only have to be up at 5 am again coolieos, hope yall are sleeping well

chat at ya in the morn

peace

I'm thinking, "Why do I have to be awake this early?"

(whoops, wrong thread!)

kitty woke me with serious importunings, indicating her desire for FOOD, at 5 am.

she does this by sitting on my pillow, and lightly lashing my face with her furry tail.

***lash... slide... tickle... LASH... slide... tickle*** rinse and repeat...

if that doesn't work, she pats my eyelids gently with her paws.

(don't worry, she's smart enough to keep her claws retracted)

she's also smart enough to know that Daddy feeds her, not me, and on top of that, she's smart enough to know that if I get up, the missing warmth from the bed will eventually wake up Daddy.

well, it didn't work today, and she's now STANDING on Daddy's HAID, going MRAOW, MRAOW, MRAOW... and pacing the length of his body.

amazing that all that noise and walking on top of Pop ain't doin' the trick!

okay, now she just came to my desk, hopped in my lap, and *ordered* me to wake up Mr. Slug-a-bed, or else!

:D

time to go chop cabbage and lettuce and carrots and celery and chaya and callalou. (I always make extra-sure I'm wide awake before heading to the chopping board, because weak numb hands doesn't GO well with knives...)

okay, NOW kitty is attempting to claw out Daddy's hair-tie... (yeah, he's a hippie with a ponytail, lol!) and she's getting majorly peeved.

:D

Cats are so smart, aren't they, Kay?

Mine knows that if he goes into my bathroom and rattles the shower door that will wake me up. If I try to ignore it he'll jump up on the dresser and slowly push anything up there off onto the floor. If that doesn't work then he gets in bed with me and taps his little cold, wet nose on my face or my arm if it's outside the covers. He's a smart little thing.

Gracie (the mini-hippo) just waits in the kitchen (closer to the food) and lets him do all the work!! :D

My import only needs tuning every 50k miles.

The SUN is out! :sunchair: ok, so it is only 28 degrees but the sun is out! :D

I have two quizzes tomorrow so I am going to be busy today cramming for those. I am pretty comfortable but I am still going to cram just in case!

Have a great day everyone, stay warm and enjoy another cup of coffee.

howdy howdy

well kid is at work coffee is hot and i got up on time at 5 am,:eek:

Yabbit its been a wee bit chilly here too we only got up to 35 or so yesterday and 33 the day b4, thats way too early for this carp a dm

i want that Cheyenne autumn back, that was a wonderful week, more of a sick tease a taunting, a real bummer lol, not in any way ready mentally for cold,

kelly and we don't have a shower curtain by now why? lol ours use their whiskers on debs and my face, yeah thats fun wake up itching:smack:


good morning y'all

Good morning Kay, Kelly, and AMN.:hug:

Char........I hope you ace your quizzes tomorrow. good luck.

Frank....get some sleep

Sandy....How's your boy feeling??? hope he is better but I think its
hard to bounce back quick from mono.:hug:

dm........feeling any better??:hug:

barb, deb, fin, vonn, tara, tricia, sarah and all the rest of you insighters
good morning to you.:)

MY UPDATE: Not to much on the agenda except for a meeting after
school later. good thing, feeling carpy......got my gyno appt. tomorrow and Im
really stressing about what kind of surgery is needed.:( I really want
tomorrow over with. I keep waking in the night...heart pumping and
feeling scared.....just the unkown.

well, going grocery shopping so "see" you all later.:hug: