UPSWING

Saturday night I slept about eight hours. Sunday I napped for over two hours. Sunday night, after tossing and turning for a while, I drugged myself and slept over nine hours. Getting more than five or six hours of sleep at night has made a huge difference in my emotions, as I expected it would. As I told someone else, I still need to deal with some head and heart stuff, but at least my body is getting back to where it needs to be. Being well-rested will definitely help me fight the funk!

Yesterday was great for my mental health. I only had two kids at home and the noise level in our home dropped by at least half. Three guesses which kid was gone. I'll give you a hint. If another kid had been gone, then the drama level would have dropped and if a different kid was gone, then the energy level would have dropped. So, do you know who was gone? The chatterbox. Silas.

So, we just had a totally relaxed day. I washed dishes and did a load of laundry while Devon and Naomi played castle. Naomi put on the princess costume she got from Papa and Nana, while Devon created a prince costume out of a vest, a coordinating shirt, matching shorts, crown, and a weapon.

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Naomi acting tough and posing with a fake gun, while Devon gives a big smile as he packs a Nerf weapon.

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Lord Devon

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Lady Naomi

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Naomi and I played together while Devon listened to a school book on CD. The kids napped in the afternoon and I curled up on the couch with a blanket. I spent a chunk of time reading my Bible and praying, then broke my new computer rule and just played online for a while. It was a super relaxing afternoon.

The blue-eyed kids and I enjoyed Taco Tuesday for dinner, then they plugged in a library movie. I'd just sat down to do some work online when there was a knock at the door. Tammy was there, so I invited her in. Good thing, because she came bearing a bag of some of my favorite things (Strawberry Milkshake Whoppers, black licorice, and a pineapple smoothie from Mike's Drive-In), a sweet card, and a verbal reminder that she likes me. I love her! She wins the "best friend for the day" award, but I'm letting her keep the title for a week, at least.

The chatterbox came home shortly after Tammy left and he came bearing gifts too! He'd taken some of his giving money (that's part of the kids' budgets) and bought me a Jr. Whopper and a chocolate shake, just for kicks. I, being very stuffed with a pineapple shake, started laughing and told him what Tammy had just brought. So, that shake got put in the freezer and I ate the burger later in the evening. Love my thoughtful kids!

Next up was a trip to the library. I always take all three kiddos, but was recently talking with Tim about needing some one-on-one time with each of them. So, I left the boys at home with Tim and took Naomi with me. We returned some things, picked up holds, chose new books, picked a few videos, played with the puppets, then headed out. Without my wallet or the videos. Oops. Came back a few minutes later, just after they'd locked up, and was able to get them from someone who met me at the back door. Three cheers for the librarians. A quick stop at Wendy's for $.99 cent fries, one of Naomi's favorite foods, and then we went back home.

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The evening was quiet. Boys were in bed when Naomi and I got home, so she spent some time chatting and snuggling with Tim. She hit the sack and I visited with Tim for a while. He went to bed and I typed up this post-dated blog post. Then I went to bed, thankful for a really good day.