unexpectedly refreshed

Today started off a bit rough as I was up "stupid late" again last night, and slept in till 9. That wouldn't be so bad except DD was up from about 3AM to 4AM crying, whining, sniffling, refusing to blow her nose and generally being a PITA because she slept on her arm funny and it fell asleep. As far as I know, no one has ever died of pins-and-needles, but you would never know that from witnessing the performance DD put on. And since it started about one and a half hours after I finally got to sleep, I really did not appreciate it...

Lots of all-over pain today, joints &muscles & gut... the weather continues damp and rainy, that's not helping. After my dr's appointment on Monday I'm cutting out gluten completely hope that will help.

So. DD was invited to a birthday party for a classmate at Makutu's Island (formely Playhouse Disney). It was very loud and she had a lot of fun. I could go on at great length about her interactions with one of her classmates, but not now... I'm still milling over what to do about it. Blech.

The party was fine except it was very noisy and I was on my feet the whole time so now my back is feeling horrible. I finally got DD out of there at about 2PM, and came home and put the ribs on the grill. After 45 minutes or so I throw them in the oven to steam. They make a great dinner on Saturdays because DH doesn't need to do anything to them while I'm at church.

So, went to Mass with Mom and I was feeling so exhausted, like I could just fall asleep. I just rested and sang while I was there, and let the peaceful air just penetrate me. The choir sang a beautiful 4-part harmony after communion, it was absolutely gorgeous, uplifting in every way. I realized when we left the church that I was feeling much better, just being away from home and in an atmosphere of no stress, no children needing attention, even though it was only for an hour.

Came home, finished making dinner -- cornbread and coleslaw -- and we had a really nice meal, all the kids like this dinner and do not hassle us about having to eat. It made such a big difference! Even though there are toys all over the place I'm still not feeling so frazzled.

I did pray today for God to help me see the path before me clearly, and to help me to take the best care of my family while I'm on it... sometimes I do feel stretched-too-thin, and I was starting to get that feeling, but for now it seems to have dissipated.

Of course, I still haven't done my housework, but who's keeping score? :P

Tomorrow, coffee with the girls in the morning and I'll do some work, too. And maybe do the housework, finally. I can't imagine that I used to let things go for 3 or 4 weeks at a time... now after only a week I'm about ready to scream! I think that's a good indicator of how out-of-it I was during my depression. I honestly didn't notice how nasty stuff would get. Scary.

DH is getting the kids ready for bed. I'm looking forward to a nice quiet evening with him!