October 18, 2008 | Mama Smith

holed up indoors

Maybe my body is trying to send the not-so-discreet message of “SLOW THE HECK DOWN, NUTCASE!” or something, but this recent bout of sickness seems to be a passive aggressive way to get me to chill out for a few days.

Yes, I am sick again. The incessantly sick boys of last year are (and have been for awhile) perfectly healthy. As for myself, this is round 2 in the last 2 weeks. It may be time to take a breather. But I HATE taking breathers.

The boys went out for ice cream with Matthew this afternoon while I sat pouting on the couch sipping tea, watching the fire burn, and attempting to finish my long overdue library book which I probably could have bought by now with the late fees I’ll have to pay.

These past few weeks since I’ve started working again have been wonderful, painful, relieving and stressful all rolled in to one. Learning how to rebalanced my schedule, not let guilt overtake me, and prioritize in new ways has been quite a challenge. Adjustments are being made all around and we finally seemed to be getting into the swing of it…when my body decided to give up on me.

So this weekend will continue to involve lots of rest, gallons of water, and fistfuls of vitamins. And hoping Monday finds me back in a functional state.

A stoned looking Levi…

And speaking of nutcases…Feel the POWER!

...and the scarecrow family we finally made from last years felt…