Just tired...

Yesterday, I was feeling completely spacey and out of sorts all day. By the time Rick got home I was dead on my feet. When he saw how pale I looked, he promptly sent me to bed. Actually, he escorted me to the bedroom and tucked me in.

Yeah, he's a keeper.

I ended up taking a nap for at least and hour and a half and Rick, bless his heart, managed the girls and also got dinner on the table. I was still feeling tired when I got up but a bit better and Rick commented that my color was back somewhat. We hung out a bit in the evening after getting the girls to bed and then we headed to bed ourselves at close to our regular time. Even after the nap I had no trouble getting to sleep. Obviously my body needed it. I had turned my alarm off for my morning walk because I was not sure how well I would be feeling and figured I might need the sleep more than the exercise.

When I got up this morning at 6:45 (not long after A had woken up and climbed in with me) I was still groggy. Not sure if it was from too much sleep or the effects of whatever my body is trying to fight. The morning seemed a bit rushed and we were not out the door to drop A off at preschool until about 8:50. I did not find time to make my coffee before we left so I was still not feeling too lively when I dropped her off. As soon as E and I got home I put on a pot of coffee and downed a couple of cups of caffeine goodness. It helped me wake up a bit and I'm feeling more human now. Most of yesterday's weirdness - tight throat, light headedness - is gone but I still feel on the tired side. I just don't have much energy or motivation to do anything. So, while E wandered around and played with this and that and brought me toys I sat here and watched episode three of the Grease reality show. I've been enjoying it so far and am very curious to see who makes the final cut! Personally, I'm liking Derek and Jason as "Danny" (Austin is really good but he just seems too pretty boy for Danny and as much as I love Max's voice I can't see him as Danny either) and I like Juliana, Laura and Ashley as "Sandy". Those are the ones I'm rooting for at this stage of the game!

This afternoon will be busy with just running around - I have to bring R over to the main pediatrician's office for her second dose of FluMist (it was supposed to be administered when I brought her in to the local office last week but for some reason they had run out of doses and because the vials need to stay frozen they could not transport one from the main office to the local office for us....grrrrrr....). We need to leave as soon as she gets off the bus. Her appointment is at 2:15 and one never knows what the traffic over the bridge will be like. Then, R has her first art class of the semester back here in town at 4pm. I hope the nurses at the main office are not running late today. We should have plenty of time but that office can get a bit crazy and I never have much luck getting in and out quickly - especially when I have somewhat of a schedule to follow. Thankfully, grandma is coming over to watch A and E while I run around with R. Otherwise, I think I would've just said "the heck with it" and rescheduled the FluMist appointment for another day to reduce the running around with three kids in tow.

Needless to say, I'm taking today off from any form of exercise. I am getting a bit discouraged because I've been trying to eat less and move more, but the scale is not giving me any satisfaction! I had hoped to gain some additional motivation from the numbers on the scale, but so far they are really not budging and it's annoying! And feeling like crap yesterday and just plain old tired today is not helping matters.

Well, E is now down for her nap and I need to think about getting myself some lunch before leaving to pick up A from school. I'm going to try to get to bed early tonight and hopefully tomorrow I'll find more energy - for now I'll just keep on keepin' on as best I can.