No Energy

I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe I need a protein drink, but I'm just pooped. I didn't do a whole lot today, but what I did sapped me of my energy. Actually, I'm not sure I had any energy to being with. And, under normal circumstances, I would say that today was a good day. But, for some reason, I'm grumpy and tired.

I awoke this morning in the cabin. Yesterday, I spent a good portion of the day putting finishing touches on it--laying down rugs, hanging curtains, making beds--things like that. Bo was there helping with the "carpentry" end of it, hanging the curtain rods. When he was finished, I told him that my nerves were just jangly. He offered to usher the kids up to the house and put them to bed, which he did. I sat down and wrote a couple of letters, and just as I opened a pint of Dulce de Leche ice cream, Bo returned. We talked for a while, and then made our way to the couch, where I reclined and he sat. I propped my feet on his knees. He started telling me about work (I think. It's all hazy, now), and, next thing I know, I was blinking sleep out of my eyes. We toyed with the idea of heading back to the house, but I was too tired to walk the distance, so we climbed into the bed with freshly laundered sheets and immediately zonked.

When we awoke, we walked up to the house as the sun was making its way over the trees. Bo started off to work, and I roused Bard from her bed, no easy feat, so that she could get ready for her work day. After dropping her off, I spent the morning at my friend Linda's house, where she treated me to a delicious omelet and a rousing card game of Mad Libs with her daughter Emilie. She let me play her drum (can't remember what kind it was) and we laughed a lot. Wonderful. It's good to have a friend.

At home, the kids and I made cheesecakes for this weekend's house concert. So far, we've made four cheesecakes: Caramel Chocolate Chunk, Peppermint chip, Pecan Turtle and Milk Chocolate with Oreo Crust. I hope to make a plain cheesecake and maybe one other tomorrow.

The kids have been into playing chess for the past few days, and I owe Houdin a game soon. Right now, he's down at the cabin with Bo putting down baseboards upstairs. There were so many things we were in-process of doing before we rented it out, and it's very relieving to see them completed.

And now, I have to go down to the cabin and water the flowers.

I hope you have more energy than I do. If you do, please send it my way.