Reality Sets In!

Yesterday was a really great day with my little artsy buddy, Sally. She taught me some of the techniques she uses to create journal pages and all I can say is "whow" to her work and the fact that I could just do this all day. Here is my little page. The actual journalling will be on the page next to it. I will get better as I go, but using up what we call our "stash" is really fun. It was like being back in kindergarden, slapping on paint, paper and glue......total freedom with no rules...out of the box wild women in a world of their own. Fun Fun! We took a lunch break to go to the tea room for lunch where we scarfed (no pun intented) down our yummy quiche and banana pudding and then back to "play".

I totally gave out around 3:00 and was probably asleep before Sally drove out of the driveway. I think REALITY has set in. I have alsolutely no energy. I slept 18 hours less 1/2 hour for dinner and a brief interlude with Julie Andrews in Sound of Music. Woke up this morning and I am still tired. I don't know what time I started writing this but I have already had a 3 hour nap and now I am back at it. My friend Suzanne, who starts her chemo/radiation tomorrow, pointed out that maybe, just maybe I have been over-doing it a little! Do you think? If so, I am chilling out today.....I was supposed to go into Tampa to visit Jake today but couldn't even manage that. That makes me sad and brings on the tears. Jake is, however, doing really well these days. He is feeling stronger as these abcesses and infections start to clear up, so please keep those prayers headed his way.

I know I promised to respond to all emails and well, that just doesn't look like it is going to happen any time soon. I love hearing from all of you and maybe this exhaustion will disappear as time goes on, but for now "it isn't fun and I DON'T WANT TO DO IT!" (be tired, that is)