Today was a day of renewal.  I spent the day reading and napping.  I got a jolt of energy in the late afternoon and manage to clear off the chest of drawers in the front room, clean up a load of dishes and do my bills.  I feel rested and refreshed.  I have to work tomorrow so I hope I will not undo all the good rest I did today.

I had to work today and it was very busy.  I felt like I was running a marathon.  I did not sit down for except for lunch.  When I got home every part of my body hurt.  From my head to toe, I felt like I had the flu, the soreness you get when you work out too much and like I wanted to stay in bed and cry( all at once)> Yes, folks, it is that time again, self pity.  I really hate when I feel like this.  It makes me feel like I have lived a hundred years and not at all.  I know I will feel better tomorrow but tonight I am wallowing in self pity.  It usually happens when I hurt a lot.  Disregard this. I will be different tomorrow.  On the bright side, Alex was a great help and took Gma to dialysis and picked her up for me.  We really appreciate him.  He is always there for us and ready to help when he can. 

Yesterday it was raining.  I generally love to listen to it however I kept hearing a rhythmic dripping.  I could not find the source of the noise but figure it must be a roof leak.  Thankfully Alex came over ( wearing his roofer’s hat as he puts it) and repaired the roof.  Thanks so much.  He is wonderful and I am grateful for his assistance.  It’s a new year and I am trying to keep up before I fall behind.  I thought I had jury duty tomorrow and planned to go but when I check my summons, it was for today.  YIKES!  I called and luckily my group was cancelled .  Someday I am just plain grateful for the small things.  I made several appointments for Jo.  Her filing in her tooth came out so she is going to the dentist tomorrow.  Molly ( Jo’s cat) is going to the vet Thursday. I have to work Wednesday and Friday.  I change my days due to jury duty and was frustrated because I chose the wrong day.  I forgot to account for Mom’s dialysis.  Alex has agreed to take her on Wednesday, hopefully Mike can take her Friday.  It seems the more I tried to arrange things, there are always small snaggles.  Oh well, that’s life.  On a good note,  Jean-Luc has been cross stitching with me.  I had several kits I bought years ago, so I have finished 3 of them.  Check my moblog gallery.

Happy New Year to you all.  It is going to be a interesting year.  We are waiting for a new member of the family to be born.  I feel optimistic about the new year.  It will not be easy but I am ready for the challenges ahead.  I also will try to get back to my artistic endeavors and perhaps some traveling.  I am also planning to get a new roof, fence and most hopefully a new kitchen.  I have made a list of goals and a tentative timeline.  I hope this will keep me on track.