Midweek thoughts

Still recovering from the weekend. I'm slowly getting back to where I need to be. Sleeping 12 and 14 hours is returning strength to my body. Will I learn to accept that some things are beyond my abilities?

Today I brought in most of my plants for the season. Now to find places to put them all. The west windows are full as well as some of the south ones. I'm cleaning up "my room", organizing sewing projects to clear shelves by the windows to park more flowers in. The rest coming in will go to the laundry area and the guest apartment. Where on earth the tropicals will go when I get them ordered is a true mystery at this moment.

Going out of town this weekend with a dear friend who used to be my sister-in-law. A baby shower up in Claremore on Saturday morning for one of my nieces,  followed by a family party up near Owasso for my nephew who is going to Afghanistan for a year. His last couple of tours were in Iraq. Should be a lot of fun. I'll get to visit and play catchup with all of my relatives and friends up there.

I miss living close to family and friends. My youngest just got a job down near Tishimingo, so I don't know when I'll get to see him. Part of children growing up is moving on with their lives. It's freedom, responsibility and learning to be self-sufficient. I'm glad for him. He was kind of slow getting out of the nest. Joining the National Guard was really good for him.

It's late and I can't sleep. One extreme or the other where my built in clock is concerned. Last night I took a sleeping pill and was still wide awake 3 hours later. I ended up sleeping about 4 hours once it kicked in.

Hope to do some grocery shopping tomorrow. Last time I went was several weeks ago, and now we're running out of yummy things to eat and having to eat just healthy stuff (all that's left). Personally, I need a certain amount of junk in my diet. For years I described my 4 food groups as Nicotine, Caffeine, Chocolate and Salt. Healthy was the pickle on my burger, maybe a tomato slice with it. Then, I became a Mom..... Out with the unhealthy (for the most part), in with a well rounded diet. Heck, my children didn't taste soda until they were school age. Now, they're grown and gone, and if I want orange sherbet for a meal, that's okay.

Time to wrap it up for the night. There's a lot to get done tomorrow. Nothing hard, just time consuming.