I am having my family over today for a cookout, made potato salad yesterday so today I am rotisserie chickens. Also celebrating two GD's graduations PS &K!
It seems to take it out of me, so sad! I want to do these things, the spirit is willing but the body is not. So I ask myself, why do I do it when I suffer so much and will be a zombie tomorrow? I think I am to stupid to learn!! Lol,
Well hope you all have a great holiday!
Cricket~
Yeah, why?
I did that big thing for a Friday night dinner. Guys my husband has lunch with, and their wives. Only 8 of us in all.
It was wonderful and a big success, and I had two days of exhaustion, super dryness, pain, and horrible itching, itching and burning all over, like a sun burn, and poison ivy and who knows what.
My husband wanted the dinner to be much more complicated, but I refused to make the process even harder than it was.
I didn't realize I was setting myself up for this disaster. I mean I thought I was pacing myself, and resting, and blah blah blah.
I think it is the stress of the people, and the organizing, as much as the actual physical work?
I wish we could just all go out to dinner. And that I was at that stage in my life where I had someone who came in a cleaned every week.
But we can't afford to take everyone to dinner, nor to have a house keeper.
My husband did do all the vacuuming. BUT, oh well.
I'm still tired today, but better than Saturday and Sunday.
I still forget that there will be a price to pay Cricket. I really do.
Yes, I would be happiest just going to lunch with friends these days. And sitting for a while at other people's big parties.
Yesterday we did a family birthday, at our son's house. Then we wound up bringing all three grandchildren home over night.(remember, I was still miserable from the itching craziness).
Everyone is gone now! I have the house to myself and I'm in heaven. The worst of the itching is over and I didn't go to bed at 7:30 last night.
Hope your celebration is wonderful Cricket!
Hugs
Elaine
i let Jan talk me into BritCon this weekend. She provided food for 213 people and I did my best to support her. I loaded the van and unloaded it. It was better when others helped.
Sounds like everyone was quite busy this weekend. My son went off to his friend's barbecue and I stayed home rearranging the kitchen and cleaning out a cabinet. It has literally taken me all day because I have to keep stopping to rest. Believe it or not I did not even have this kind of energy a few months ago but I often wonder if it will ever get better.
Cricket I hope that you survive all the activity. Enjoy your family time!
Crickett, you are wonderful. but you have two wonderful daughters as well..I understand,,busy with kids lifetyles, etc. Let them put it on..pass the torch. Or at least let them make the food and bring it, it you insist it be at your house. Me, I did nothing...except paint..talked to my Dad and ate left over spaghetti...You, just like I need time to heal....HEAL!!!
take it easy,,,take several days to just lay in bed and sleep. It sounds almost naughty,,,,but your body on heals at rest...that means sleep...
I guess I am the sore one in the crowd, because I did nothing, but rest and sew a bit. I am running a fever from swollen glands in my neck from the cracked gums I think.
Also can't use my left arm much. Dr. tomorrow, well by now today. Hope to get some help.
susanep :)
Susanep sorry you feel bad, please let us now what the dr says.