I honestly can’t remember a lot of my weekend. I’ll do what I can for a recap:
Friday – I had my weekly morning coffee at church. Robert stayed home with both kids so I could have a bit of a break. After coffee was over, I went to the local strawberry patch and picked strawberries. I literally got them just in time. I started picking at 9:40 and they closed for the season at 10. When I got home, Rich was here with Luna and Alice. We were going to go pick strawberries but then found out they had closed. Instead, we went out to lunch at a local Chinese place. It was a good visit. I honestly don’t remember what we did for the rest of the day after the kids napped. I do remember that I stemmed all the strawberries and mashed them up to prep for making strawberry jam.
Saturday – In the morning I set up swimming pool for the kids. I was so excited to try it out since they love taking baths and splashing. Wouldn’t you know they both hated it. I think the biggest problem was that it was too cold. Laura just wanted to swing. She threw a fit when I made her at least stand in the water. After naps, I made a shortcake from scratch. I found a recipe that looked easy enough to try. It turned out great! We ate 3/4 of it that night. Later, our neighbors had a bon fire going, so we went over for a bit. I ended up staying out until 11:40. Warren of course didn’t sleep real well that night, so I was dragging all day Sunday.
Sunday – We actually made it to church as a family. I honestly don’t remember the last time I went to church. Usually, I stay home with the kids since Warren is napping then. In the afternoon, we both took naps while the kids napped. Robert let me nap even longer and got up with the kids. In the evening, I started on the strawberry jam. I made freezer jam so I didn’t have to deal with cooking it and the water bath. I made 13.5 jars that night.
Monday – I had my doctor appointment this morning for my sleep study follow up. Once I was back home, we headed up to Dallas for lunch. We were pleasantly surprised that James, Annemarie, Caitlin, and Owen were there too. On our way home, we stopped at the barn so the kids could see the cows. We started with the baby cows for Laura. She loved them, but didn’t want to touch them really. She did keep saying they were so happy and they were smiling. I held her hands (really didn’t want to pick her up since she had been walking around the barn) so we could look at the big cows. I told her that they were all mommy cows. She seemed to like that idea. We made sure to stay in the center aisle so we saw the faces. She wanted to walk behind the cows, but I don’t think she would have liked the response cows give to being startled. Would make a mess and scare her. When it was time to go, Laura didn’t want to leave the cows. I guess she really bonded with them. We told her that we could see them again when we came to see Grandma Kathy again. On the way home, we stopped for a few items at the grocery store, such as bread, more canning jars since we’d run out, and a rotisserie chicken for dinner. We had about 30 minutes to cook dinner and eat before Robert had to leave for a meeting at church. Laura actually ate the chicken and rice with us. As a reward for eating the chicken, so was able to have yogurt. She was quite content with that. It worked out nice that dinner was over early so I could give Laura a bath without being rushed. She even had time to play afterward, which is quite unusual for her. Once both kids were in bed, I finished up the strawberry jam. I made another 5 jars tonight, so a total of 18.5 jars made for the year. I am thinking we’ll try out the half jar tonight on an English muffin.
So this morning was the follow up for my sleep study I did. Nothing stands out from the study. Everything looks normal. The doctor asked about depression, but this is different feeling that what I felt when I was depressed before. Now we are doing bloodwork. We are checking counts and thyroid levels. I also mentioned how a year ago Robert had Lyme’s disease but didn’t realize it. I think we’re testing for that as well. I just want an answer for why I am so exhausted. I can’t hardly do the housework and keeping up with the kids is hard. I usually sit on the couch so I can see most of the activity. I just don’t have the energy to be on the floor with them or actively playing.
I am trying to convince Robert to buy a box of peaches this year. I would like to try canning them. So far he hasn’t agreed. I’m really getting into the canning this summer. I am really excited to make salsa later on.