Instead I will report on today's trek to Eagle Mountain to have lunch with Pam, Amie, Michelle and kids. You see, in my head it was going to be a very casual lunch gathering where we could hang out and visit with Pam, instead it ended up being a casual lunch with lots of kids, flies, and major weariness on my part. I felt like I was in good spirits but I also felt like I was carrying around a 100 pound backpack weighing me down.
It was good to see Pam and fun for her to meet Michelle again (after almost 13 years since they met at my wedding) and Amie. We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs which turned out surprisingly well considering that's Randy's job so I had no idea what I was doing (Pam took over and made sure they didn't burn).
I was so tired driving home and was cursing that awful drive again as we had to stop and wait for the train to go through. My issues with Eagle Mountain don't seem to be getting any better over time.
I came home to a good mail package from Katie. She sent me a nice note, a ribbon bookmark with a photo charm (very cool) and two Oprah Book Club books. Thanks Katie!! It was an especially nice surprise because today is officially Pioneer Day in Utah and I didn't think we'd be getting any mail at all. Bonus. Once again I will say how blessed I feel to have gotten to know so many wonderful friends through blogging. I haven't met Katie yet, but feel like I know her already.**Do you have bad sleep cycles like me or
are you a grown up who can run her own life?**
are you a grown up who can run her own life?**
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You make me laugh even when you are not trying to. I am sorry to say that I am laughing at your discomfort, I really am not, it is just the WAY you express it. I have a hard time napping (not just because I have two little kids that I can't take my eyes off of without my house being destroyed)and always have. I just cannot fall asleep in the daytime. I need darkness and quiet...however, I also need a lot of sleep. When my kids are sick and up all night I definately struggle the next day and there is nothing worse than that horrible tired feeling...so sorry and I hope you can get some solid hours tonight!
I go through the exact same cycle and it makes me feel dumb that I can't just 'get it' and go to bed when I should. I become useless the next day and feel incapabable of functioning at a normal level. But that pull of solitude in the evenings is just too great sometimes I suppose.
The lunch sounded great and I am sad I forgot about it- I would have loved to meet Pam! Instead I was at the over-crowded Lehi Legacy pool trying to have fun.
Good mail! I got your cute thank you card today and was giddy seeing that envelope sticking out of my box because I was thinking no mail today as well. You rock!
I totally forgot about the lunch with Pam- I called Michelle, and she told me and it was like brand-new information to me... Sad that I missed it.
I am not a grown up and I cannot run my own life. I struggle with the same things every day and can't seem to get it together! Sometimes I just want to give up... I do okay on the sleep issue however.
I tend to stay up too late b/c I'm trying to get one more thing done. I need to try to follow my husband's lead and go to sleep at 10. That way I don't stay up and eat.
You and I seem to be on the same sleep schedule! I don't get nearly enough sleep at night, so I feel the need to take a nap during the day, but then I can't get to bed at a reasonable time at night! I finally had to fight the urge to nap during the day, even if I find my eyes closing involuntarily from weariness. It's a vicious cycle and I don't know how to get out of it long term.
ambien baby!
I have to second Kristi there!
I am a terrible, horrible, no good very bad sleeper. Always have been.
I get into the exact same rut you describe.
I go through sleep cycles too. I need to be diligent about a sleep cycle but I just love staying up late.
Your lunch sounded like a lot of fun. It's always nice to be up with old friends. We had a barbeque today too, but Lou did it, I wouldn't even begin to know how to do it.
That picture of all of you is very cute. You all look so pretty in your white shirts and Amie in black.
I can get by on about 6 hours of sleep per night, but would rather have more, it's just that sometimes it seems like the nighttime hours tend to be my most productive. Or sometimes it's just the only time I have left to do some basic but necessary thing like fold laundry. I guess what it boils down to is that sleep seems to be the only thing I can cut out of my schedule to make more time. Sad, but true.
I'm dreading the start of school in another month because that means that early-morning Seminary will start soon thereafter, and Emily--who is now 16 but doesn't yet have her license--will need a ride at 5:50a.m. YUK! I'm tired already.
I have tons of sleep issues that at times still rear its ugly head, I have worked the night shift now for 16 years or so, so being awake in the middle of the night is normal for me, it's the getting out of bed before noon that is hard for me, oh and then I have to be productive? Good luck with the sleep issues. I'm a fan of tylenol pm, maybe that will come in handy.
I'm glad that you were able to make the trek out. It was so good to see you and the girls and I appreciated the effort.
Aha. Now I see why you were so quick to congratulate Max on his photography skills and didn't offer to show any of us the results! Little Miss Only-Part-of-Me-is-in-the-Photo....
Re: sleep issues. Like Hannah said, it's the pull of solitude in the evenings that I just can't resist. I can't go to bed early, but I always have to get up early, and that means I get 5 or 6 hours and am always feeling exhausted. If circumstances allowed, I could and would take a nap every day. Oh how I love the naps. About once every 2 weeks, though, I find myself falling asleep at 8:30 or 9:00 p.m. Then I get a good long night and the cycles repeats.
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