Blah day

Today has just been a blah day.  We had expected to have company this weekend, but due to circumstances beyond our control, that's not happening.  My kids are very disappointed, especially Pasi.  It has kind of made us all in a bad mood today.  I didn't really want to do anything and everyone is bugging me today.  It's the kind of day I should just be by myself so I'm not grouchy to everybody.  Unfortunately, I NEVER get a day by myself, so they have just had to deal with me today. 

Maybe I'm just coming off the high of parent teacher conferences.  We saw all twenty-five of the kids teachers at three schools in two days.  We got to listen to twenty five people brag about our kids and tell us how wonderful they are and how we must be doing something right to have kids as awesome as they are.  It sure made us feel great.  It really made me feel like Lincoln and I are a good team working together, trying our best to raise our kids right.  Maybe today was kind of a let down?

A Lazy Day

Is it ever ok or justified to have a lazy day?  I worked very hard pretty much every day last week.  I cleaned and cleaned every day last week, except Friday.  Of course, after the weekend with my family home you can't tell I ever did anything!  I had planned to get everything back in order and looking good today, but I got up and my right hip and back are very painful and I just have no energy.  It could be because I have Aunt Flo and Uncle Cramps visiting.  I'm ready for them to leave.  The last few years whenever they visit I get sooooo tired and painful that I can hardly function for the first few days.  Anyway, so today I want to just sit, watch tv, and work on my cross stitch.  Is that wrong? 
 LATER........
Well, I did force myself to sweep and mop my floors and tidy up Pasi's and Siu's room.  I just need to do some laundry, wash the dishes, and swish and swipe the bathrooms and I will feel like I've really accomplished a lot!  My goal, get it done before lunch (noon).  Sometimes when I give myself permission to be lazy I actually get more done than when I have my big "to do" list and feel like I HAVE to do it.  I'm doing it because I want to, not because I have to.  It's a control thing with me.  I have to feel like I'm in control.