Four days later

What to say...
I thought about blogging yesterday, but after staring at the screen for five minutes without writing I gave it up.
The good: I actually slept well, 6-7 hours (wed night) which hasn't happened in ages, and I could move so I was doing some improve aerobics to Shania Twain while making the bed and tidiing around. Mostly moves from the exercise section of my Art & Relaxation class, focusing around a grapevine and reach that incorporated a Tai Chi Ankle loosener with added hip action.
I kept a good balance of work a bit rest a bit through the morning, doing up the shelves for my crafting materials, tidiing the kitchen, cleaning and re-assembleing
David's car seat and having a great webcam with my bro.
Ruth, my volunteer helper came over and we had a nice lunch, then she took David out on his bike while I tidied again and worked on the shelves.

Ben wasn't fast enough to say no yesterday :) so I picked him up and he gave me a hand with the kids, the kitchen and the garden. I planned 2 jobs and 1 backup, Ben insisted on a 30 min timer which was good for me and we dug over the raised bed and weeded it. Ruth didn't want to work on her patch, so I said "That's ok, say goodbye to your tomatoes" This led to a big cry then a nice talk and "we agreed" to do it together, and we got it cleaned up. Then I releveled the whole bed and raked it it all flat including Ruth's section. And lastly I planted a 2' row of french radishes and another of gladiator parsnips. I also threw some samuri (red) carrot seed down the middle of my winter onions thru the net keeping the birds off off them just to see what would happen. Literally, I just drizzled them over the net. Meanwhile Ben made a good start of attacking the old, baddly maintained strawberry bed.
Then, after 35-40 min :' ) I came we came in and started dinner with Ruth doing her HW. but after a bit, I pulled a pan out of the cupboard and knocked out a pair of stacked pyrex measuring jugs which smashed and scattered. It shocked me badly so that everything after was a bad struggle, and while I managed to actually make the meal, burnt but edible Welsh rarbitwith can of beans and goat vs diary with homemade tomato soup that I had already nearly finished, I then crashed while eating it. So G. who was off for his appointment and had to take Ben back had to help me get the kids upstairs where I rushed them through the night routine and into bed and was asleep myslef before 8pm
Unfortunatly I woke up at midnight and got no rest after that (thurs night) so this morning a major struggle with stiffness and pain. I forced myself up did a min. of tidiing fortunately had some breakfast, though I shared with a demanding DS,2 who had already eaten his and went downstairs. There I did a bit of work of the shelves then tried to rest for a bit which DS,2 didn't allow. Nothing bad, just the standard one thing after the other. Teresa then helped me just packed up and off to the steam room which made a huge difference
So after that I went for a bit of shopping since I had to return a large item and then went to crosby's for the best Fish & Chips in the area for some more soul refreshing then some more shopping at Wilks for the primer I need to finish the Living room. Unfortunately DS,2 was really misbehaving and after the corner, the apologizing and getting cuddles he fell asleep in the trolley so the poor dear had just been tired. I tried to finish quickly but ended up having to call Ann to pick up DD,4 as I wasn't going to be able to make it back in time. I had a sleeping David, a huge tub of bargin paint (and I have to return it b/c I got silk by mistake) plus a big bag of shopping to get back to the car. In the end I had to wake DS,2 and he cried the whole trip back to the car with me holding his hand and praising how good he was being every step of the way. And he did such a good job, I'm very proud of him. Further, he didn't fall back asleep in the car, which blew my mind.
If only DD,4 had been so good, but she whinned the whole trip home, got sat down to do HW with only water and plain bread for her snack with a lecture of what some children must do for food when she complained plain bread was horrible (she ate it though and later begged and got some of DS,2's PBJ from him) complained during most of HW and then G. got home and she was taken to her room for quiet time. After awhile and a chat with Daddy "good girl" returned and stayed for the rest of the night.
Sat Morning, 5 am
I just gave up sleeping and got dressed been very uncomfortable in bed, tossing and turning for the last 4-5 hours with intermittent sleep and then woke up from bad teaching dream at 4
I've gotten to do a bit of gardening, which has made me a bit happy. I planted up all my peppers in a seed tray last night, it's got a lid for a mini greenhouse effect plus some elephant garlic and a mini tray with 4 types of basil.
I'm actually kinda tired but afraid that if I try going back to bed I'll just toss and turn but having finished this I’m going to try.