mardi gras

Today is Mardi Gras, and i am so tired , i can barely put one foot in front of the other. I slept 2 hours last night...I had planned a family party, but i don't have the energy or interest to do it.

Ashley is recovering, but still very ill. I would like to say Ben and I are recovering, but we are still very shaken, and my auto -immune yuck flared up due to the stress. I am having a hard time catching up on the dreaded laundry...maybe if the kids just went naked for a few days, or didn't change clothes so often i could catch up.

I have home health nurses coming in every day to take care of her wounds, and you can't find my garage door, because the laundry is hiding it...if i hid it in the laundry room, i couldn't get to the washing machine..

I have no parade planned, no games, no fun meal or desserts, i have laundry planned, and maybe a nap....somehow between now and 3:00, i need to come up with some sort of idea for tonight, a fun and easy menu, and a dessert that can make it self...

I am going to put on a pot of coffee, get dressed, and read Alexandra her zoo book, who knows i may have a wonderful idea, i may just go back to bed...

Yesterday, i folded massive quantities of laundry, and laid down beside Ashley to rest for a minute and fell sound asleep...sleep sounds much better than work, and i think i need the sleep more than we need the laundry done...now that is a desperate situation