Exhausted Again

Thursday was an exhausting day. My body was giving me signs of distress (aches, pains, etc.) that could not be alleviated by the normal doses of analgesics and antihistamines; the folks at work were stressing me out with their whining and complaining and demanding that things be accomplished; Cheryl and I were in charge of the Junior High class at VBS, which consisted of a community service project; and by the end of the day, collapse was imminent.

Friday was not any improvement. The body was still not feeling up to par, people at work were still freaking out about the amount of work that still wasn't done, and because it was the final night of VBS it was impossible to just go home and fall into bed. {After all, how could I possibly miss out on the community cook-out and water-balloon battle?? It isn't every day you get to chase the preacher around the building with a loaded water-balloon!}

Today is the Company picnic. Downtown. Free food. Free museum passes.

I woke up this morning with no trace of a headache or body ache or anything that might distract from a wonderful day. The family is sleeping in, so the house is quiet. {We were up late last night watching Part 3 of John Adams, which is a remarkable and quite interesting HBO series which prompted us to jump on the Internet while it was going on, to verify the information it was presenting so that our children would be sure to have the full story.} The cats are fed, the news is read, and in a few moments I'll start up the coffee pot to lure Cheryl downstairs so we can all have some breakfast.