It's SEPTEMBER!!!

How WONDERFUL! The weather this past August was just really nice all month. Today it is rainy and cool, and it is supposed to be around 70 degrees all week! I was at Wal-mart yesterday and they already have fall/autumn stuff out! I LOVE IT!!!

**WARNING**

Stop reading now if you don't want to hear me whine for a bit!

I am sooooooo exhausted. I am not getting nearly enough sleep. By the time I get the kids to bed, pick up the house and do my homework, it is midnight or later. Then I am up by 7:00 a.m. getting kids ready for school, and then myself ready on days that I go. It has been quite non stop. Today I plan to take a nap (if Madison will cooperate). I am just dragging butt and I cant get any energy going. Over the summer, I was very stressed out dealing with children constantly at home, and serving in Primary (teaching the children at Church). I have been around them nearly non stop. Jeff's parents helped quite a bit, but it was just very hard. But we survived, though just barely. So because of that stress, my fibromyalgia started to flare up again. I have not had any problems with it for 2-3 years. I guess that isn't totally true. My lower back has been very cranky for some time, and I figured it was just sciatica, which is something I have suffered with since my pregnancy with Bethanie, and it never really went away (she is now 6). So when I went to my Dr a couple months ago or so, she said that it sounded like fibromyalgia pain (she is not the Dr. that dx me with Fibromyalgia, she didn't know I had it). So I started to do this treatment called Myofascial Release, which is a type of physical therapy, and WHOA NELLI! It makes a huge difference! I have had no pain for 2 weeks. The other day the pain started to come back, so on Thursday I will go in for another treatment. I think that the stress of things being turned upside down has really caused it to inflame, plus the cool and damp weather. So, I am looking forward to getting that treated again.

This afternoon before I pick up the kids from school, I am meeting the teacher that I worked with last week (the sub on my first day of practicum). She is a retired kindergarten teacher of 42 years. I have to interview a teacher and give an oral report (as well as having it typed and handed in) on Friday. I thought she certainly has experience in the teaching field and that she would be great to be the one I interview for my assignment. So, on we go for the rest of the day!

I also plan to make another 4 loaves of zucchini bread (I made 4 yesterday). Lets just hope I can keep it behind lock and key, safe from Matthew! :OP