Help! I'm sick and I can't sit down!

I've been battling something the past couple weeks. At first, it was a headache and extreme tiredness. This past week I added cold symptoms -- sore throat, stuffy head, cough, congestion, earache, etc. After five days of these symptoms, I finally went to the doctor and got a very strong antibiotic and nasal spray/antihistamine. The worst of it all is the sheer exhaustion my entire body feels. I seriously feel like I haven't slept in days! After a day of meds, my head feels better & more clear, but it's gonna take a while to get rid of this entirely.

Anyway... Being sick means that I stuck around the house instead of going out with the kiddos. Since I was home, I wanted to be somewhat productive. I think I just don't know how to rest (hence the title of this blog)! I mean, how much can I rest with three kids at home during the day (and sometimes four)?!? So I did dishes, laundry, cleaned my master bedroom, washed linens, and flipped my mattress. I paid for it... At the end of the days I just crashed. It was all I could do to get anything on the table for dinner, let alone clean up afterwards! Thank goodness for meals in the freezer. :) Practice what I preach, right?

So this week it is my goal to just sit. I *need* to rest and take it easy (as much as I can) so I can kick this flu. Hopefully having Matt at home over the weekend gave the kids some playtime so they won't mind hanging around the house a few more days. I've got a birthday party to get things ready for this weekend (double birthday party for Hayden and my nephew Logan, who both turn 2 this month) and I need to rest up to travel. Luckily we're keeping it simple - a bonfire with a big pot of chili, cornbread, and hot dogs. Sounds perfect for a fall evening to me. ;)

Wish me luck, since when I just sit I notice all the things that need done - even more than just the normal pick-up-everyday-clean things! I need to get it in my mind that it can wait... My main concern is that it'll be harder on me with things piling up, so that when I finally do feel up to doing things I'll be so overwhelmed. But... that's just the way it has to be.

Ants

We have ants in various places around the house and it's driving me nuts! I can't figure out where they're coming from or what they're after. They travel along the baseboards, so I sprayed those with some stuff (with no kids around, then wiped down). Seemed to help the problem there. This is in the living room! My thought is they're coming from the front door, but I don't know how. And there's no food or anything to tempt them -- I even cleaned the hardwood floors yesterday! They were also in Carter's room, coming in under the baseboards (which is also the front of the house). After spraying last week I haven't seen them again. Anyone have thoughts as to why they're here and how to stop them?

Anniversary

So today is a pretty special day in our lives. Nothing huge, but something a little life-changing. Matt and I moved into our house eight years ago!! So hard to believe... I think this might be the longest I've ever lived in one house! We've made it a wonderful home, and have been blessed with starting a family here. With that said, we're hoping the market starts looking up so that we can look into getting a bigger house! :)