The Power of a Nap

Because of the expected storms, we got out of school today at 1:00, and I was home by 1:20. DH had dialysis this morning; they called him to come in early because of the weather, so he was also home when I arrived. I had been concerned about him since he was sick this morning for the first time in two weeks. However, he seemed much better and decided that we should have macaroni and cheese, black-eyed peas, and ham for lunch...so we did.

We watched television for a while, and then I took a nap in my recliner. In fact, I took several naps, which might add up to one long nap. When I woke up from one of my naps, I noticed that DH was gone from his recliner. He and the dog decided to move their napping to the bed, but I was too content in the recliner to move.

I needed that nap. I've not caught up on sleep since DH got sick. I didn't sleep well while he was gone, and I'm still waking up whenever he moves or gets up, usually just to go to the bathroom. The dog has decided that I can be the one to let her out at 2:30 in the morning (I hope she gets over that when she decides that her pop is better), so that interrupts my sleep as well. I've tried to take a "power nap" most afternoons, but my "second shift" starts when I get home from school--getting dinner, emptying the dishwasher (thank you, God, for a dishwasher), doing a load of laundry (thank you, God, for a washer and dryer and an inside laundry room), folding or putting up the laundry from the day before...you get the idea. Then I try to fit in a walk most days, which takes another chunk of my time. I think I'll do my grocery shopping tomorrow afternoon so that I have all four hours of DH's dialysis time to myself Saturday morning. I bought three large letters at Hobby Lobby, and I want to put collages on them to hang on the walls of my studio. If they turn out well, I think I'll get a couple of letters and do them for my sister--get her granddaughter's initials and use wallet-sized pictures of that darling baby. Be a good late birthday present, even though I already bought her a present (gaudy, clunky jewelry, which she loved) and I've ordered her some bread mix from Tastefully Simple.