Summertime Blues

This has not exactly been the summer vacation that I envisioned.

We have had more stormy, rainy days than sunny ones this month. That means we are trapped in the house all day. That means I am completely and totally burned out from the kids' fighting. And it's not even July. I don't usually feel this way until mid-August.

I am sooooo tired!
A while back I ran out of my vitamin D. I forgot to pick some up at the store. I then proceeded to forget about the fact that I need it for like three weeks. I was lying around thinking, "Wow, why am I so tired all the time?" when it hit me, and I felt like a total idiot.

Since then I have been taking high doses, trying to get back to feeling normal. It's really hard.

I have been exercising semi-regularly. A friend and I have been walking two miles (rather quickly) two mornings a week (when it's not raining!). This feels awesome, as it is getting easier for me to walk, and I actually look forward to it. When you walk with a friend, and you are talking, you don't even realize that you are exercising. This is good for me.

I have not, however, been losing any weight.

Yesterday we were finally able to get out of the house and enjoy some sunshine. I took the kids swimming at a nearby water park with my step-mom and my little brother and a couple of extra kids. Today, I am stiff and sore all over, but it was worth it. I took Grace down this little water slide about 50 times, and it was so much fun. I had three straight hours with her actually liking me, having fun, not whining or telling me she hates me. Well, okay, there was one incident regarding the snack bar. But still. The boys wore themselves out on the water slides and diving board. Drew did cannonballs off the diving board hundreds of times. It was a blast.

Tonight we are supposed to have a camp-out at my dad's house for a late Father's Day get-together. I don't think I will be camping, as there is another threat of storms this evening and tonight. But I am going to hang out with my family, eat some good food, laugh a lot, and drink some alcohol.

Things are looking up...