Sleepless night & busy day

Last night, I couldn't go to sleep. I was tired, but my heart was hurting. Without going into detail, lets just say that Dave & I still have parenting to do with Joe. He is physically 18 yrs old, but emotionally & maturity is at about 16 yrs. We've talked with him about it. It's a heart issue -- that has been manifested in sin. So, we've yanked his leash to about 2 ft. School, work, etc. and nothing else -- no special privileges, no friends over until he exhibits heart-change. He has to own his faith -- his walk with God has to be his walk. So, we continue to talk, pray and work with him.

Speaking of Joe -- he's been very sick the past 3 days. He didn't feel well when he went to work on Sun. & was miserable when he got home. Yesterday, his throat was so sore that he couldn't even talk, so I called in sick for him at work. I loaded him up with meds -- natural and otherwise. By evening, he was running a fever. He couldn't sleep, so at 1 AM (this morning) I went to the grocery to get Musinex nasal spray -- that stuff works! He missed his first day of school (today) & spent most of it sleeping on the couch. His temp was up to 102.2, but broke later in the evening. He's planning to go to school tomorrow, but we'll see what the morning brings.

So, today I spent time cleaning out the kitchen cupboards -- taking everything out, wiping the inside, putting in shelf liner, moving things around for better organization. There's a lot less in the cupboards now and several things to go to ARC. It's a good thing their truck is coming next week! While I was cleaning the cupboards, I listened for the washer/dryer cycles & switched things around when necessary. About 5 loads were done today. That's progress in a major way!

Tomorrow, I plan to finish in the kitchen, box up the things for ARC, do laundry btwn everything and have supper ready when Dave gets home. (Today I put a roast & veggies in the crock pot with gravy, mushroom soup, then shredded the roast & it became stew. M-m-m-m. De-lish! Biscuits & it was a meal.) If I get finished with the kitchen & other things before supper, I'll start on the hall closet upstairs. After that, it's on to my closet!

I'm tired -- not much sleep, busy day & it's nearly 11:30 PM. I'll get up @ 7 AM (unless I wake up before the alarm -- which happens often) & see if Joe is well enough to go to school. Right now, I'm going to go to bed!