The Family Blue

Ernie couldn't sleep last night.  He laid there from about 3:00 on just emanating wakefulness even when he wasn't moving.  It was coming off of him in waves. Thus....I'm tired today.  Of course I seem to be tired all the time lately but I assume that some day I will wake up and think, "hmmmm....something feels very strange....oh, I know----I'm NOT TIRED."  Until then.....

I went to see a counselor at Faculty Staff Assistance yesterday.  I pretty much cried through the entire  hour which gave me a piercing headache for most of the evening.  I got home and my mother called me in tears.  She cried and cried and finally told me she'd spoken with my sister Debbie about going on antidepressants.  I of course thought this was wonderful news and was quite cheerful which seemed to confuse my mom a bit.  After my mother had bypass surgery about 9 years ago they put her on Paxil for one day....and ONLY one day because it caused her to have all sorts of hallucinations.  So for her to agree to this says a lot about how she's feeling. 

Leo's feeling pretty blue as well these days and I do worry about my sweet pea.  Owen, well, Owen amuses me although I worry about him too.  Owen had a doctor's appointment yesterday morning so he had to come into work with me for a bit while Ernie was getting radiation.  He brought his little DS and started playing it.  I reminded him that he had to turn off the volume so he obligingly did and then proceeded to SING the sound of the damn thing being played.  Today I was sitting in the little radiation waiting room and I could tell it was Ernie coming back down the hall to the changing room because I could hear him humming a little song.  Geesh.....the TWO of them.... 

Oh well, at least I get to watch Marco Pierre White later this evening....and spring really seems to be coming.....