Extra Pain Today Worth It

When I woke up this morning, I felt like a ton of bricks were dropped on me and was having a hard time focusing. I had very little sleep. At 4:00 in the morning, I finally gave up and spent the first few hours of the day around the house walking about like a Neanderthal or a caveman.  It felt like gravity was my worst enemy!

The Welcome Sign to KOSS

The pain increased due in part to lack of sleep more due to overdoing it big time yesterday.  My husband and I dropped off our youngest daughter at camp. Her older sister even came along to bid her farewell.  

  

The drive was relatively short, only about an hour, but I was started to cramp up in the car and pain started shooting up and down my legs before we even got there.  My daughter was so excited to be going to camp. 

She went to the same camp last year and has been talking about it all year, so I was really glad that she was able to go again this year. Last year, I wasn't doing well enough to take her so she ended up carpooling, so this was the first time I'd seen the camp live and in person.  It is a stunningly beautiful area.

The camp she went to is nestled in the forest near a little stream or river.  The camp is the Klamath Outdoor Science School (KOSS) and is located in the Sun Pass State Forest in Oregon.  The focus of this overnight camp is art and drama. She’ll be getting to create art projects using natural and recycled materials and do skits and just having a generally great time.

My Daughter Picked Her Bunk Bed

While at the camp, we toured the yurts and the camp area and then went for a bit of a hike around the little river.  Such a pretty area.  So the walk after the car ride was pushing it. 

But once we got home, I was still moving so I made the poor choice to clean up around the house and work on the computer (I really want to finish out the Ultimate Blog Challenge strong). 

The Yurt for Girls To Sleep In

In short, I totally overdid things and earned the extra pain.  The trip to camp was worth it, but the cleaning? Totally should have waited for that. Then at about midnight, I realized that I was really cleaning to keep myself busy because I was missing my daughter. 

She’s ten years old and has gone to camp before, but every time she’s gone for an extended period of time I miss her. 

My Husband and Daughters
on a Foot Bridge During Our Walk

Despite being in extra pain today, I still managed to create a new Fibromyalgia poster (the puzzle one), but it took me a lot longer than it would have normally.  I had a hard time with my fine motor skills and focus.  My plans for tomorrow are to take it easy!

So lots of love to my daughters, especially my baby (the ten year old), can’t wait for her to be back with all of her perfect camp stories, pictures, and projects! 

Is it silly to be missing her at her age?  

Here are some photographs that my husband, oldest daughter and I took of the KOSS camp area and scenery!

View of the River Near the Fields on the Outskirts of the Forest

View of the River

Another View of the River