Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Yesterday it seemed like a completely reasonable thing to put off my blog post and, instead, finish reading Ways to Build Dreams (A Ryan Hart Story) aloud to my youngest; then I could review it this morning before heading to the library, and back it could go! Except that last night I tried a different medication for Restless Leg Syndrome to see if it would work better than what I’ve been taking, and let me tell you what–it didn’t.

It REEAALLLLYY didn’t.

Not only were my legs so much MORE restless than they have been, but I couldn’t manage to fall asleep for anything; my stomach was also feeling some of the nausea that’s apparently a common side effect. So yes, I’m reviewing Ways to Build Dreams this morning so I can take it back to the library, but if my review is considerably less than coherent, blame it on the Pramipexole, which failed spectacularly at what it was supposed to do.

Anyway. I rather suspect Ways to Build Dreams will be the last Ryan Hart story; its ending is both satisfying and well timed. Ryan is off to middle school, she and Ray have made some progress in their relationship (never easy for a sister and brother to do), and she’s come to a better understanding of how to be a force for good on whatever a scale is applicable to her in the moment. Both my daughter and I will miss reading about Ryan, though–she’s both lovable and relatable. In the meantime, I suppose it’s on to another read-aloud.

Wish me luck surviving today. I am SO tired.