Been tired

Yes, I am a woman who loves my sleep. If I were into tattoos, I'd probably get one depicting the joys of sleep. But this has been beyond my usual sleepy - turning in at 9:30 some nights, sleeping until 7:00, needing a nap midday... a bit much. And then there were my allergies bothering the snot out of me (no pun intended, but I'll go with it). Stuffed up to the point where my ears were clogged every morning. Guess what? It wasn't allergies - I have been living with a nasty cold and had no idea. And I never thought I was easy :)
So today, instead of getting bits of housework done and dragging myself around to do errands like I have been, I embraced the recovery process. It has been a day of tea, Mucinex, and rest. Daniel had preschool today, and both my mom and Jake helped with the child patrol duties so I could rest. I may actually feel better tomorrow, as opposed to the "better" I felt when I was forcing myself to get up and do things.
New project - Jake called me with a curb alert last week - a bike trailer was in the trash near his house. I know I didn't want one, per se, because of the way I thought they rode. I imagined that they would feel like dragging dead weight along the ground, so I made Frankenbike. But I wasn't going to pass on a free frame and wheels, so I grabbed it. I quickly found out why it was in the trash. The frame and wheels were great, but the fabric canopy and seats were torn in several places. So I got out my pile of jeans that weren't earmarked as messenger bags and began sewing a denim cover directly onto the torn nylon one, making use of the original straps and connections. Ol' Blue is nearly done - I have to sew it by hand while the kids are playing outside, so the going is slow. It does need fresh inner tubes, as does my bike and Catie's "new" bike, but what a deal! It hooks up to Frankenbike with no problems, and both kids CAN sit in it together. They shouldn't, since Catie is now learning to ride on her own, but it's cozy fun. Now I have a way to tote groceries and a child, should I want to.
I confess a bit of embarrassment when I ride around with the kids - part of the reason that I covered more than just the torn parts of Ol' Blue was because it really looked faded and trashy, and the Frankenseat looks pretty goofy with all the duct tape. I can't help but wonder if the people around me are shaking their heads in pity. I think it's time to pimp out my ride - I need to make my bike system stylin' as well as cheap.