When my family visitied a few weeks ago, by the last day, I was "brain dead" and physically tired of company. I'd worked really hard getting my house cleaned, I've really neglected house work badly while in my worst time of depression and then the aftermath of trying to get my life back on track.....etc. anyway,

I asked my daughter to help me come up with a dinner idea for the 5 cups of cooked chicken I'd done up ahead of time. My brain and body really was frazzled. She understood that I'd been taking care of 2 of their 3 children, taken them roller skating and out in the kayaks, and I'm not at all used to that.

She is so used to cooking for her family of 5 and doing big cooking for groups, that it was simple for her. I so appreaciated her help. We ate a very good casserole with mac and cheese and chicken. She found 2 cans of fruit in the pantry, mixed that together and we had "fruit salad" and I forget what else it was, oh, a can of mixed nuts. It was really good.

I used to think I had to do it all, but it's okay to ask for help when you really need it.