Hi Deputypink
You've sent me straight back to the months after mum died - I was tired all the time - and yet I slept so much - I felt as though I were walking through treacle - everything was an effort and seemed to take more than twice as long as before - I knew I had to keep going and 'put one foot in front of the other' as my dad said, but to do so I had to concentrate hard - I walked slowly and slouched - I even missed what people were saying to me as it was an effort to just listen
in other words- sounds very normal to me
and you are in a position where children and adults are making demands of you every minute - a distraction, yes; however also emotionally draining
give yourself some quiet time during the day, just to sit and breathe, just for a few minutes
gradually you'll find you're 'waking up', maybe with the coming of Spring
go gently