Sunday Snippet Vol. 13

 Today was relaxing, yet it was productive.... It was a gray, dreary, rainy day outside.  The weekend forecast called for rain and clouds throughout, but each day the sun came out for a good portion of the day, and distracted me from the tasks I had planned to tackle.  It really messed with me, ya know? Zoey is also going through this "2 year old sleep regression" thing, and it can be challenging at times to remain patient when she fights her naps.  She hasn't resisted naps like this in a long time.... The girl likes her sleep.  And I should be thankful for that.  Today was good though, although she resisted her nap in the late morning  (her usual time, I am guessing she may start napping later now), she was able to hang out happily while I tidied up my office/studio space. We danced around, did some crafty things, and then Zoey took a good nap in the afternoon. While she napped, I was able to tackle some things around the house, I have been meaning to do....and that brings me great comfort.  Today was the crappiest of days weather-wise, not much sun, mostly clouds and rain, and I was able to find comfort and peace to focus and enjoy things that needed to be done. The warmth of the sun can be so distracting...

I'm not sure I am ready to start the work week tomorrow.  Don't you hate that feeling? When Sunday is just slipping out of your hands, and Monday is lurking its lovely head around that very close corner. ughh... It will all be ok though, the weekend will be here before I know it.  I mean today is the last day of July! I cannot believe it.  Tomorrow starts Zoey's 2nd birthday month!..... it's very bittersweet.  She is now sleeping in her toddler bed (which was a big one for me for some reason), she is wearing her little "puddle-jumper swim vest" thing and kicking and "swimming around" in the pool, she jumps into the pool from the side, and swims to the ladder, gets out, and repeat! ahh! I remember doing that myself.  After being a bit hesitant with the ocean here and there, she is now fearless, and runs in and out of the ocean waves like crazy.  She is so sweet most of the time, especially when she's singing her own little version of tweenkle, tweenkle, little star, or the ABC's... or humming a lullaby to her baby doll.  I just look at her and say to myself, "I never wanna forget how sweet my little love was today...."  Of course there are other times, when I think she is absolutely ridiculous and overly dramatic... but the good outweighs the bad.

I am glad I started this blog and have really stuck with coming here on a regular basis. It's nice to have a place to document your life. I used to treat my journals like a blog - cutting and pasting pictures, drawing, writing poems, and song lyrics. 

I leave you again with a few scenes of our summer lives: