I promise I haven’t gone MIA. I’ve just been soaking up the so very few days of sun that Michigan sees every year. Now that they’re over, I think I’ll get back into blogging and hibernation. In the mean time, let me wet you palate with a photo of what sharing a hotel room with a toddler at bedtime looks like.

Cheers! And stay tuned for a better update at where the heck summer’s been

Some days you’re the windshield and some days you’re the bug. It would appear that my self diagnosed “funk” is back and in full force. My house is a mess, my kid ate dry cereal for lunch, the fridge is empty, and I’m not sure that anyone in this house has clean pajamas to wear to bed tonight. I need to get myself out of this house, but fighting a toddler in the rain doesn’t always sound more appealing than Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on repeat and watching the clock for nap time.

Tomorrow I’m going on an adventure with Lucas to start our Special Wednesdays again. I need to get out of this house, even if that does mean that my toddler will be throwing a fit in public and screaming at me like I’m trying to kidnap him.

Mom problems.

55: Finishing an awesome family weekend by turning Lucas’ car seat around for the ride home!

56: quiet. Everyone was asleep in bed by 8:30 and I got to enjoy a quiet house ALLLLL to myself to do (here’s the best part… Shhhhhh) whatever I wanted. I thought about having a glass of wine, reading a book, or catching up on trashy tv. I settled on doing the dishes. I need another vacation.

57: welcome to my mind in a 3 minute article read. Enjoy a laugh at every mom’s expense. Enjoy! 5 Minutes in a Mom’s Mind

Vineyards with the kids. The view doesn’t suck!

Oh my Goodness! I’m not entirely sure where the last… um… 2 weeks went? I sort of got sidetracked by the sun. Lucas and I have spent some time becoming reacquainted with the bright ball of fire in the sky after months and months (and months) of grey sky. I’ve been sewing, playing in the water table, cleaning “the winter” out of my car, going down the slide with Lucas, sitting in the grass, and just generally getting off of the couch. Mmmmm, sun.

So anyway, I promise to keep up my momentum of telling you all about how happy I’m trying to make myself, so how about I just pick up where I left off and we all agree that these last two weeks of radio silence were filled with sun and smiles and an occasional unsolicited hug from my favorite set of chubby baby arms.

Day 49: Lucas wanting to color with me. He takes a crayon for himself, hands one to me, and says “help!” Gladly, munchkin.