Nayanna Arts

Today started out like any other, my sweet husband came to wake me holding our dear daughter in his arms and she wanted to sit on the bed to help wake me up. I know I have that to look forward to almost everyday. Now fast forward to mid morning, while on second she is contently playing by herself and the next hanging of my arms asking to be picked up. Of course, I’m at the computer, of course I’m in the middle of something. Don’t get me wrong, I love her to pieces, but today was a rough one.

I just wish I could find a way that would keep her happy more often. It’s not as much wanting some time for myself, but wanting her to be ok, you know? She obviously wasn’t feeling well at all today, spent most of it sitting in my lap either drawing, climbing over me to look outside, me on the floor reading, you name it… Other mom of toddlers this age might say they’re exhausted from running around after theirs, I’m exhausted from sitting still or walking around with her in my arms and continually either comforting her (anything made her cry) or fighting with her trying to make her understand she’s too heavy to lug around all the time. THe thing is, I never did this. It’s not something she’s *used* to… ah, the joys of motherhood and always wondering whether it’s the right thing to do.

I think the latest installement of Grey’s Anatomy really pressed all the right buttons with me. That mother, lying to her teenage daughter about her impending death… all that she ended up telling her in the end, it really found a tender spot in me.

In other news, I’m working hard, or at least I like to think I am, on my grandparents scrapbook. I’ve only got a few pages done (5 of 10) and am getting anxious of finishing this project. They are celebrating their 50th anniversarry this year!! they have TONS and TONS of photos! And I have the joy and pleasure of scanning them ALL. I’ve gone through them and selected my favs to scrap (my gift) but will have to go through the rest so my dad can give them a CD of their photographs. The thing is, I’m a perfectionnist… which means I want/need to go through almost each one to *fix* them (faded, coloring, tears, anything and everything) It is quite a job, but hopefully not a chore yet.

So here’s the first page of the scrapbook:

Credits: Kit: Homespun by Amy Tanabe; bkg paper: curlyqs by Jennifer Wilson; white stitching by Laura Judd; colored stiching by Jani Crowley; brads & embossed stamps by Taran Conyers/TKWhimsy and Co.

Fonts: Selfish

To end the day on a GOOD note, the dishes are done. YES, seriously, that is good to me, because that’s one less thing on my HUGE list to do tomorow! hahaha.

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