Projects have recently taken over my life. I think I am trying to do absolutely everything I have ever wanted to do before I have to start teaching again. So, making things has been the name of the game during Nathan's nap-times. The list is something like: one skirt, one baby toy, three wreaths, one loaf of Victorian Milk Bread, 10 half-pints of strawberry freezer jam, two dozen peanut butter sandwich cookies with marshmallow cream, and five pounds of potato salad. I planted some lettuce, a tomato, and a squash plant. Signed up for VBS (the missions rotation for the elementary kids). Currently about to go out of town for Mother's Day. Joined a church. Yeah, so busy.
Sometimes, when I get craft projects in mind, I can't think about anything else. I'm not interested in eating, bathing, or generally living, until I get it finished. Add to that the stress and general discombobulation I feel when my house is out of order, which it inevitably is when I have a project going, particularly a sewing project, and I have a deep desire to fly through the process, just so I can then clean everything up!
Nathan has been busy too. He has cut two teeth, learned to roll from his back to his stomach, and started sleeping through the nights most nights. He is funny about rolling over--he can get onto his stomach, but can't roll back onto his back, and doesn't particularly like being on his stomach, so he rolls over and then fusses until we rescue him. A turtle on its shell, but in reverse! I love this boy!
The peanut butter cookies are very good (and happen to be gluten- and dairy-free). I am taking them (along with an obscene amount of potato salad) to a cookout with my family on Mother's Day, and allowed Jordan and myself to sample only one each. I am hoping the rest survive the trip! We are planning to stay a few days, spend time with the family, and do some hiking (and Jordan plans for some climbing/bouldering, too). Should be a nice adventure.
