so many pictures, too little time

I recently finished reading the book Julie and Julia. I haven't seen the movie yet but the book is written by Julie Powell who takes on a project to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year. She blogs throughout her whole experience. She has gotten a lot of attention with her blog and no doubt will create even more food bloggers. Of course most of us won't be getting a phone call from Hollywood and getting a 6 figure pay cheque in the deal. As a humble blogger myself, I could identify with some of the book. She started blogging when it was still quite new. She started with a small group of people supporting her ambitious goal and religiously kept her bloggies up to date on all of her culinary adventures. I do not have such an ambitious goal nor am I wanting my little blog to reach thousands around the world. But for some strange reason I do feel compelled to sit down and get my pictures uploaded and share what we are up to. I also need to give myself a break when I'm not able to post on a regular basis. I knew I was ambitious trying to post 5 days a week and wondered when I would need to pull back on my frequency of blogging. I do miss it when I don't get to at least post a picture. For those of you who check in regularly, I have really appreciated that you have made this blog a stop in your day. That you are interested in what we are doing. I also love reading the comments that a few of you are brave enough to post.

So, what is my point...I have had intentions of posting so many pictures from the last week. Pictures from the last week of summer vacation, our trip to African Lion Safari, a bonfire we hosted in our backyard with so many good friends, the tearing down of our shed. The list goes on. There just isn't enough time. I am feeling that now that school is back I need to be more protective of my free time. I have papers and pictures sitting on my scrapbook table that haven't been touched in over a month. I need to keep up with my running and next week I start up guitar lessons again. People ask how I do it all. Well, I don't. I rarely watch tv and certainly wish I had more time in the evenings. I was getting excited about the afternoons I would have free when Nathaniel starts JK 2 days a week. I would get 2 hours during Jesse's nap when I could get projects done, get a head start on prepping supper and maybe practice some guitar. Let's hope that yesterday does not become a pattern because this little boy decided not to nap.

I took this picture because by 2:20 in the afternoon, he should be sleeping in his crib, not playing on the family room floor. I am really hoping that this was just a fluke. He is sleeping nicely now, giving me the chance to blog and Nathaniel some Diego time. I do hope that I have some spare time to share some highlights from this week. I'll try my best.