I LOVE Nap Time

Well, all my good intentions of posting yesterday flew out the window.  Here's why.  Yesterday morning, I took Bean for a drive. No big deal, right?  Wrong.  The drive to get milk was uneventful.  The return home was when the drama hit.  I pulled into the garage and pushed the button to close the door.  That's when it happened.  The spring on the garage door snapped.  THANKFULLY there was nothing under the door when it did, otherwise, I would have been half the size I am now.  But, I was trapped inside the house.  So fun.  With a 2.5 year old.  Who didn't want to do anything but...play ponies (he's learned to skip), draw on the floors (washable markers - Thank you Crayola), play with dad's drills (I hate those things with a passion now), and jump on the bed (Sealy Posterpedic you're earning your keep).  I was tired.  But apart from that, when he DID finally decide to take that long overdue nap, I got stuff done.  And I mean STUFF.

I finished my huge project for Teachers Pay Teachers.  This project was brutal - I wanted to make Fan & Pick cards for EVERY story in the 2nd grade Trophies Basal reader - and I did!  Yay! I have now uploaded the individual sets, bundled the volumes together and uploaded everything to my store.  Oh my goodness.  It was lot of work, but worth it I hope.  Time will tell if it pays off, but for now, the satisfaction that I feel in accomplishing it is enough.

If you are interested in trying them out, feel free to check them out!

Bean has accomplished something as well - he has officially sat through his first full length feature film!  Hip, hip hooray!  Twice a week, Graham Cracker and I have been taking him to the regal Summer Express Movie at the Alliante casino's movie theater.  Tuesday and Wednesday you can see an older film rated G or PG for $1.  One dollar!  So, we've been going.  Each week he lasts a little longer and longer.  Sometimes he plays in the aisle and sometimes he lays on the floor (yuck, but he's a boy and he doesn't care) and sometimes he eats all my popcorn and steals my cherry coke.  But, this Wednesday, the little booger payed attention.  He sat.  He ate.  He drank.  He climbed in my lap and watched the screen.  Mr. Peabody and Sherman is now one of my favorite movies.  Maybe it was the talking dog, or maybe it was the seemingly non-stop action of the Way-Back Machine, or maybe it was the colors, but whatever it was, he WATCHED IT.  BTW, that movie os now on my list in Netflix.  Way to go Beanie!  It gives me confidence that maybe, just maybe we can try to see Minions this weekend and not have to get Graham Cracker to babysit.  Fingers, toes, and everything else are crossed!

Here is my little angel, during my favorite time of day.  Can you guess why? :)

On the couch

In the car

I don't care where he is, if he's sleeping, I can get STUFF done!

Until the next time this happens, 

Shauna