Slept very little during the weekend, still if I’m going to be honest. Funny how being sick makes you feel so incredibly exhausted. My little princess woke us up with her cries very early on Saturday morning. She’d had a nightmare. I’d slept a couple of hours, so I decided to watch a movie, since I was unable to fall back asleep. I watched Mr. Holland’s Opus. Now please tell me, how on earth did I ever miss a movie as wonderful as this one? This was the time I was catching up on all the movies I’d never seen growing up! Maybe I wouldn’t have appreciated it as much back in 1995 as I did last Saturday. A very moving and inspiring movie. Plus, it touches close, very close to my heart. I’m hoping my kids can watch it with me next weekend. I’d love to hear what they think about it. :o)

I’m carrying on with my Spring Cleaning as best I can, one room at a time. Done with all the bathrooms in the house, and will soon plan how to decorate those. Yeah, still haven’t gotten around to that. I want to at least put some paint up, and a little organizer cabinet that stands on the floor.

Funny how there’s paint and curtains and décor around the house except the bathrooms and the place I spend the most time in, my studio. All I have is my curtains there, which I love. Well, my studio I don’t really want to decorate, I’d just like to add some paint (make cleanup easy, since I do have a little artist in the house. ;o) My art can then both decorate and inspire me some more, so some shelves will have to go up. I’m not sure I’ll be changing this room around, because my table and easel are already perfectly located to make the best use of northern light. But perhaps some lighting in my reading corner?
What I do need to start considering is storage, for my paper. I need to lay the papers flat both before and after I’ve worked on them, and honestly, the floor is a hazard for my art, especially pastel. I have a really nice piece in mind, but it’s fairly expensive. It would provide for additional workspace, though. So, it’s high up there in my wish list. All in good time.

Have tons of laundry, but my dryer died. Nice, eh? Where the heck is my clothesline? Oh wait- it is raining outside, besides, my neighbors would kill me.

Blog-wise, I’m working on my son’s redesign, but I’m not aiming to finish it in one day. My son’s fine with that, says he’s in no rush, which makes me feel good, because it means he’s happy with his current one. But I know how excited he is about the one I’m working on. *grin*

I wanted to thank you all for your visits and comments on my children’s blogs, Blog Boy Blues and The Secret Garden. My kids get SO EXCITED when they receive your comments! Just seeing them so jazzed brings a smile to my face. Did you know that alone makes my days so much brighter? Well, it does. Thank you! We’ll have to work something out in regards to my daughter replying, probably I type as she dictates. My son takes care of his own replies, weekly.

Well, I do have to catch up with reading ALL who are in my blogroll, so if you’re on the list, I’ll be stopping by today. And if you’re not on my list, uh… why?

Off to lunch, then some blog reads, some painting, then more cleaning, homework with the kids, dinner, dishes, more blog reads. I need want more time during the day. I hope you have a good one!