weekend o' projects

I just had to take advantage of the long holiday weekend to "get something done" for once. I warned Scott going into the weekend that his job would be to entertain/take care of Hannah while I got a few things done. Like most moms (I'm sure), I feel like I never get anything done. Of course I'm not counting the incredibly important things I do every day, like keeping a toddler fed, groomed, healthy, entertained, and generally happy. I'm talking about the seemingly millions of little projects that never get done because anytime I have a spare moment, I usually spend the time doing some much-needed cleaning that directly affects my mental well-being. I vaguely remember a time when I used to be able to work on projects basically any time I wanted to. Now I have to plan ahead and lean heavily on Scott's ability to keep Hannah alive and happy on his own.

Anyway, I spent most of Saturday cleaning so that I would be in the right state of mind to work on projects. Sunday I worked on my never-ending organizing-pictures project. And on Monday, I spent most of the day bringing great relief and peace into my life by completing several projects--from getting caught up on business paperwork that has been hanging over my head for months to finally hanging some shelves in Hannah's room that have been sitting on her dresser since before she was born. I know, I know. I'm totally lame. But I'm especially leery of any and all home improvement projects. Amazingly, I proudly used our drill for the first time and finally got those shelves up. Phew!

The shelves aren't perfectly straight, but I'm letting go of my perfectionism and feeling ok with them.

And now we can display more cute pics of Hannah.

Here's proof that we did do a few fun things over the weekend, for Hannah's sake...

We attended Hannah's cousins' basketball game. Cute Cole.

Cool Clay.

 Hannah sure loves her cousins.

We also spent an evening with my grandma and took Hannah to Trafalga twice. She can't get enough of her "pink ball," "golf club," "pretty stamp" (on her hand), and "driving" (boring video game). It's nice that she's so easily pleased.

And I'm very pleased with all that I was able to accomplish last weekend. And incredibly relieved. Only about 4 more months until I never seem to get another project finished again. Except for keeping a second human being alive and happy. :)