Dull like Dud Christmas Lights

My sewing machine is still at the repair shop. No creative outlet means I am bored. My colorful mind is hibernating, waiting and grouchy.

But alas, Moms gotta be moms. Julia and I roamed about after dropping Ellie at kindergarten. We stopped by the Montessori preschool where she might go to school in the Fall. Oddly enough, it wasn't the greatest first impression to either of us. We'll give it another chance on another day.

Then we stopped by this park with the tower. How can a tower be boring?

It was. Colorless. Boring. Dull. Lifeless. Cold and covered with offensive graffiti. As soon as we arrived at the top, we descended down again.
Even the view was lackluster. I just felt like, "where are we and what are we doing here." Let's just go somewhere else.
Julia was more interested in the slide. I was trying to keep her day from being as dull as mine. I wasn't the best company for her today.
She likes to do crafty things now. It would be nice if I could do some at the same time but it ends up being a disaster. Better for me to just focus on helping her do what she is trying to do. Julia's medium of choice is glitter.
During nap, I did not sew. I did not embroider. I tried to get our holiday card planned out. I got lost in my year of photos. Looking back over a year of blog photos is different than looking over regular family photos because there are pictures of everything, every day.

There are pictures of what I ate, where I went, what my kids were doing. There are far more photos than what go into the blog. It's like reviewing my whole year in graphic detail. The only difference is it seems better than it probably was because I try to take happy pictures.

Hours of photo review but no card yet.

Ugh. Not my best day. This could have something to do with slashing my caloric intake on this first full day of weight watching. My body is in shock from the lack of sugar, fat and intense carbs I usually enjoy. Instead it was cherry tomatoes and whole wheat toast.