I'm back... I think... sort of...

I've been in baby neverland for nearly six weeks and have finally begun to come up for air. Part of what's kept me in neverland is a serious lack of sleep and time to focus on anything except keeping life afloat. I'm blessed with two very busy little souls, neither of whom believe sleep is actually important. I happen to disagree, which my daughter understands (she drew a picture of each family member doing their favourite thing, and I was in bed, asleep... ha!) but won't cooperate with. Little Finn I think just doesn't want to miss anything...
However... I'm determined to shake off the sandman dust and most mornings I'm way overly optimistic that I'll get more done that I can imagine, including fun stuff for me. Ha again!
I did (optimistically) sign up for a photography e-course this summer (check it out here: http://www.persistingstars.com/) and am so far 2 weeks behind, but it's pushing me to get my camera out and to take photos of things I wouldn't otherwise. Here's a sample, or stop by my flickr stream.




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