Bye-bye blog?...

I've been a bad blogger lately. My posts are sporadic and I don't put much thought into my words. I can't imagine they're all that entertaining to read either. One of the biggest reasons for my blog inattentiveness is Miss Claudia's lack of napping. Generally my only computer time during the day is when the girls are nestled in their beds. And they haven't been doing much nestling, or the nestling has been short. In fact, I'm quickly typing this between return trips upstairs to toss her back into bed. So I guess what I'm saying is if CJ's naptime continues to be nonexistent then my computer time will become nonexistent and therefore so will my blog. Sigh.

Well I best get back up there to make more fruitless attempts at putting CJ to sleep. At least I'm getting in an extra, unplanned workout. I chase her (jogging), I swoop her into my arms and carry her back to bed (weight lifting) and then we start the whole thing over again (reps). An hour or so of this a day and I'm sure to look like Cindy Crawford in no time. I may rename 'naptime' 'exercise time.' They're just about as exhausting.

I'll leave you now with a picture of my two wild monkeys actually sitting still. Seriously, this is one of those moments I knew I must snap a photo because it doesn't happen all that often. So here it is. Soak it up because you don't see this very often.


Comments

Great Gramma Smith said…
Please don'r quit your blog!!!!

Please Sarah's friends-side in with me.
September 14, 2011 at 6:01 PM
Life of the Lorenzens said…
I would miss the daily Craft update! I look for it every day. However, I know how utterly impossible it is some days. Lincoln's naps have been getting shorter. I'm not looking forward to the "staying in bed" battle once he moves out of his crib. :op
September 14, 2011 at 9:05 PM
Great Gramma Smith said…
Your blog doesn't have to be everyday. Once or twice a week is good.
September 15, 2011 at 7:26 AM
Sarah Craft said…
Oh, I don't want to quit the blog. I'm just having troubles finding time to put it together. I am definitely going to keep it up however my posts may be a little infrequent.
September 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM
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