Trying to finish Book 3…
While preparing for the barbecue/car show…
While working on the yard…
While cleaning the house…
While organizing life…
All while my brain runs around like a group of squirrels holding tiny clipboards shouting:
🐿️“DON’T FORGET THE ISBN PAGE!”
And
🐿️“GET THOSE WEEDS PULLED!”
But wait, there’s one more!
🐿️“YOU MISSED A WEED!” (while holding a magnifying glass.)
And honestly?
I wouldn’t trade this crazy, creative little life for anything. 🤎🍃
Mother’s Day this year was perfectly imperfect ~ tiny painted flower pots, forest creatures, messy tables, laughter, my grandsons playing tetherball on the same pole I used as a child, and everyone simply enjoying the moment.
Sometimes the best days are the ones you forget to take pictures of. 🌿
Everyone who wanted to paint ~ whether flower pots or forest animals ~ made something fun and beautiful.
Even my son ended up painting. 😊
(🐿️ A third squirrel tried to paint a flower pot. Results were… abstract.)
No staged photos.
No fancy plans.
Just simple memories.
And those are usually the ones that stay with you the longest. 🤎
Now it’s back to illustration mode as I try to finish Book 3 in the Modo & Jiblet series this week… while also getting ready for a big backyard barbecue and car show. Because why do one thing at a time when you can do twelve!
(🐿️ They also insist Book 3 be finished before the barbecue. They’re very bossy.)