Rufus and Me

Good morning, friends!

This installment of idle prattle comes to you bright and early here in Aberdeen. It is just a bit after 2 am here and true to form, I am in another sleepless night cycle. The good news is, I have time to sit (or lie in bed) and blog a bit. The bad news is, it may make perfect sense to me right now, but perhaps very little sense to you as you read it. :-) We always think we are wittier when extremely tired than we really are. I think the medical term is sleepy sillies.

Whatever sleepless state I am in, this week has still gone by pretty quickly and I am looking forward to another weekend. Nothing earth shatteringly exciting has occurred this week, which is fine by me. I've never been so relaxed in my life! It takes some getting used to, not having to be on the go all of the time. Life has kind of come to a stand still for me, but in a very positive way.

I had the opportunity today to visit with a dear friend for about an hour on the phone, a luxury I don't often indulge in. (If you look up phonaphobia in the dictionary, I am sure it has my picture in there for a reference). She and I discussed the positives of taking time out for ourselves in order to be better mums. (Yeah, I said it...mums. I am such a Brit. :-)) Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the "going" and "doing" of life that we don't take time out to just be ourselves and to do for ourselves. I know, I should not propagate selfishness and I don't mean to here. I just mean that sometimes we need to simplify life in order to be better people. If that means less errand running and more couch surfing then make it so. Just make sure you are sharing that couch with someone you love, like a cheeky little boy who loves his momma or an adoring husband who doesn't often get lovey snuggles. I guess what I am trying to say is slow is good and I am blessed to be taking it slow these days, while still enjoying life abroad.

After a night last night of bleery eyed insomnia, I was pretty tired today and ended up compromising with my inner to do list on the house work. I settled for cleaning downstairs and doing laundry and then spent the afternoon playing with sugar. I did another model based on Lorraine McKay's tutorials, which I lovingly call "Rufus and Me". The little girl is meant to be Aubrey and the puppy is one of our schnauzers, Rufus. I think it turned out pretty cute and I gave it to Aubrey. She is so excited to have it and wants to take it to school to show her friends. I doubt it will return in less than a dozen pieces, but if it makes her happy, than I am happy! :-)

Here are a few pics:





Well, I guess I will attempt to retire for now. I wish you a wonderful weekend and pleasant dreams, as I hope to have a bit of both myself! Cheers!- W