Random thoughts random pictures

When I first started this blog I intended to post everyday and I actually did for a while. But now it seems just impossible! I am ok with it. As long as I keep doing it I am happy. I'll leave my kids with so much more than I ever had to look back into their lives.

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Let's talk about nemo. Kalei cannot have a life without it! It's been forever since he built this bond with it. He has the hardest time to separate from it. He carries it around the house during the day. He lays on it in all of the corners of our house. He sleeps tightly with it. If he could he would take nemo to school and everywhere else. But he's not allowed. Nemo belongs to him only at home. Nemo has traveled far to places where fish don't usually go.

We even bought another nemo a few years ago from disney's store to have it as a backup. The idea was to make my life easier when nemo has to take a swim in the washer. It didn't work. The second nemo suffers from rejection.

Kalei lays on only one side of the fish. The side with the smaller fin. He wraps his finger around the fin and gently rubs it on his nose while he sucks his thumb. I've got to be honest - I love his ritual. I questioned for a time if I should break their attachment with each other but I got to the conclusion that there are far more important issues in life to be concerned with. He's happy, I am happy. He's my last baby! Let this mamma enjoy a little longer her baby, all right?!

I can't tell you how many times I had to mend nemo. There is not much left of his fin. He's getting thinner. He has lots of stitches.

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The other day this is what I saw when I looked out the dining room window.

The sun was setting and the moon was strong and I waited...

...and it was totally worth waiting.

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I love Florida for its weather, beaches, blue sky, and particularly for its miss sunshine. Everytime I feel depleted of energy I escape to the Gulf. I always find what I need there - peace, strength, and beauty. I feel energized after all.

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As we were entering our driveway we encountered this turtle paying us a visit. It came from the lake behing our house and her eyes begged us to take her back. So we did it.

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You all know we are ice-cream lovers. When the kids started expecting their ice-cream treats is when we realized it was time to stop indulging them with so much. Trips to the ice-cream shops are to be enjoyed and not expected! So we are on an ice-cream strike. Urrrg. Climbing the walls :-)

I hope we don't break their business. They'll wonder where the Crozat family is.