dreaming of paradise

I haven't been doing much of this over the past week:

I have been too busy doing this:

and this (although my skin is somewhat less scaly):

and this:

and admiring these:

I was relaxed and happy.  And then when we got back from our vacation and I started doing this for a fundraiser for my son's school:

I am now tired again and ready for the fundraiser to be over at the end of the week.  Then I can go back to my regular life which includes much less data entry in excel and much more stitching.  I can't wait!