well- another blogging break has happened and this time by accident.... my sincere apologies... as i look at other artists and their blogs, it looks to be a popular trend to take a wee break from posting... maybe it's the season... or maybe it's just coincidence... i know that on my end, life has been challenging... i've had some rough and tiresome couple of weeks... by night time, i look forward to relaxing and ignoring the piles of things on my plate... i'm sure there are plenty who could relate, right?!
despite having a lack of energy to work on art, creativity has not been tossed out the window... my kids have alot of "housekeeping" items including things like play food, a refridgerator, coffee makers, toasters, pots and pans, a washing machine and dryer, shopping cart, etc.... for the longest, i wanted to create a feast for them that would have fake food on every fake plate... tea sets and toys eating fake food.... and so the other day, the feast began...
set up required a bit of strategy... while the kids ate dinner, i set up all the goodies in the living room... constantly diego was going "ohhhh mami, what are you doing? can i play with you?!' and then i'd respond "diego, just eat your food and wait!!" and so he did... as they were cleaned up, i put on aprons for both kids and let them into the room filled aplenty....
they had a grand ol' time... they made me coffee... plenty of coffee... they didn't offer me food but then again, that's how i really eat, eh?! they shared food and wore hats... we had relaxing music playing and enjoyed the company of us all... every mother loves to see their kids happily playing, without a complaint or whine or any screaming... it's wonderful to see them using their imagination and BEING kids, if that makes sense... it's nice to know that while you feel worn out in every area of your life, you can still see the rewards of your labor....
this is a short post, just to let you know that hopefully this week more posts will come... they are really ramblings of the late, and i'm sorry there isn't anything particulary insightful to share... thank you all again for your support ;) happy monday!
they are so adorable and those hats are divine! no worries about posting, we'll be here when you're ready.
Posted by: cindy k | September 30, 2008 at 06:17 AM
Yay! A cute little post about the cute little ones, playing with their cute little toys. Feel free to relax and enjoy them. We'll be ready to read when you are ready to post. Besos.
Posted by: Drea | September 30, 2008 at 11:01 AM
ramble on!! Love the feast! Looks like fun.
Posted by: Heather | September 30, 2008 at 11:03 AM
I love the hats! Especially Diego's improvised one! I have been having a blog break too. My old computer died!
Posted by: simone | September 30, 2008 at 12:19 PM