I've been painting, painting, painting....
Like a lot, as I am so very blessed that since
I began with the first Home portrait painted
for Rhett, I have been non stop with orders
for portraits of homes.
Yesterday, however, I took a break from that.
Yep, shut it down for a whole day.
Why you may ask (or not lol)?
Because I was asked to keep my great niece, Lillian
(yes, my namesake) as she was off for the holidays
but her parents, both teachers had one more day.
She came all dressed up as we were going to make
mass with Bean at her school, to end this year.
A beautiful mass.
Then once the three grand girls were finished their school parties,
their Mom brought them to the cottage along
with an extra who is almost like another grand girl for me,
Bean's best friend, Mia.
A cottage FULL of estrogen!
I had bought all we needed for an art project
because estrogen induced little girls love, love, love art.
We made candy cane reindeer's!
I had all set up at the dining table along with snacks.
I showed them one and they went to town
decorating their candy canes.
They wanted me to make a you tube video and I did.
It didn't last long but we did decorate quite a few reindeer!
There are a few things I am quite proud of when
the grand girls plus friends, nieces visit...
The television is rarely turned on and aside from
me taping a you tube video, no one asked
for a phone, and iPad, a computer.
Instead they retreated to the play room to play
with all the things this Mumsie keeps there for
their entertainment.
From the age of 3 to 9, all got along and played.
A beautiful day had us outside and not to be outdone
by a bunch of little girls, I suggested a game of
MOTHER MAY I.
You remember that game.....
My grand girls know how to play as we play it often.
We had to explain the rules to a few.
Then we got into our game.
For whatever reason, these little girls
only wanted to see Mumsie do ballerina twirls
as it is all the "Mothers" ever asked me to do.
"Why am I only getting ballerina twirls?"
the answer?
"Because its funny to watch and you are too old for cartwheels"
Phahahahahahha
There is something about when the girls visit Mumsie....
Mumsie plays too, no matter what it is we playing.
Mia, during the course of the day, made a statement
"I can call you Mumsie too?"
Of course, as she has only called me that for the
last few years. It makes me proud of how most of
the grand girl's friends call me Mumsie.
And the TV and the electronics remained unimportant.
The day flew by as we played games, did art in the studio,
played Wizard of Oz and Barbies, babies and school.
It is a true statement when the last of the grand girls were
picked up this Mumsie was pooped with a big smile and
an even bigger heart. I straightened up the cottage and
made my way to bed with a book in hand
but my thoughts were on this day.
I am proud of all the Cottage means not only to me
but to a bunch of little girls, who love spending time
here. I like to believe it's not just the Cottage that they love
but the owner, the Mumsie that lives here as well.
I know these times are a passing, that sooner than
I want to admit, the time will come where I will not
be the place they want to be on their first day of Christmas
holiday. But for now, a tired Mumsie was
a happy and loved Woman!
