Of creativity, family and work

Last weekend I was expecting Rachael and family to visit and together we would make a homemade Halloween costume, two actually. Lily would be a flower and Tessa a bee. Neither appeared to be too difficult, on the surface. Probably needless to say, they were not exceptionally easy. However, other than the bee's wings both are finished now. (See Beck's blog for a pic of the flower)

The weekend held much more than a visit from the Niusulu's and costumes. There were the D. Nolan's who had to come up anyway for a birthday, and the Coxes who came--just to visit I think-- and just to make the family complete, Sarah made the trip north as well. If we had planned the thing for weeks it would not have come off as well. It was such fun to have everybody here. I had lots of help in the kitchen and with all the little ones. In the end I got to do what I may do best, create!

I also got to do another one of my favorite things, listen to the kids laugh and play games around the table...well at least the ones that were not holding children or changing diapers. And there was certainly a lot of both of those activities going on! I think Great Granny was on the right track when she commented about the noise level in the house, "you could see the roof pulsating as you approached the house," or something like that anyway.

As each group left the noise subsided, a relief and a sigh, when would it come again? I wouldn't trade weekends like this for anything in the world!

Back to the Create part. I am excited, yes, actually excited to get on with the making of Christmas gifts for the Grandchildren. I am glad they are still young enough to not groan (like I did at times I am sorry to say) at the thought of homemade gifts from Granny. Each will recieve at least one thing I made myself. If I get on the stick and carry through on the plans!

This week I have been teaching the Carreer Workshop again. I had the night class this week. it feels do good to have such great information to share with what I call the "cream of the corp." Each of these people is somewhere in the process of securing employment which can be very trying and depressing. But each of them are also taking full advantage of the help the Lord has sent them. Each of them is anxiously engaged in a good cause, temporally caring for themselves and their respective families. They are not just sitting around expecting the government or the church or even their families to take care of them. They are such a contrast to so many I meet of the latter persuasion. (Now I will get off my soap box.) How very grateful I am for my children and my husband who have incredible work ethics! They each inspire me to try harder and work more diligently to achieve my goals, even if they are just homemade Christmas gifts.

How very blessed I am! Thanks guys for the reminder and opportunity I have had to be inspired by my family.