It's official. The work has begun.
The weekend before they started, I had a bout of nostalgia. I started thinking of all the events that took place in that kitchen and dining room. Baptism parties, birthday parties, big family dinners, holiday dinners, and dinner together, just the five of us. That dining room has been the hub of our day-to-day lives, too, the place where we have done homework, work, projects, arts and crafts. Many a blog post has been written there, too.
Some of those that we loved and shared those times with are no longer with us. And the babies are no longer babies.
I needed something to help us through the transition. For the children, I thought some drawing on the wall would help. We had cousins and friends help us and the expressions on that wall ranged from the sentimental to silly. All kinds of stuff got worked out there. Olivia expressed her sadness that the wall was coming down, Chloe sketched the rain cycle that they were discussing at school, and Oscar drew "creepy teenagers," which seem to have entered his consciousness these days.
Me, I found a quote from the Scottish poet, John McLeod from his poem Sandcastles that helped me, "Sweet memories enhance the backwards glance." Sweet memories indeed.
Great FUN idea!
Posted by: Andrea | October 24, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Anticipation....
Posted by: eva | October 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM
How exciting! I can't wait to see the finished results!
Posted by: Leticia- Tech Savvy Mama | October 24, 2011 at 01:12 PM