It started by me telling Derek that I didn't know how I was going to get it all done. Derek's way of responding to that was to plan a week long vacation right in the middle of the "I don't have enough time" episode. I'm sure he thought he was helping...and it was nice...but it caused much more stress. Then I had to pack and unpack for the trip and lose the week to work on everything. We did have a wonderful trip but once we arrived home chaos hit.
We unpacked, got our Christmas tree, put up Christmas decorations, planned a lesson, volunteered at the school twice, had 6 hours of meetings, took down all my Christmas decorations for our Relief Society dinner, babysit for friends almost everyday, planned the Christmas dinner, painted a mural, had two sick kids, got ready to sell at a craft fair, had a sinus infection...that was in one week. Next week finished getting ready for Christmas dinner, including almost 5 hours of decorating and food prep, and getting ready for the craft fair.
I often wonder if it is all worth it. But watching the women eating dinner and laughing together and having a nice night away; watching them feel the spirit during a Christmas program we put together...it made me feel better about what I put into my calling.
This is the mural I painted for our "Night in Bethlehem" I did 95% of it. I had a friend come with her airbrush and highlight and soften some of my lines and also add some of the "twinkle" to my stars. She also added the palm trees. She really made the difference in the painting and I am so grateful for willingness to help me.
Apparently, watching the white guy with a fro on PBS (when I was a kid) paid off a little.
3 comments:
I didn't know you were an artist. It looks incredible. Nice work!
Wow! Thats impressive. You are quite the artist. But I guess I already knew that.
The lighting is good. You certainly don't want to get too close.
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