Halloween was very different for us this year...and it found me reduced to tears...working on fairy Jars all by myself:) For 17 years we have all been together for Halloween (give or take a few where Scott had to work)...and we have spent the night traveling to Grandparents and special people in our lives "trick or treating". last year marked the end of that for us as we said Goodbye to my Dad on that day at his funeral:
We knew that that marked a huge change in our Halloween celebrations, but I had no idea how painful I would find that this year. They say the "first" are the hardest when someone passes away...
Saturday night...halloween...found me BY MYSELF...for the first time in 17 years. Scott had to work...Lauren had to work...and Nate went with Cody to Fright At The Fort. I was just not prepared for the emotions...definitely mixed in with missing Dad...missing traditions...and EMPTY NEST:) But, I had some great friends online...and my pal Lisa and Bobo who called and cheered me up. I told Lauren how I was feeling and she texted me...we'll be together next year...I knew it was odd for her too.
Now, it wasn't like I didn't have a gazzilion things to do. I had finished up the linens Saturday morning...this is what 3 dozen placemats, 3 dozen napkins and 1 dozen table runners look like and well over 48 hours of work:
and I had a dozen mittens that needed to be finished and tagged...and a dozen flannel Christmas stockings...and 1 dozen winter/Christmas fairies to be made... Last night I finished the Fairies and here are a sneak peak of a few:
Christmas Eve Fairy (she is sound asleep in front of the tree)
Ski fairy (this little guy has the most adorbale face):
They all have old-fashioned names and are numbered and ofcourse have the Maine's Forgotten Fairy story on the back...they are headed out of the house today.
Today? Well, this week I will spend my days down at Silkweed's. She is closed for the week...we will open back up Friday evening for her annual Holiday Open House. It willl be alot of hard work this week...but totally worth it when the store is all decorated. Nights will find me at Musical rehearsals. This is the beginning of two weeks affectionatly called "hell week".
So I am off to Silkweed's...
Dancingly, Denise
