Putting a Project to Rest

All Hail The New Year! Is it true? It's finally here?  I can't tell you how thrilled I was to greet 2012.  We returned from our annual holiday vacation to a mess scattered throughout the house.  I guess we were anxious to get out of town!  Now that the holiday cheer of lights and ornaments are all stashed away along with wrapping paper scraps torn to bits from the kids and puppies, I opened the door to my sewing room. It's a bit quiet in here and where did my cutting table go?  Sorting through piles of fabric, new purchases, incomplete items and strips of fabric for a quilt top that dangles on the wall, I'm reminded of how I neglected my sacred space. 

Unfortunately, this year I didn't make a handmade gift for anyone.  I didn't have the juju. On the bright side, I had the most relaxed holiday ever. I didn't stress at all.  Now that's a miracle.  Christmas came and went after a quiet Thanksgiving and I ate enough to pressure me into a new exercise routine.  But, uh, I am still snacking on the tasty treats left by Santa in my stocking.  But that's another post...

I'm behind on projects for Bees so today I started to organize my space in hopes of taking care of responsibilites.  As always the little helpers were not that helpful. 

Those little pups sure make me laugh!
To my surprise, I found the art pages we all created months ago when Adam returned home from the hospital.  It called out to me. FINISH ME! So I almost finished it. I'm not sure how to bind it all together.  I'm thinking about crocheting it. 

Here is the Art Journal with pages created by me and the kids (ages 17, 19 and 21) along with Adam (27) in our attempt to create a visual of what we experienced.  As we made these pages together, we talked about the accident with Adam and it was a beautiful time.  He was fresh home from rehabilitation and he's improved dramtically since then.

This was our first attempt at creative journal pages and I love that the kids enjoyed making them. We're so glad to put the trauma of 2011 behind us, embrace a new year and move forward with all the positive change this event created in each of us. Thank you for taking a moment to view our project.  Thank you for the kind words of encouragement you sent to us. My hope for everyone is that this year is amazing and filled with laughter and good times.