Coucoumellisms

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Halloween is one of my favourite holidays. I have always liked to dress up and imagine that I am someone else. I would love to be an actress, just to be able to wear the cool costumes... As it is, I have made myself one really cool dress, and I wear it once a year, at Halloween, because really, except maybe for around the house, by myself, there is no other opportunity to wear it and not look silly. Sometimes I wish we still wore dresses like those... until I have to rush around the house cleaning and whatnot... then I think feminism and the outcome of women wearing pants is a positive thing... because those long skirts REALLY get in the way.

Found this at http://deusinadiutorium.blogspot.com/ You Are Impressionism You think the world is quite beautiful, especially if you look at it in new and interesting ways. You tend to focus on color and movement in art. For you, seeing the big picture is much more important than recording every little detail. You can find inspiration anywhere... especially from nature. What Art Movement Are You?

Step one: Nurse baby to sleep. Step two: Climb up on stool to get recipe book, gather ingredients and set oven to 350. Step three: Get children a snack. Step four: Start mixing. Step five: Trip over dog. Step six: Refrain from cussing. Step seven: Blow someone's nose. Step eight: Wash hands. Step nine: Back to mixing Step ten: Realize you have forgotten to mix in butter, melt it in microwave to make it easier to add to batter Step eleven: Wipe someone's nose. Step twelve: Wash hands again. Step thirteen: Take butter out of microwave and add to batter. Step fourteen: Realize that baby is crying. Go and get him. Step fifteen: Put brownies in oven. Step sixteen: Take baby away from trash can, pick up trash on floor. Step seventeen: Nurse baby again. Step eighteen: Blow someone's nose. Step nineteen: Wash hands again. Step twenty: Start getting pies ready. Step twenty-one: Rush over to pull baby away from plants Step twenty-two: Pick up dirt off floor, cut circle out of cardboa...

Or rather, in this case, by the example of children... For about a year now, Dominic, and then Maryssa (and now even Gabriel, somewhat) but especially Dominic, kneel down in front of the tabernacle every Sunday after mass to say a prayer. Sometimes Dominic stays there for a couple of minutes, telling Jesus and Mary that he loves them, and I think, just being with them. Of all my children, Dominic is the one who thinks about God the most. God comes out even in his work at school. Like the list of things he was thankful for last year, and again this year in a project "about me". Recently, I have noticed adults coming and kneeling down in front of the tabernacle after mass as well, and staying there for a few minutes too. Even I keep thinking I'll have to get to adoration soon... Halleluia!

We had a party for Gabriel and Marc today. Had mostly neighbours over, and a couple of other friends. We had a good time. I managed to get the pinata finished in time, and the cake baked too. I'm always at the last minute now. I just don't feel like doing the big parties anymore. There's so much work involved and I just don't have time or energy. I did a simpler pinata this time. I'll have to post pics tommorrow. Sometimes, small parties are just more fun though, because then you get quality time with just a few people instead of catch snitches of different conversations with a lot of different people.

B o n n e F ê t e M a r c !