It's ALIVE

In the unannounced and unplanned month long hiatus I took from blogging, you will be happy to know that I didn't squander my life away eating ice cream on the couch in my PJs. Ok, well I didn't ONLY do that. Just one hour each night to eat ice cream and watch Ghost Hunters, but I label that "Sanity Preservation," not "Life Squanderization." Instead I took a week long, 14 hour a day, painting workshop. During this workshop, I began the portrait of Sayde you see above. Next step, color - and that's where it all goes wrong for me. But I'll post it up anyway when it's done, good, bad or mediocre.

I also took my portrait model up to Massachusetts for the2nd annual "Girls' Weekend!" Whoo HOO! My mom, my daughter, and my 3 younger sisters, and one almost 2 year old nephew, all get together to engage in the distinctly female social gathering behaviors that include:
pedicures
ice cream
Smirnoff Ice
prowling the mall for sales
group mothering (it takes a village sometimes, people)

Relaxing? No. Not really. But fun, heartwarming, and much needed? You betcha hot doggie.

Just for the record, I'm not planning any month long blogging breaks in the near future, but you just never know. It's part of the excitement, right?