Two and A Half - Family

For those of you who don't know, I have a very far flung Family.  My sons are in school in Australia, I have two brothers who live in Vietnam and my sister lives in the woolly wilds of WA, my parents in Aus' too and the rest of my Family live in the UK.

So this week it was a rare treat to have #2 son and one of my brothers in the same space.  It will have been nearly 3 years since I saw my brother Alistair, again in New York, and not long after we moved here (my how time has flown!)

It turns out that David might just be staying a tad longer than he had planned (secret Mom Happy Dance!).  He's here with 21 other boys from his school for a NYC Art Tour and they were supposed to head back to Australia tomorrow....but thanks to the smokey Volcano in Iceland, all flights to Europe and connecting destinations have been canceled and they are stuck here for the time being!!!  Of course it could also mean that we have 22 boys for sleep-over soon if the planes are not back on track!

Life.............never easy!

Oh and if you felt in need of a little art to accompany the post............I found my way to Photoshop tonight - in order to soothe my "soul" and concocted this new little ditty!...

So, that's all for now.  I have a suspicion that the weekend will be busy, fraught with travel aggravation and who knows what else!

Comments

[Chris]

Glad to hear things are better. Isn't that scary frustrating, though!

I feel the same about going in and making art when things are a little chaotic. I guess we tend to want to order that chaos a bit.

[Christine Baier]

The volcanic ash cloud is also stopping all flights here in Germany. I came back home by train yesterday from Stuttgart... but I still came back home! Enjoy time with your little family.

[deborah]

Happy Mom Dance INDEED! Oh has fast they grow up. Love this piece...the colors, the writing, and what is she thinking? **kisskiss** Deb

[Carla Naron]

Girl I think I have a new favorite. I absolutely adore this digital masterpiece!

enjoy the xtra days w/ little man.
xoxs

[Leslie J. Moran]

Since you asked what I admired and wanted to learn. Look no further. Wonderful artwork. Good luck with "The Boys"! That's quite a feat...or should I say a lot of "feet"! :)

[Lennie]

I certainly understand your "secret mom happy dance" ... I would secretly be delighted too :-)

This volcanic ash cloud is quite the thing .... Nancy is stuck in Paris, my MIL and SIL are stuck in Scotland, and my other SIL is supposed to be flying to Liverpool tomorrow, with her daughter joining her later this week. ALL travel plans are up in the air now!

Hope the hubbub is not too stressful for you over the weekend!

[Lorraine]

Sounds as if you will have a busy but enjoyable weekend. Lovely collage...

[Susan/Don Madden]

22 boys for sleep-over? I smell pizza! Maybe you'll get a good discount if they deliver more than 10. Great art work.

[Pearl Maple]

How cool for a Volcano in Iceland to provide benefits of an extended family get together. Really like what you did with the latest image, your photoshop work is inspiring.