Friends and Family and Love above all.
Ezekiel Anderson Gibbs was delivered by c-section after Arie was in labor for 26 hours. They, and Lucien, are well but still tired. Ezekiel will be in the NICU for another day or so before they can go home.
Pat was in the hospital about to have Carl over a Thanksgiving. She definitely relates. Somehow no one thought to bring her a Thanksgiving dinner ~ I wasn't in her life then or I would have. We'll start to make up for it today.
I am going to spend the day cooking. It's what I do for Fun. Cooking is also how I show my Love; how I make it real for others to feel, to taste, to understand . . .
At times I think that we don't think about things enough, especialy the really simple, fundamental, things ~ like Food or Living, or sometimes even Love.
Today I will do my best and I am going to have Fun ~ doing and preping and cooking and being.
Carl and I will drink some beer ~ judging by last night, probably more than we should! We did have fun and we stayed up way too late talking about just about everything. Who knows if we solved all of the world's problems? But we did talk. It was good.
We'll make up plates to take to the kids in the hospital and we will share our love with them.
I know that everyone says it . . . But, Ezekiel really is a beautiful baby! And I am tearing up thinking of him.
I did keep myself busy while we waited, at home, to hear that he was born (with Carl calling Lucien every two hours). I got some painting done on the first of the Centaurs. The night he was born was the first night I worked on this one and I was determined to get his hair done in time. I did. Actually I got quite a bit more done.
I think I spent two evenings painting him so far ~ flesh and hair and saddle blanket that first night. Then his hooves, the armour, sword and shield. No, somehow, it has been three evenings! Last night I did some touch ups, the strapping and his base.
Ezekiel's Own are coming right along!
Appropriately enough, Ezekiel has the most amazing little pointed AElf ears. Just like this Centaur's! (He really does!)The other two Centaurs have some flash that I need to take care of before I begin painting them. It's been Fun to paint one figure. I am really enjoying myself and it's a great feeling to see these figures coming to life under my brush.
I am thankful that I am painting again.
I am thankful for my very special Friends.
Today I woke, much later than I had meant to, and had a wonderful Thanksgiving e-mail from Tim the Elder. He's as into The Secret Plan as I am! Together we're going to have a great time surprising T the Younger and Poppa John.
I really would like to do this game as a follow up to one of our Castle Devin games. At first I was reluctant to ~ I didn't want to dirupt Tim's world. Knowing that he's as into the idea as I am . . .
Oh, we're going to have Fun with this!!!
As Tim the Elder said today: "Sheriff of Devinville leading a posse chasing the squirmy Welsh into a deep misty woods... but wait, what's that un-earthly sound? A growl? A scream? OH MY GAWWWWDDDD.....!!"
It gets my imagination flowing! And it makes me want to get even more figures painted! I really think we'll have to stage the grand unveiling to celebrate my 50th Birthday. It will make that day even more special.
I think that I will remember painting Ezekiel's Own and all of the Fun and all of the thanks that fill my heart right now.
I am thankful for my Family and Friends. They really are that special. My wife is amazing and I truly love her. My friends are mind boggling. Each is special in so many different ways. It's Fun to Live! It's Fun to Love!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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