This is Grannimals' Lucien, the Rabbit, (though in our house, his name is Chocolate Kiss Fudge Sweetie Pie Bunny Rabbit - not always in that order). We found him the other day at Target and Alekha, being the little mommy that she is - fell in love with him. What about your 20 other children I asked? Won't they feel sad that you are bringing home a new baby? "Mommy," she replied, her tone inferring what a silly goose I was, "I will love ALL of my children."
The thought occurred to me that this would be a good time to point out how mommy could also love more than one baby, if by some miracle of God I would get pregnant again. She then said "Mommy, if you keep talking about other babies (i.e., not ME), then I am not going to love your or give you hugs and kisses anymore!" That settled it. I gave in and brought Lucien, aka Chocolate Kiss Fudge Sweetie Pie Bunny Rabbit home, safe and loved in the arms of my four year old.
I think he is actually a baby toy, but he is awfully loveable even with that goofy, toothy grin. He is actually a knitted bunny rabbit - with that sweet knitted sweater. And of course -- the perfect chocolate color. How could I resist?
Okay... in other news... all valentine kits are shipped. And this makes the first time, in two years, that I am caught up on shipping. In TWO YEARS. I think, for the past two years, I have been in a constant state of panic - that I forgot to send something, or ship someone's kit, or just in a general state of flux trying to get 100 things done at once. It reminds me of that quote from Alice in Wonderland -- about how you have to run twice as fast just to stay in the same place. That was me then. But now, I can finally... EXHALE. And so here I sit in my studio, on a gloomy wintry afternoon with my cup of tea in hand, and the whole luxurious afternoon stretching out before me, and even though I have been to the dentist this morning and been told I need two crowns, even though there are dishes and laundry and unmade beds calling my name, even though it is gray and wintry outside, within, I am as giddy as a young girl in spring because after two years, I realize that time is a gift. Each and every moment is a wondrous gift. And that it's not too late, at nearly 40 - to slow down and learn the art of doing nothing, to spend an afternoon just dreaming.
I do have some fun projects and ideas and a couple of goodies plus a new venture to share -- I will be working on those in the next few weeks and will be sharing them here soon, I hope.
One last tidbit -- I've been trying to keep up with CHA releases - and learned today that Prima just started their own digi site - at Prima Hybrid. They are offering digital downloads to complement their already gorgeous products. They are even offering a free download - a valentine-ish candy wrapper you can download for free here though you do have to register after you put it in your shopping cart and check out, (then it is emailed to you to download for free). Very exciting - can't wait to see the digi products they will be offering. They also have a blog and it looks like they may be searching for some Prima Flower Girls for their hybrid team -- so if hybrid is your cup of tea -- go check it out!
Off to my tea and an afternoon of dreamy nothingness.....
