Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and I was in elementary school, we had egg hunts at school. I never have been an observant person, which probably contributed to me being one of those kids that never found any eggs. I couldn't find them. I was the kid that got the prize for not finding any eggs. And no, I wasn't smart enough to figure out that you got a prize for not finding any. Oh well, enough about the dinosaur days.
I love to sew, and the special thing about having daughters, was that I got to sew their clothes. And especially at Easter I got to make them special dresses. At least, I did for a while. Now Aleta is a girly girl, and she always loved her new dresses. She still likes for me to sew for her. Now in reality, she sews as well as I do, but I don't think she enjoys it as much as I do. She loves dresses, and I make a lot of the ones that she wears. Sometimes I just surprise her with one, sometimes she plans the ones that I make, or she buys the fabric that she likes, or the pattern. It's fun I guess because I love sewing and being creative.
However, my daughter Rheba is a different child, and yes this is not a new discovery. I found this out a long time ago. She preferred jeans. No dresses, no skirts, no ruffles, no frills etc. A big blow to this mama's creative heart. The last Easter outfit that I made Rheba was when she was in the fifth grade. I tried to make something that would appeal to Rheba, not something I really liked. I took a pair of her jeans, Cut the bottom off below the pockets and added a ruffled skirt of western material, and made a vest. Then, because I knew she still wouldn't really want to wear it, I ordered a pair of western boots, to match the outfit. I also decorated a western hat to match. She only wore the outfit because I told her she couldn't have the boots unless she wore the outfit to church on Easter. She reluctantly wore it, becuse she really wanted that pair of boots. But she never wore it again. In fact, she never wore another dress until she graduated from high school. She had to wear a dress under her graduation gown. And very few times since then has she donned a dress. AND following that last Easter outfit, Rheba complained that I had cut off her favorite pair of jeans. I had to hear this complaint every time she got dressed for about 6 months. And even now, every now and again, she will bring up that I cut off her favorite pair of jeans.
Sometimes I worry that people think that I always sew for Aleta and hardly ever for Rheba, but it is not my intention to favor one child over the other. But in this case, I don't think Rheba harbors any bad feelings since she never wanted to wear dresses. She did let me make her some cute scrub tops, but now she is required to wear scrubs in only one color, no cute tops. Oh well, maybe one day.
I haven't made any Easter dresses this year, but I have been sewing. I have made a few costumes for our Easter Drama. So let me put in a plug for it....
Pine Grove Baptist will be presenting "OVERCOME, Destined to Die," a live Easter Drama, on April 13th, 14th, and 15th at 7:00 pm. Admission is free and a nursery is available. A lot of hard work has been put into the program, and you will git a blessing if you can come.
I hope to see you there!
Until next week!
Cynthia Kay
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