magic of pretend
each year, their costumes become more and more a product of their individual visions and less my interpretation of their visions. this year, a medieval princess, a knight, a funny, happy apple. 
there were sketches, and fabric and yarn selections without my “guidance” or interference, and while i admit to wanting to tweak things, to take their requests less seriously and more as “suggestions”, i followed their designs as closely as i could, and alas, the finished products were better than i ever could have anticipated-i never considered that a medieval princess needs a higher hemline in order to skip rope and climb trees! the smiles, the pride that came with every compliment were theirs alone, i was merely their faithful servant, bringing forth their individual vision for make believe, for fantasy, for memories.
