Have you ever read the Flat
Stanley books or had a child do a flat version of themselves?
All 5 of my nieces have
participated in this process over the years, and this week I have been having
adventures with Flat Risa, the 2 dimensional version of my youngest niece. Since it's Christmas week, she has helped me
make truffles as gifts for our neighbors, open presents, went with us to see
Star Wars, celebrated our dogs' birthdays, and helped me in the studio with the
podcasts.
I've taken a lot more pictures, I
just didn't want to subject you to them.
I've had a lot of fun, though.
And yes, I did make my dogs birthday hats. I also made Flat Risa a birthday hat, a sparkly outfit for Christmas Eve, as well
as headphones... I keep imagining what 7
year old, 3 dimensional Risa will say about some of the pictures. I picture a lot of eye rolling and
exasperated "AUNTIE!"(s).
She's quite melodramatic and more than a little bit of a sassy pants,
which is partly why I love her so.
I often see God through the faces of my nieces. As much as I'd rather be able to spend the holidays with them in person, it has been fun to have this miniature version of a real niece to remind me how lucky I am in terms of the family I have.
I hope your Christmas week has
involved adventures of some variety.
Flat Risa and I need to go to the park now.
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