Blog Azeroth Thanksgiving Challenge 2011

Okie, so I admit I am a procrastinator.  Usually, I make it work to my advantage, but I dare say I totally underestimated how long it takes to color.  Seriously.  I have been working on this for two days!

When I visited with my family on Thursday, a five year old gave me my inspiration and reminded me what I am thankful for.  From the mouths of babes…  🙂

My cousin’s daughter and I spent the better part of Thanksgiving hanging out together.  She and I colored and played with her dollhouse and I even got a five year old makeover.  My nails look fabulous, and hey, if anyone says anything about them being a lil messy – they were done by a five year old!  I usually cannot use that excuse for messy nail polish.  😉  She also did my hair with pretty barrettes, but I could not get a pic on my phone that was not fuzzy.

Among the coloring, she expressed a wish that we should write a story.

So, here is that story:

The Evil Fairy Who Tried to Disappear Thanksgiving… And it Worked

Written by: Alyssa

Illustrated by: Jamie

Suhm and Ciena were getting ready for the best Thanksgiving ever.

When all of the sudden, Zara, the Evil Fairy swooped down and kidnapped Ciena.

"Oh no!" Suhm shouted, running after them. But they flew away too fast for his short, turkey legs.

Suhm sat down, sad that his friend had been stolen away.

"I have to save Ciena, because there is no Thanksgiving without friends and family!" Suhm said to himself. So Suhm decided to save Ciena, and went after Zara to her Evil Fairy hideout.

Zara, the Evil Fairy, had decided to cook Ciena for her own Thanksgiving dinner.

But Suhm used his magical Thanksgiving powers and defeated the Evil Fairy!

And Suhm and Ciena went home and had a wonderful Thanksgiving together, just them and their family. It was the best ever!

THE END

It is simple, it is short and it is without much of a plot, but it made her so happy to see this little story that we put together.  So much so that she and I had to share it with the rest of the family during an impromptu Story Time.

I guess it does have a moral, though.  About the importance of family and friends.  Funny that I have spent so much time running around and stressing out at work, that I have not really stopped to think about how important my family is, and how thankful I am for them.

And funnier yet that it took the innocence and simplicity of a five year old to point it out to me.

I am so thankful for my family, and my darling little cousin.

I am thankful to be working and have a roof over my head.

I am thankful for the Muse that sees fit to keep coming to me as I need her – especially when she comes to me in the form of a creative little five year old.

I am thankful for a community that is how that Muse sometimes manifest: Blog Azeroth for their wonderful community of bloggers, the WoW Blog Twitter community and a number of bloggers who have personally influenced me in the short time I have been a part of this family of writers…

• Amerence Love WoW – Amerence does a great job at inspiring as all to keep writing!
• Shattered Beginnings – Jamin is always close by with some kind words.
• Cannot Be Tamed – Jasyla is helpful even when I do not know I need it.
• Resto is Epic – Kat is always so positive and enjoyable to follow on her blog.
• Restokin – Lissanna deserves my thanks simply for us both being in the right place at the right time.
  
• And so many more of you… to the point where my Blogroll is cumbersome and I still do not have everyone on it!

Thank you to all who influence me, fascinate me with your viewpoints and encourage the growth of their fellow writers.

~ Effy.

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