We used to live in a townhouse that had an awesome sliding glass door in the back. You could see it from the parking lot as well as the grocery store next door and we always got a lot of commentary when I painted it for various holidays. I wish I had some pictures of some of the artwork I did on it, but sadly, I don't.
We've lived in our current house for 5 years now, and although it had a sliding glass door up until this year when we replaced it, it wasn't visible to anyone but us, so decorating it wasn't as much fun. The front windows that faced the street were also a bust because they were the kind that had the decorative dividers that broke up the window so there wasn't a flat painting surface. We made do with other decorations, but I've really missed the annual Halloween window painting.
Well... good news! This year, we replaced the main front room window with nice picture glass and no dividers! Hooray! The ability to paint is back!
It's not a huge window so it still isn't quite as much fun as the sliding glass door, but it is better than nothing. For the window debut, I wanted to do something somewhat representative of our lives. I live with my best friend Kristin and we had 3 cats. My mom died earlier this year and she also had 3 cats. We tried hard to find homes for them, but there weren't any solutions or offers that we felt good about and finally just last month, on September 26, her 3 cats came to live with us permanently.
Trying to integrate 6 cats created a kind of crazy in our lives that I didn't know was possible to live with. It's a difficult transition and Kristin and I joke all the time about how we've turned into crazy witches to people who make negative comments about our efforts. So, I thought I would set everyone strait with a visual reply to their opinions. My thoughts about my life and my priorities aren't about to change anytime soon and in case anyone isn't sure what those are, they can be reminded when they look at our first ever window painting in our new house. I call it "Family Portrait."
