And they came. Happy kids, warm kids, and, well, messy kids. We had chocolatey kids, chocolatey table, chocolatey floors... and they all smelled delicious! ;-)
Joy Sprinkle ~ Day 52 ~ Hot Chocolate
Our church anniversary party was held outside Sunday night - a fairly chilly evening - at a nearby camp. I knew the adults would have coffee and tea to warm them up, but for the kids there was water and lemonade. What could I do to make things cozy for the little ones?
I decided that in addition to our food contribution to the potluck meal, I would bring a hot water heater, some hot cocoa mix, and a spoon. Hot chocolate for all comers!
And they came. Happy kids, warm kids, and, well, messy kids. We had chocolatey kids, chocolatey table, chocolatey floors... and they all smelled delicious! ;-)
And they came. Happy kids, warm kids, and, well, messy kids. We had chocolatey kids, chocolatey table, chocolatey floors... and they all smelled delicious! ;-)
Joy Sprinkle ~ Day 51 ~ Movie Night with Ice Cream
We don't watch much television. This makes a surprise movie night very exciting to the three youngsters residing in our home.
Especially when they get to eat ice cream at the same time.
Tonight I am the best mother in the world. I'll let you know my status tomorrow when I am trying to get everyone to do their farm chores, eat, bathe and look presentable for church, all by 7:30am. On second thought...
Especially when they get to eat ice cream at the same time.
Tonight I am the best mother in the world. I'll let you know my status tomorrow when I am trying to get everyone to do their farm chores, eat, bathe and look presentable for church, all by 7:30am. On second thought...
Joy Sprinkle ~ Day 50 ~ Another Gift Card
Day fifty.
Half way.
I can't believe it. I feel like I've hardly done anything. I have many ideas for the next fifty days. But I always have days when I am absolutely stumped. Fifty days gone - hardly anything. Fifty days to come - seems like a lot. Funny how that works.
Today I had a plan. That was superseded by another plan. By the time the second plan was proven impossible, the opportunity to carry out the first plan had long passed.
Happily, I had a gift card to WalMart that I could donate to our local Family Crisis Shelter. I hope a family in need will be able to use it for something they enjoy.
Half way.
I can't believe it. I feel like I've hardly done anything. I have many ideas for the next fifty days. But I always have days when I am absolutely stumped. Fifty days gone - hardly anything. Fifty days to come - seems like a lot. Funny how that works.
Today I had a plan. That was superseded by another plan. By the time the second plan was proven impossible, the opportunity to carry out the first plan had long passed.
Happily, I had a gift card to WalMart that I could donate to our local Family Crisis Shelter. I hope a family in need will be able to use it for something they enjoy.
Joy Sprinkle ~ Day 49 ~ Sharing with a Sweet Mom
This past summer I started hosting dinners for moms in my home once a month, just a time to be with other women who have similar lives (most of us homeschool), and discuss things that are important to us.
One of the sweet mothers who comes regularly was not going to be able to attend this month because her husband is traveling. She has four small children, and while she does an amazing job of cheerfully accepting this frequent challenge of solo-parenting, she seemed a little worn down this week.
There really wasn't any way I could think to include her, but then I had an idea. What if I brought her the meal in the morning, so she could have the same thing for dinner and feel like she was somewhat a part of it?
So that's what I did, and it blessed me, the queen of procrastination, by getting me to cook well ahead of time. Happiness all around... are you sensing a trend here?
One of the sweet mothers who comes regularly was not going to be able to attend this month because her husband is traveling. She has four small children, and while she does an amazing job of cheerfully accepting this frequent challenge of solo-parenting, she seemed a little worn down this week.
There really wasn't any way I could think to include her, but then I had an idea. What if I brought her the meal in the morning, so she could have the same thing for dinner and feel like she was somewhat a part of it?
So that's what I did, and it blessed me, the queen of procrastination, by getting me to cook well ahead of time. Happiness all around... are you sensing a trend here?
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