So I have been waiting to post – because have been waiting on Jeremy to send me a picture. I’m assuming 3 weeks later it’s not going to happen. So here is what we have been up to the last few weeks….
Three weekends ago I went up to Dallas to help with a dress sale, as a fundraiser for South Africa.
We had over 300 dresses donated, and probably a third of them sold. We made quite a bit of money, and plan on having another sale at the end of February. I am so proud of my sister for planning and doing all the work.
(insert picture of me, mom, and Les- that Jeremy took and apparently doesn’t want to share- lol)
That weekend, Russell decided not to come with me. Dad was still out of town, and Jeremy had plans- so I had to drive up there all by myself. Dad came back from being in Europe for three weeks, so when he came back on Saturday, of course he wanted some OTB! So Kristi was my date, instead of Russell. And then CiCi’s for lunch on Sunday- haha.
The next weekend was Super Bowl Sunday, and Super Saturday at church. We went have been meeting in a middle school for three years now. Every week we set up and load everything out in carts – and after three years we have accumulated a lot of stuff. Super Saturday was a day to come in and steam clean ALL the floors (that we roll out every week to protect the gym floors).
And we cleaned out the preschool carts, and all their toys. I didn’t take any picture of the before./after of my cart- but it looks SOO much better. We threw away a lot of broken toys and put some into storage that will be great when we have a building, but don’t really need now. We cleaned all the toys and organized them. It was HARD work (especially the floors) but it was very much needed. They also announced that they plan on starting to build our building this year- we vote next week to approve all the plans!! Can’t wait.
On Super Bowl Sunday we had Russell’s family over. Kathy brought over her Africa pictures- she recently got back from a work trip to Botswana. It made Russell and I even more excited to go. She had some amazing pictures from the safari they took.
This weekend, on Friday we had a party for all the children’s workers at church. We met at the Bridgeland pavilion- it was a really nice place. Lots of picnic tables, bathrooms, and a fire place. And we needed the fireplace because it got cold this weekend. It was fun to have the kids running around, playing the bounce house. While the adults got to hang out and talk, eat hotdogs and chicken sandwiches, and even made smores.
It has been fun the last few weekends. Yesterday we just laid around the house. I have been under the weather for the last few weeks, on a steady diet of cough drops, Dayquil and Nyquil. Just when I thought I was getting over it, Russell is coming down with it. So hopefully his doesn’t last as long as mine did.
Tomorrow is my birthday and less than a month until South Africa!!!
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