weekend recap...

i don't have a lot of photos from this weekend....we were all kinda here/there, sick/not....and i didn't really think to get out my camera much

it started friday night....the girls were scheduled to have a sleepover, but that fell through....so rather than disappoint them AGAIN last week (we missed both dance classes & one other planned event due to my crazy schedule of tests/scans & such)....i suggested we have a slumber party at home! :0)

they were psyched!

we hadn't sent our most recent Netflix watch back yet, so daddy ran to the video store

The Tinkerbell Movie for us girls
& Kung Fu Panda for the men

first, we had to get all made up!
then pile about 100 blankets & pillows on the living room floor, and grab some snacks
the men set up camp in jaden's room
corinn passed out about 20 minutes into the movie....and mama was nodding off at the end - but gabby made it! she kept saying "i'm tired, but i want to see the whole movie!"

saturday was COLD - i mean really cold!

daddy had to work, so we enjoyed a quiet morning together - before he headed off....then while the kids napped, i did this...

polyurethaned the kiddos picnic table - made by my dad & painted by the kiddos over the summer of 2007!

hey, better late than never!

actually, this table was always on our front porch at the old place - safe from the rain....but now, we have to leave it out on our patio & i wanted to get it protected before full-blown winter got here

saturday night, i had gotten out stuff to make some christmas ornaments (more on those in the future - these will b presents for teachers & friends from the kiddos) & as corinn was walking into the kitchen to help, she threw up all over the floor!

gabby did this 2 fridays ago - puked all eve, then woke up just fine the next morning....corinn did the same - she woke up sunday, hungry & ready to go to church!

daddy worked again, so after church, the kiddos & i just hung out & made a playground trip after lunch....had another chill day until they went to bed, & i got busy on these 2 cakes

today, some of us gals from the support team went to the local soup kitchen to volunteer....they served a thanksgiving lunch today & needed plenty of help! we cooked, served & cleaned up....the place was packed & there was plenty of food - people were coming back for 2nd's & 3rd's & making plates to take to loved ones

the guy that started "Our Community Place", bought the building about 7 years ago - it was totally empty & needed a complete overhaul....he said that not only did the funds to buy the building, come from the community - but also, all the remodeling was funded or donated by the community! that means there's no mortgage - only utilities to pay....and he says that he goes grocery shopping for the monday afternoon meal, every week....but they also serve dinner there each & every night - and he never has to buy food for those meals!

the best part about this place is that it's not just a soup kitchen - it's also a community center where AA/NA meetings r held, activities for the local kids r organized & the only place some have to get out of the cold....here, it's all about the community - not the poor coming & being served by those more fortunate, but by everyone pitching in & doing what needs to be done....working side by side in the kitchen, to serve each other....and sitting down to family style meals & enjoying each other's company....kudos to ron for creating such a wonderful place - i hope to go back & volunteer again!