Ornaments for 2017

This year the ornaments were so much fun to come up with for the kids. 

Little Man:  It had to be Harry!  After the awesome Harry Potter birthday party and Harry Potter Camp, and then Halloween costume...again, how could we not get him a Harry Potter ornament?!

Little Lady: She's always got a stack of library books sitting next to her bed.  She reads all the time, and almost always has a book attached to her if she's not talking to someone.

 BB: His most beloved object is his Polar Bear.  It goes everywhere with him.

Little Guy:  There is much weeping and wailing when Little Guy's blankie has to be washed.  He hates being without his blankie and he most definitely won't go to sleep without it. 

These are our ornaments from our vacation out West this past Summer: Albuquerque, 4 Corners, and Mesa Verde.

 

November Stitches

This month Steph asked us to make 2 low volume plus blocks for do.Good Stitches.  She wanted us to chose two different colors for the pluses.  I must have Christmas on the brain, because I chose green and red.

Caring Kits for the Homeless

Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed a woman with a shopping cart outside the library and another homeless man walking up and down Classen as I drive my daughter to cello. I’ve been feeling that nudge again that I should be doing more.  Quite a few homeless migrate down to Oklahoma because of the milder winters.  I decided I wanted to put together some Care Kits, so that I could have something ready in my car to give them.  A friend from church saw my post on Facebook about it and asked if I would be willing to coordinate a get together to make kits.  I agreed, and this morning we came together and in about an hour we put together 70 Caring Kits for the homeless and another 10 hygiene packets.  It's amazing how much you can accomplish in such a small amount of time when multiple people come together to accomplish something.  We had 12 ladies donate and help out this morning.  Here are a few of us at the end.  

Here's an awesome link that gives great ideas if you've ever wanted to do something similar, but weren't sure what would be the most helpful and/or needed.  We're headed downtown to Little Lady's cello lesson this evening, and I'm hopeful we'll be able to hand one out.