Productive Day

Today we sorted, counted, and bagged all of the donations that we have collected over the past 15 months. The kids loved this. We bought tons of shirts at 90% off from Target and Old Navy after holidays. Also some sweet older women knitted hats for the babies and we have gotten a few donations of other things. So far we have 179 pieces of new clothing (mostly shirts), 73 hats, 20 diaper covers/plastic pants and 20 toothbrushes. I would love to collect items for the Kolfe boys orphanage - a run down orphanage that houses many sweet older boys. I am trying to get details on their needs first. You can see a great slide show about them here and read more about them on this blog http://www.jobsdaughters.blogspot.com/2007/12/kolfe-orphanage-forgotten-boys.html

Here is the lunch the kids made all on their own - pizza on french bread and bagels and fruit salad. Lunch is Julia's responsibility, but often the 3 big kids all help out.

Obviously the pizzas are going into the oven and the fruit salad is 1/2 eaten - but you get the idea.

Then our friend Lindsey invited us over to pick up some farm fresh eggs and to see their piglets. She gave us 3 1/2 dozen!! (eggs not piggies - LOL) yes we can eat all of those - no problem. Too bad she didn't give us some piggies then we could have had bacon with our eggs (just kidding Lindsey). We are actually going to make some frozen quiches and bake with them too.

And finally, Jordan dressed up Mia because he was afraid she would be cold this morning.