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Showing posts with label operation christmas child. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

What I Did Wednesday #14


  1. Looked through some holiday magazines for Thanksgiving table centerpiece ideas.
  2. Did the dishes...twice. (so far) ha.
  3. Cleaned the oven, vacuumed out the ash when it was done, oiled the rack supports so they slide easily, placed foil in the bottom to catch drips and cleaned the grill on the stove top. Now I'm ready for holiday baking. :)
  4. Packaged up an Operation Christmas Child box.
  5. Talked to the new mother cat. She actually didn't run for the first time. I really wasn't this close..had the zoom lens going.
  6. Picked up this tiny hanging planter from the auction leftovers a few weeks ago. I replaced the ratty twine with ribbon and planted a few remaining sprouts left over from one of the outside flower pots. Maybe it will do well hanging in the kitchen window this winter.
  7. Did the weekly grocery shopping.
  8. Filled the flour, sugar, brown sugar and powdered sugar canisters. Ready for baking now!
  9. Noticed those new little kittens have bloated bellies. A Google search confirmed my suspicion of worms. Yuck. Stopped at the pet store today for some de-worming drops to put in the water outside.
  10. Noted weird hand sculpture while out and about. Not sure why, but I think it's creepy. ha.
  11. Enjoyed chocolate hazelnut coffee, a gift from a dear friend.
  12. Laughed at Mustache and that huge yawn.
  13. Smiled at blue sky and pretty cloud pattern after the dark grey and rain blew over.
  14. Oops on that number. :) Moved my wicker drop file cart back out to my desk. I need to look for some recipes and decorating ideas in the next few days.
It's been a lovely Wednesday.
I hope your day was lovely, too!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Getting and Giving

At the end of last winter my slippers were so worn that I threw them in the trash. With cold weather coming I had to get new ones! You know how I love grey. :)

And with a nice, sturdy shoe box left over I thought I'd recycle it and participate in Operation Christmas Child. If you don't know about this annual event that is part of Samaritan's Purse, click HERE. You could provide a shoe box full of little gifts to a child on the other side of the world...probably the only Christmas gift they will receive. And you don't even have to ship it yourself. The website lists collection stations all over the country. One just happens to be right here in my little village. Now how convenient is that!