Sunday, December 6, 2009

Project 365: Week 49

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Fifth Sunday, my turn to lead Junior Worship.
I had a wonderful time with the 1st -3rd graders discussing Jesus family tree and God's greatest gift to mankind--the Son of David!


As you know by now, we try to go to the Monday Night Meal as often as we can. The DIL does such a good job describing the food on her blog, so I will focus on other details, such as her own hand-built clay Nativity.



I was inspired enough to hang a couple initial Christmas items on December 1st, each made by a different SIL years ago.

Also every day I have steadily been working on the Christmas gifts, some shopping, ordering online, and the crafted item hidden in this handy little bag (a gift from a friend in Egypt).


















Every afternoon, 6th grade grandson comes here after school and, now that football is over, asks to be taken to the Red Barn, an after-school program sponsored by LightRider Ministries.



There is talk of adding a pottery area in the new room to be added on. So Mike was consulted this week and asked to design a layout. The youth pastor's wife is a young mother and into pottery as well. She came over with her little ones on Friday to help with the planning. They loved playing with the cat.



In the evening I got to spend time with two of our own grandkids and see the baby before he went off with Mom and Dad to his first concert!



Saturday started out with a 5K at the local university to raise money for mission trips--the Jingle Bell Jog!



Then a fun time with the daughter, a trip to the Holiday Author Fair at the Indiana Historical Society so she could meet Sherrie Eldridge.


And finally a date with my hubby--a grand Christmas concert at Taylor, music in many languages--excellent!

And now, already Sunday, it's time to go to bed! Later, most likely after an afternoon nap, I will visit you all at Sara's. Have a blessed week!

6 comments:

  1. What a fun and full week... can't wait to see the surpise craft thing is in the bag. I guess I will have to wait until after Christmas but be sure to take a picture of it!
    So many cute little babies :-)
    Hope you get a nap in today...
    Have a great week!

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  2. Am hoping to get into the swing of Christmas this week and decorate. Still an adjustment to have Christmas in hot weather! Will have to dig out the Christmas CDs too :-)

    Very full week you've had! Am guessing the project you're working on involves yarn? The bag looks soft and squishy :-) That must be a very friendly cat to allow a little one to play with it. Does Sam & Kristie's little one look like his brothers? Hard to tell from the photo. Love that title for the run: Jingle Bell Jog! Great name!

    So excited to start counting down from 10 tomorrow, to mark Tina's arrival :-)

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  3. What a fun week you had...And may I say that you have some adorable babies in your family!!

    The bag from Egypt is beautiful, as are your Christmas decorations.

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  4. we are putting christmas up this evening..after I rest a bit from church!

    what beautiful babies this week!!!

    Love the bag from Egypt, but of course I want to know what's in it!!! :)

    great week!

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  5. It's just not fair to show us secret hidden gifts on your blog. :)

    I love the nativity set. Very creative!

    What a great opportunity for your husband with the pottery room. It looks like the cat was having a pretty good time too. :)

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  6. Congrats on your 5K! Remember, I'm running one with you this Saturday. (:

    I do like my nativity set, in spite of the fact that whenever I look at it closely I see all the flaws.

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