December 8

I was up far too early for a Saturday morning to head over to the school --by then partially caffeinated but still decidedly bleary-eyed-- for our big, brand new holiday event. But the great news is that it went really, really well. Here's some photo proof of that truth. (And while you're reading, take a very close look at Santa.)

There were many blessings built into this very busy day. Though we had a relatively small pool of volunteers, they were dedicated. The multi-purpose room was actually warm when we arrived. The pancakes and eggs (oh, the pancakes and eggs!) showed up on time. The craft area was surprisingly popular. The raffle baskets were a total hit. We took many, many photos, so the yearbook staff will have lots of choices. The clean-up effort was relatively quick and simple.

And best of all, there was a real sense of community in that room between the parents and the students and the teachers in attendance. That's not always an easy feeling to capture, so for that --and for Isaac's baseball tryouts and for Brady's first-ever basketball game (and his first-ever basket scored!), which also happened today-- I'm thankful.

And now, I'm going to bed!