It’s been another busy week, but I imagine that will be the case until Christmas. Meanwhile, I like to pause amid the bustle with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story to appreciate the blessings of the week.
1. Winning! I won an Amazon card from Paula’s giveaway and a code to see a movie from Susan. Fun!
2. Family outing at Jesse’s. My youngest son’s TV stopped working. It was wall-mounted, so he needed help getting it down and the new one back up. Jason and Timothy came over and brought pizza from Costco (Mittu was sick, unfortunately). Jim and I came and bought power tools. 🙂 Replacing the old TV went pretty seamlessly. Then we tried out some of the newest Jackbox games on it.
3. A family outing to see a play. Jason, Mittu, Timothy and I went to see an afternoon production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was put on by a local home school group and performed at a local community college. Then we went out to a taco-and-nacho place.
The room did fill up closer to play time.
Timothy took a selfie. 🙂
4. Small group meeting. This was only our second time to go. We enjoyed getting to know people better and having an extended time of prayer.
5. Harvest loaf cake used to be a yearly tradition, but I don’t think I made any the last year or two. I kind of miss holiday baking, but with both of us needing to keep an eye on our blood sugar levels, it’s best not to keep temptation around. But I made some for the small group meeting. The recipe made six mini-loaves, so I took three there, put two in the freezer for when Jeremy comes, and we had some to munch on.
I’m a little behind from where I wanted to be at this point in Christmas preparations. But everything will get done one way or another. 🙂 I hope you’re having a good week as well!
Stray Thoughts 
Two wins?! How fun! And I love LWW. Glad you got to see a production of it!
Your family is so special! Have a blessed weekend! 🙂
Barbara, I love the picture of you and Timothy that he took! Reminds me of the bond that I have with our grandson. Glad you had a good week, even though you aren’t quite where you had wanted to be in Christmas preparations. You are right…it will get done one way or another.
That’s a great family pic!! Is Timothy homeschooled? Did he enjoy the play? it’s my absolute fave of all the Narnia books. I used to have the record album by the contemp Christian group 2nd CHapter of Acts who were huge when I was a teen and one of my fave groups ever…..they had an entire album based on the book.
YAY for winning prizes and for getting the new tv mounted. And how sweet that you also got pizza from this outing 🙂
ENJOY the weekend!!
It sounds like the TV repair turned out to be a fun affair. Congrats on your two wins! Love the selfie of you and Timothy. His face just exudes kindness and joy.
Hi Barbara, my kids are gifting us a tv for Christmas! Looks like you had a nice time at the play. Your harvest loaf cake sounds good. We have to watch our sugars too. I only bake once a year with the grands. Have a great weekend!
Congratulations on your wins. It does sound like your week was busy,but with good things. Hope you have a good weekend too.
Such a great opportunity to see “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” play with the family! Did Timothy enjoy it?
I’m glad Jesse has a new TV. A wall mounted TV sounds like the kind of spacer saver I could use but when you mentioned power tools, then I suppose not a good idea with rented walls! It gave you all another chance for a family get together though. So sorry Mittu was sick.
Great that you won the giveaway for a movie!
Wow! Winning two times?? Congrats! Enjoy!
Love the photos of you with the family, especially the one with Timothy.
The play sounds like it was a win, too.
Enjoy your weekend, and maybe play some more games.
Hi Barbara. So glad that the TV repair problem was taken care of. The play sounds great and the pictures of you and your family are precious. I hope you have an excellent weekend. See you again soon!
Well you have company in the boat of being behind in Christmas prep. I’m right there with ya. LOL. The play and nachos afterward sound like a fun family afternoon. Congrats on the two wins. That is always fun. I won tickets this week too. Glad the tv got switched out. Enjoy the games. We’ve played those before and they’re fun.
What a smart idea to give and freeze some of that harvest loaf. I like how a fix-it trip turned into family fun time. Your other family outing sounds fun, too. I never say no to nachos 😉
Seems like many churches have migrated from adult fellowship classes that met on Sunday morning for evening small group meet-ups in various homes. Sounds like you’ve got connected into the small group at your church.