Part 3

here are a few more fun pics of the day....

the purchaser of the ebay item found money transferred INTO their account!

I hope that you all enjoyed this little project as much as I did. Giving to others can be so simple, it's just a state of mind. Thanks to all who participated and thanks, Gary, for setting a great example!

Happy Birthday Gary-part two

here are some updates from the morning so far....

The Gibson's from Arizona treated co-workers and complete strangers to lunch this week in honor of Gary...something Gary loves to do as well.

Joe White seized the opportunity to pass on a little of his own legacy to Gary's grandkids. He sent an I'm third note and pen reminding them to to honor Gary. Love it!

here are some quarters left at a carwash.

Marlene payed it forward at the Costco snack bar.

Pam payed for the car behind her at McDonalds.

Happy Birthday Gary-part one

Mission "Random Act of Kindness" has officially begun-- The Intelligent Kindness Team set out to the streets to give out seventy dollars in honor of 70 years! I can't wait to see how this little experiment turns out--stay tuned.....

it's a dream come true

well, not exactly, but kinda. My real dream (never realized) was to be published in Creating Keepsakes magazine. But that never happened, but my brother did--that's another story for my next counseling appointment. But if I ever thought I would make a video, I would have only dreamed that it would be put on Worship House Media. And a week ago it did--yay!! Sam and I had a lot of fun (and hard work) making this stop motion video. It started as a project for Sam and turned into bonding time for the two of us. I will have to post some pictures later of our "set". We need to give credit to the tolerant family that endured our kitchen table turned studio for a week. Anyway, the kind people at Worshiphousekids and worshiphousemedia liked it enough to offer it up on their website. I think what makes this really special is that I am a big fan of their own productions (igniter media) and a frequent customer. So maybe this will help me move on from feeling of scrapbooking rejection.....

A Peace Offering

I asked Lucy and Gwen to take Maya for a walk today. Evidentally, she pooped in a neighbor's yard and it was NOT well received. The girls came back a little shaken because the lady who lived there came out yelling at them. After they went back to clean up Maya's mess they asked if they could make some cookies. I found this bag as I was cleaning up. What a sweet little peace offering. I knew exactly who they were intended for, but when I asked them if they were going to take them to her they said "no, they didn't turn out. It just looks like a bag of crumbs." I do think they were on to something though....

the latest escapades

The kids have learned a little bit about stop motion animation. Sam has been a little video making maniac (and I am loving seeing his creativity!) Here are a couple off his highlight reel.

He can't understand this one is my favorite, but I'm sure you will get it. I mean, I just never expected him to make bottle caps four square. I didn't even know he knew anything about four square (except the game four square which is totally different.)

A Dinner Of Fools

The boys are getting to that age where they are a little harder to "fool" on April Fool's day. So Andy switched around their dresser drawers while they were sleeping--it about led to a fist fight but they finally figured it out. Next, I added a couple drops of food coloring to the cereal bowls for some moldy milk--funny how they seemed to lose their appetite. After I dropped the kids off for school I played an joke on myself by leaving my purse at home (which really messed up my time line for the day)

For dinner that night we had some of our favorite people (the Self's) over for our "Dinner of Fools". Tonya and I had so much fun--I guess it was the artists in us :) We banned the kids from the kitchen as we set everything up. The kids thought nothing of it since they were more than happy to be outside playing.

On the menu:

grilled cheese=pound cake and yellow frosting (Tonya even toasted a few to make them look real)--Lucy thinks these were the most realistic

mini burgers=pecan sandies, choc covered oreos, frosting and coconut flakes

cupcakes= meatloaf and mashed potatoes

salad with booger dressing--it's hard to disguise salad, but what was really funny is that everything else was disguised so they thought it was something else.

kool-aid=jell-o

sugar cookies=crescent rolls cut into star shapes (this was a bit of a stretch but we felt we needed another non sweet thing)

mashed potatoes=ice cream with carmel

The kids came in and we weren't disappointed with the reactions. They were on to the hamburgers but we even fooled Clay with the grilled cheese. Here's Lucy's reaction after she bit into the grilled cheese--sweet innocence...

We also had my niece Tori over, she got the quote of the night "Stephanie, I don't know if I will be able to trust you again after this." She's a hoot! Seriously, she didn't see this coming at all. Sorry Tori, I will try to re-earn your trust;)

(look at Tori, she does not know what to think!)

It wasn't the most healthy dinner, but we had a lot of fun, and best of all, we created memories with our kids--makes it all worth it! Looking forward to more times with the Self's.

Steph