Santa Came To Town To Deliver...Food Storage

Saturday we dragged ourselves out of bed to take our kids to the glass museum to eat breakfast with Santa. R. and I debated whether we'd actually do it the night before. We treasure our "Saturday sleep-in" even though, since having children, it's been reduced to a few extra winks before the kids are begging for breakfast.

I took my camera, but left the memory card in the PC. Frustrating. But, I'm sure you get the picture--buffet style spread and the Jolly Old Elf, himself.

Kids make me laugh. See, I never actually "make" breakfast. Mornings are not my thing, that's why they invented cereal. And cereal is all they ever get. So you'd think when faced with real food like eggs, sausage and French toast my kids would be in heaven. Nope, they went for Kellogg's Corn Pops.

The event was better than expected. There was entertainment while we ate--a magic show and a guy singing silly songs like "Library Boogie" and "Garbage Monster"; which begs the question--what on earth do reading and recycling have to do with Christmas?

The kids had fun. A.M. was still talking about it at church today. We had fun too. It was worth giving up a bit of sleep.

The afternoon proved to be no less eventful. I went with some friends to the Church cannery. My first time. Again, no camera to document the all-day excursion, or the plastic aprons and hairnets we wore. But here's a look at a few of the 34 cans of food I brought home:The sad thing is what I did would sustain only one person for about a month. I have a lot more work to do.

While I was gone R. tore out the wall to the bathroom. We're moving it to make way for some pantry cupboards in the kitchen. I came home to this view from my kitchen:Imagine being able to "do your business" while keeping an eye on dinner at the same time. With that kind of convenience, I'm thinking we may not even replace the wall at all. (Yah, I know you're all laughing at the grandma wallpaper. And just for that, I'm keepin' it!)