Even though the weather was bleak today, it was still a good day. The emotional mess in our family from Friday is mostly resolved. (Tay started it, Brit took it over the top and Steve compounded the issue. Mom batted clean-up :)

Today Steve worked at the Swiftel Center for a bridal show so I took the kids to church. I sent most of the kids to class and then headed to the kitchen. Rebecca, Lynda and I fixed scalloped potatoes and ham, creamed corn, strawberry salad and bread for the church college kids today. Rebecca does all the planning and Lynda and I just show up and help. It's a bit of work to get everything ready for 100 kids but it's worth it. Not only are they very appreciative of the home-cooked meal, but I get to spend time in the kitchen with some of my favorite gals! I'll let you in on a story if you promise not to tell anyone ;) A few years ago while we were cooking 10 turkeys and mashed potatoes with all the fixings, we had an incident with a turkey. We dropped it completely through the cooking bag onto the floor! Then a few minutes after that, Rebecca had a mashed potatoes incident. Let's just say that we were cleaning mashed potatoes off the ceiling and cupboards for quite a while after that. I'm telling you, for a good time, join us once a month in the church kitchen!

I usually try to have at least some of my kids help but today I used all of them, plus Rebecca's kids and Lynda's kids. Our kids are good about helping and I love teaching them to serve others without payment or recognition. Plus, a little hard work never hurt anyone.

Bonus: The college kids only went through two and a half roasters of the scalloped potatoes and ham so I came home with a roaster half full for supper, plus some salad, corn and bread. Then our friend came to our house with a big pan of fresh, warm caramel apple crisp. She made one for the dinner at church and then she went home and made us our own!!! Yummmm!!!!!! Thanks Joan!!!

Double Bonus: We were so quick cutting up the potatoes and ham and getting everything ready that I was able to sneak away for coffee at Chocolatte during the second church service while everything was cooking.
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I'd better get off the computer and get my salad made for Brittney's cheer team supper tonight. She wants me to go with her and I absolutely don't want to. I don't want to socialize with other cheer moms while the girls eat and do their bonding thing. But I might just suck it up and do the good mom thing and go anyway. It's a lot easier to be a good mom when I know I have my own time on Tuesday mornings.
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