An Olympic's Souveneir

Ms. Barbara lives in Canada, right where they held the Winter 2010 olympics! She sent Jaden and Morgan poctcards and pictures of her country. We used them during homeschool when we studied Canada and the olympics. They checked out the mascots, and had coloring pages to go along with it. Then, when the olympics were over, and olympic stuff was on sale, Ms. Barbara asked them which mascot they liked best. They both liked the Sasquatch called Squatchi. We made a trade- I sent Ms. Barbara items from here in exchange for her sending 2 Squatchi zipper pulls. The girls LOVE them!

Blowing Bubbles~ Friday School

Friday school has been a lot of fun for Jaden and Morgan. They have become close to all of their friends and teachers. It has been a great experience to see them interact with the group, and to know that all of the parents share the same main goals for their children. I have not found a single parent in our group that doesn't completely enjoy working with the kids. It's great!

An Easter Package

It's funny to me how children get so excited over stuffed animals that sing/dance. A friend in Arizona, Alice, sent these rabbits to the girls. They love them. In fact, they love them so much that they don't want them to stop singing!! (Mamas know what I am talking about and can imagine what my house sounds like now). They have been restricted to only being able to use the singing mechanism in their room with the door shut :o) But, I am happy to see them happy!

Miracles in Caring Group

I started this group in January this year when an opportunity landed in my lap. This opportunity, has God's hand all over it! It was amazing how desperate the situation was for these Ugandan's and how we were brought together by nothing less than a miracle! Now, after gathering information and getting this business set up, I am ready to show it to all of you. 100% of the profits go directly to the women who made these items in the slums outside of the capital city of Uganda in East Africa.

Miracles In Caring is about giving parents the tools they need to provide for their families. In Uganda, for example, a years long civil war has left many children father-less and without homes. These families have moved to the capital city Kampala to escape the violence in Northern Uganda. When the families finally made it to Kampala, they found they had no skills to compete for the jobs there. These women and their families were farmers, and self-sufficient in Northern Uganda. Now, they are without land, and live in whatever home they can put together with the scraps they find.


These hard-working women have found one job that will take them in. This job is breaking rocks from big pieces to smaller piece. They sit down in the rock quarry and hammer at the rocks all day long. For 12 hours of work, they make about 50 cents! To do the math for you, that is 4 cents an hour!!

Because the pay is so small, most mothers HAVE to include their children in the work. Instead of going to school, the children break rocks right alongside their mothers to put food on the table. These are not bad mothers who want to get rich off of their children. These are mothers who have two choices: put their children to work alongside them, or watch their children starve to death!!

Their children should be in school, there is no doubt about that. An education is the key to breaking out of poverty. The problem is that these children are just trying to survive. When you don't even know if you will have enough to eat one meal the next day, it is a matter of survival. What good is an education if you will be dead from lack of food and dehydration tomorrow?

Our organization is going to change the lives of these women and their families. We have set them up with a business that isn't so back-breaking, and gives them more profit. This will allow their children to attend school, and allow the mothers to have the resources they need to take care of their families.

They have already lived through a civil war- Now it is time to restore their peace of mind!

There could not be a better time to help. To order, go to the MAC webstore.

To see a video of the stone quarry and what it is like to live in the slums of Kampala, and WHY the families are struggling so much, you have to check out this you tube video.

I have all of the items they are selling in my home, so if you see something that you like & would like to save on postage, just let me know!

Fun in the sand & sun

Texas weather, what can I say? It was such a beautiful day!!

Playathon to raise money for Haiti's orphans EVENT

After much preparation, the Playathon was played. All of the kids had fun playing with their friends and the cool games. The most fun by far for most of the children was the birthday themed play-doh. The other games that they enjoyed was Operation, Battleship, Guess Who?, Twister, Silly 6Pins, Lite Bright, Mr. Potato Head, and more!

Jaden and Morgan raised $47.50 in donations for SOS Children's Villages in Haiti!

Meet Up with Out-of-Towners

I forgot to post these pictures from January. The lady (Neely) that used to watch Jaden & Morgan while LeCount & I worked full-time had moved gotten married and moved to another state 2 years ago. She came into town for a few days, and we met up with her and her 2 new kids. All of us adults were surprised to see how much each other's kids had grown. The kids went right on playing like they hadn't missed a beat or been away from each other.

Friday School

We had a lot of fun at Friday school. Jaden went to drawing class & drew some pictures (which she has left at school- I am hoping someone saw them and saved them for her). Jaden, also, made a top, which I will take a picture to show everyone later. It is pretty cool. She loved all of her classes.

Morgan was so excited to see her friends again. I taught the children about ducks. We read "Make Way for Ducklings" and made paper ducks. It was muddy, so we went to the basketball court during our playground time. It was a great day! The time went so quickly! Now I need to figure out what I am going to teach next week!

Back to School Spring 2010

Can you tell the girls are excited to go back to school? Friday is the start of the Spring 2010 school year. I will be teaching Morgan's "Seedlings" class again. There will be 10 children in that class this semester, and the "officials" of the school believe the student population will continue to rise every semester for the next few years. The reason is that more and more people are learning about our coop, and wanting to be a part of it. There were some families that had to get on the waiting list for the Fall 2010 semester because they missed the deadline to register.

It is hard to explain the energy and excitement of Friday school. If you ask Jaden and Morgan about it, you will see their eyes light up. The fun part is that we are all working together, and having fun at the same time. I missed my "seedlings" during winter break. Of course, I got to see 3 of them when they came to Morgan's birthday party.

Jaden can't choose a favorite part or a single reason why she likes Friday school. She loves seeing her friends, learning new things, and sharing the things she learns with the family. Her teachers and even parents that are not her teachers, treat her as a niece. It is one big family taking care of the whole family.

I like that Jaden is learning things that I am not teaching her. She is becoming more and more independent, and wanting to be with her peers.

I like that I get to see Morgan's interactions with the other children. She makes me so proud! She is so smart & mature beyond her years. Last semester, she was the only 2 year old in a class with seven 3 years olds, but you couldn't tell!

Enough presents for 10 children

Morgan had a lot of help opening her presents, but she didn't seem to mind at all. Once she opened her first gift, that is all she needed. She was ready just to play with that one gift! She went on opening another gift (while Becca helped open the rest! LOL!) She now how some items she can use to help her keep her princess presentation- beads to make necklaces & bracelets, a princess book, pretty clothes, a doll, a My Little Pony, etc. She loved all of it!!

Party Games

I don't have pictures of all of the games that were played at the party. I was busy keeping the kids busy with the games, and LeCount was socializing... So, we didn't get many pictures. You'll just have to believe me on this one.

We started out with appetizers & welcoming people to the party. The girls handed out wands and goody bags as the children arrived. The children got into the ball pit (above) and jumped around and got to know each other.

Then, we did the first game. It was bean bag toss. The children had to toss a bean bag frog onto a lilly pad. Each lilly pad was worth different points, but all of the children got a reward of stickers at the end.

The next game was pin the lips onto the frog. You can see that one above. There were 3 children that actually got the lips on the frogs mouth. The rest had lips on his legs and the wall.

We moved onto making a craft after that. The children decorated princess mirrors with jewels, and even the boys joined in!