Thank goodness its Friday

Posted on Friday, October 6, 2006 at 07:53

Stuff and Nonsense

Wow what a week. Things were really busy here - I was at out of the house appointments nearly everyday but am proud to say that we actually had a home cooked dinner every night this week that wasn't simple things like soup.

I wasn't able to actually follow the menu plan because we needed extra ingredients like table cream and cheese and we didn't have the money to purchase them so I had to forgo some of the main courses. Oh well, hopefully we get some money next week and I can get some of the basic staples. We went to the food bank but the supplies are so low that they are only allowing 1 box of Kraft dinner, 2 small cans of soup, 1 can of tuna, 1 box of cereal etc per family. Fortunatly they had a ton of bread and bagels that are not worth any points (we have 35 "shopping" points for our family) so we stocked up on those and put them in the freezer. If your family happens to be able to afford extra canned goods for the food bank, please don't forget to donate whenever you can... there are so many families like ours that rely on the food banks who can only go once a month because of limitations that the food banks put on thier programs and often, we are not getting enough canned and dry goods to make it through two weeks. Thank goodness for our freezer stock because when that is gone, I don't know what we are going to do for meats and vegetables as those are not provided at the food banks. It is a continual battle with welfare - I don't think that they realize that we are not having to ask for assistance from them because we WANT to. I have no choice if I want to be able to feed and house my children and I am so tired of being treated like a dead beat who is trying to use the system. God willing this is a VERY temporary situation for us... but it would be nice to be treated like human beings. Some days I feel like we need to stand on a busy street corner with our daughters and a large sign that says "We want to work but cannot do so for awhile - please tell welfare to stop cutting off our assistance for no reason my children are hungry!" Kind of like that guy that we saw a few months ago standing on the street corner with a sign saying "Childrens Aid Destroys Families!" Unfortunatly, my pride does not allow me the liberty of doing such a thing. Sigh.

The week however, feels productive and I can end on a good note knowing that I did all that I could to achieve my goals.  

Love Thursday

(a day late I know, but humor me)

Today Bughead was working on his computer and using our network, doing other things on my computer downstairs. I of course, being the internet junkie that I am, wanted to use the laptop so I plopped myself down on Boo's bed so that we could be in the same room together. As usual when he and I are in the same room, the girls start filtering in one at a time, and the fun begins. The Bug will have the two littles tickling his back and playing with his hair - putting in little ribbons and hair elastics (he is needy that way LOL) while Ashley and I chat on the bed and I threaten her very life for playing around with my feet. Usually someone will put on some type of music and then of course everyone starts singing. Today, we were singing along to "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More" which is one of the coolest songs because even if you don't know the words, the chorus is really easy - and its one of those songs that you can sing REALLY loudly because its fun. The chorus goes like this:

It ain't gonna rain no more no more

It ain't gonna rain no more!

How in the heck can I wash my neck

If it ain't gonna rain no more?

Of course, when you have a fun chorus like that which can be sung loudly, you have to start singing each round of the chorus differently each time, with different voices, really deeply, as loudly as you can, using exaggerated accents etc.

Love is singing at the top of your lungs with your entire family just because its fun... and not caring who hears you. Add a couple of dogs to the mix, some extremely loud music and alot of dancing and then you have an entire love fest.

Photo Friday

Miss Boo has informed me that she does not like "pictures without my colour in them momma!" but I have a fondness for black and white photographs. She is going to have a hard time when we move because I hope to frame and put some of my photography on the wall going up the stairs... all in black and white with black frames and with those clip frames that are just class and no visible frame in various sizes. I like the idea of this because its easy to resize and print my pictures without using up all the coloured ink and I can change the pictures whenever I choose to inexpensively and easily.  

"There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually, over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself."

John Gregory Brown

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Posted by erisarei on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 08:48 - Link

I'll be praying for you!

food bank

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 12:37 - Link

We donate every yr., twice a yr...

Scooby, why doesn't your Bishop help? Do they not have Bishop Storehouses in Canada?

Bishop

Posted by Scooby on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 10:35 - Link

Well thats actually a long story... we are not attending in the ward where we live because of various issues and because of this, we decided not to ask for the churches assistance... I think that if we were actively involved we wouldn't hesitate but alas, this is not the case and so we are going it alone.

Thanks for asking (c: