First though, we had a few things to do in our own family. Nick is working on his Family Life merit badge which requires him to supervise our family in a project that we all work together on and will benefit the whole family.
For Marty's project we sanded, restained and repaired an outdoor table that had become very weathered. We were able to make the table look like new and enjoy it for several more years. For Chris' project we all planted ground cover between the back pergola and the sport court which created a greenspace instead of muddy area that was also walkable. We also worked together to reinstall doorknobs that had been removed during our remodel and never replaced.
For Nick's we all worked together to install the holds for our climbing wall! Nick and a friend had worked hard the first week we received them. But there are a lot, and he had gotten burned out. It went a lot quicker when we all worked together! And it was pretty fun. (Except I kept dropping my allen wrench and almost hitting Chris below so he didn't like that very well.)
Also, our gas grill was finally installed and hooked up this week! We've been so missing Dan's amazing grilled foods -- generally steak or salmon! So we had a delicious steak dinner and then Dan, Marge and I all headed to the Good Samaritan House. The boys didn't want to go again today since they went yesterday and we committed to going again on a Friday in December. That's ok, they only need 2 or 3 at night anyway.
Tonight was much different than Saturday morning. The sandwiches and lunch sacks were already made (from the morning shift). So they were loaded in a refrigerator ready for us to hand out. It was just the 3 of us and it was a pretty steady stream of customers. Marge sat on a chair and portioned cookies (opening a package and putting a serving into a sandwich bag. Then adding a bag of chips and bag of cookies to a lunch sack. These were then set aside ready to receive fresh sandwiches in the morning.)
Many people came by and it was a delight to be able to give them food and some of the necessities they asked for. They were all very grateful. We also had toiletries and clothes from donations. Many people were hoping for hats, sweatshirts or shoes. Also razors -- which we didn't have any! We had a few pairs of socks and those were readily taken as well. Kimmy, the co-organizer said what they need most are warm socks. We are going to organize a warm sock drive along with the food drive that Cottonwood Res already does. I think I'll carry socks in my car to help people in need on the streets. Diane said that was something she and my Dad did and I think it's a good idea.
It was non-stop people coming by, but interestingly we had a lull for about 20 min. at 7:00 -- just enough time for Dan and I to write letters to Marty. And then the people started up again!
After we dropped Marge off and got home, the boys speedily watched the Cowboys football game. They got creamed. But Nick's popcorn tasted delicious! And then we read scriptures and everyone went to bed.
Tomorrow for FHE we are going to use the Take-A-Name app to find family members for baptisms that we are doing after Thanksgiving.
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