Night Chat

Kicking off another week and my head is already spinning and I’m kind of dog tired already.  Ha.  Hey Monday, why you gotta be a jerk sometimes.  The weekend was perfection with zero commitments and just hanging out which was exactly what our wild little tribe needed.  Let’s all just go back to Friday and pull a Groundhogs Day for the full weekend.

Sorry is in heavy rotation around these parts.  It was one of my most favorite games as a kid, so I happily jump in on games and let Amon move my pawns.

Marcie and I packed bags for Swaziland.  17 bags.  Each one almost 50lbs each.  Packing for these trips is a freakin’ art.  There is so much strategy which goes into it…I was sweating when we finally finished.  You have to think about the bag, how supportive is the bag, what needs to go in supportive bags VS not so supportive bags.  You need to maximize your 50lb weight limit.  Do certain items need softer barriers which we can build with things like 160 wash cloths and 160 toboggan hats.  You must take advantage of ALL.THE.POCKETS.  These are just a few of the questions which pour through our brains.  Then weighing each bag to make sure it is right at or barely under the dreaded 50lb limit.  When it’s all done though…wowzers…what a huge relief.

Amon and I hit up Kroger on Friday evening.  I honestly try to avoid the grocery store like the plague on the weekend, but we needed the essentials like ice cream and mini M&Ms and a Redbox movie…the things Fridays are made of.  After I loaded our bags in Josh’s truck Amon said, “Hey Mom.  Look.  Huddy and Sol are going to think this is hilarious.”  Yes, yes brother boy.

Each one of the big kids reported their feet hurt in their shoes and that their shoes had holes.  Holy cow…they weren’t kidding.  I took them shoe shopping Saturday and 2 out of 3 kids were in a full one size larger and 1 kid was in a half size larger.  Also the holes were so bad all three old pairs went straight in the trash upon arriving home.  That evening they had running races in different heats to show off the new kicks.

Shortly after this picture she, again, found a Sharpie and colored her foot…and her shirt…and one leg.   We obviously need to keep our Sharpies in a safer location, but we keep rolling the dice because she will sit forever and just color her heart out.

Sunday was long run day.  I have totally loved training with friends for this 1/2.  For my other halves I’ve trained alone, so this has been quite different and so much more fun.  I’m already trying to talk other friends into doing one and for the first time ever ever ever in my life I’m considering a full marathon.  We shall see.

Things got weird in Genesis this weekend.  I had to take a few days to try and understand Noah’s drunken exposed stupor and Ham’s role in it.  Crazy to the town, but think I picked up on what God was impressing on me.

And now I’m off to pick out my menu for Thursday night’s Noonday party.  Oh I do hope some of you are coming…even if it’s just to eat all the dang food…that would be awesome!!!  I’d love to see your face and hug your neck and feed your mouth 🙂  And bring a friend with you…all are welcome…the more the merrier.  Party is come and go from 5:30-8:30.  And this weekend Noonday started their Shop the World Sale…whoa now.  Crazy good deals.  Email me or shoot me a message HERE if you want more party details.  And if you can’t come to the show and would still like to order you can do so HERE…just make sure Ashley Mills is listed as your ambassador and Laura Kelley as your hostess.

I want the following all from the sale:

Acai Rope Necklace, Fuchsia

Carved Plume Earrings

And totally the Meera Bracelet

And if you have any awesome go-to recipes that are good for parties, send them my way!!!

Happy Monday night!

4 Comments

  1. Amber Honeycutt says:

    Laura – I’m a third grade teacher at a Global School, and our continent of concentration is Africa. We’d like our third graders next year to be involved in some kind of service project to benefit an African country – like well-building, or bicycle-sending, or some other cool idea. I know your heart is in Africa – do you have some suggestions for us?? Amber Honeycutt

    • So awesome. I have actually really been wanting to host a Sole Hope party. They are a group out of Uganda who help men, women and children with jiggers in their feet…crazy painful. Anyways, you can host a sole cutting party where people gather together and cut the soles of the shoes and then mail them to them. It’s so awesome. I think it would be a great project for kids to participate in. You can check out the link here: http://solehopeparty.org And here’s their main site: http://www.solehope.org

  2. Heather Hood says:

    Moses drunken, naked stupor is one of my favorite Old Testament reminders that we have been a sinning hot mess since the way back. 😀

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