Life has been pretty quiet the past week for us. Matt had a few catering jobs last week and besides that we've been home. Yesterday Matt's mom, Janie, called us and asked if we'd like to help her be secret santa's for a family that is very down on their luck right now. We found out that they have been eating top ramen for a while now and that's all. We were very excited to help out and show the kids about giving at Christmas. Matt and his mom went to Sam's Club first while I stayed home with a sleeping Ryker and Matthew went to scouts. They bought the family some toilet paper and tissues and other things. They picked us up and we went to Albertsons to buy them some food. The boys had a great time putting things in the cart that they like, of course, and things we told them the family might like. We also got them some cleaning products cause those things run out too and Janie said that most people don't think about giving laundry soap and toilet cleaner even though they are needed greatly too.
Our cashier asked if we were Christmas shopping and Janie told her we were doing a secret santa for a family in our neighborhood. She teared up and told us how wonderful that was and that she had been a S.S. recipient just the night before!! She told us she and her husband had no way to buy some food and were just sick trying to figure it out. She was so appreciative and sincere, I truly hope the people that did it for her realize how great her need was and how grateful she was. It was truly a great evening. The boys thought it was so much fun to put all the sacks on their front porch and ring the doorbell and leave.
We had several conversations throughout the night of why we did it, and how helpful and in need this family was. What a great Christmas tradition and experience!
I was going to take pictures of us shopping and stuff, but Matt took my camera to exchange it and we couldn't use it.






