Every other Wednesday we both have to be at work. While this is disappointing because the kids are not able to be with us :-( It is also great beacuse the kids do not have to be with us :-) Cam is at school and Miss Mac is at the babysitter. So this gives us the chance to have a bit of time for US!
Usually we take it in turns to decide where we want to go, unless one of us is particularly craving a certain place. Although it may not seem like a big event to most folks, I am sure those of you reading this who have kids, esp younger ones, will know only too well why we get excited about this.
We get to have a nice lunch without 101 questions about everything that is going on in the restaurant and about the food (compliments of our inquisitive 9 year-old) or continuous squawks of "more" from Mac who will insist that she is still hungry despite having eaten a meal which could satisfy the appetite of a compulsive eater.
So today we went to the Flying Star Cafe (one of our regular favs) cos they do FANTASTIC desserts (Me: French Silk Pie, Genevieve: Raspberry Blackout Cake as usual :-p) and enjoyed our peaceful lunch before going and doing a little bit of xmas shopping.
Well I say xmas shopping but as many of you who know anything about Genevieve will know that "we" are VERY organized and that "our" xmas shopping is completed (in reality Genevieve probably had 95% of her gifts bought before the clocks went back but I only finished this week!).
However this year Genevieve is volunteering at the Children's Winter Carnival at Intel next Monday. This is where kids in the local community who may have recently lost a loved one, are from financially needy homes or in foster care get to come on site and have a fun day of crafts, games and get to meet Santa.
Each of the kids is "sponsored" by an Intel employee. Each sponsor gets some information about one of the kids and buys them a few things to make their Christmas a little bit more enjoyable. They also volunteer their time to go with them around the carnival with them and help give them a really fun time. Genevieve found out she is sponsoring a 10 year old girl so we went shopping to provide a few toys and some nice cute clothes to help her have a nicer Christmas. I thought it was a lovely idea, esp at this time of year, where we can all get caught up in the gift buying frenzy and take for granted all of the wonderful things that our families and kids have and others may not. I am very proud of my wife in many ways and this is just another of the reasons!
Now what are you doing to makes someone else's Christmas a little bit more special this year?
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