Thanksgiving

It's that time of the year when everything is so manic finding time to blog is becoming a challenge. Our thanksgiving session two weeks ago went well. The news that we were making cheesecake was met with disappointment which surprised me. Turns out, most of them think cheesecake is made with actual cheese!?! Also, for next time, I must remember that spreading cheesecake filling over a non-chilled, low fat biscuit base makes for major biscuit detachment. Thank heavens I'd brought extra filling and a couple of spatulas…

All the kids listened very well to the short history of thanksgiving (dressed as Indians and pilgrims) and the sample thanksgiving food I'd made (cornbread/pumpkin pie/sweet potato) was met with suitable "yuck" reactions though they were brave enough to try a forkful of most things.

Finding volunteers seems to be an ongoing pressure. I only need 3 adults besides me but finding helpers who aren't tied up looking after kids/working/not CRB checked is proving a nightmare.

I can't believe this week's session is the last one before Christmas. I can totally see why leaders of pioneering projects can't always be reflecting on the big picture/strategic effectiveness of their work as the day to day running requires so much energy. We're going cookie crazy this session. (Many thanks to my Mum who made batches of dough ahead of time while I was away at Cliff last week). I'm also hoping to do some godly play style reflection and if I've enough money in the budget, icing a small Christmas cake competition. Bring it on.