Tonight we went down to help with the Christmas party for the race track workers. It is a sad situation, as the horse race industry makes lots of money, but pays the horse caretakers little money. Most have to live in the barns, or in dorms. The dorms close when racing season ends, so then the track workers have to find another place to live or move to another race track that is racing. What a nomadic life.
We helped purchase gifts for the party - the kids and I shopped for around 15 kids. Then we helped wrap presents on Sunday. After church we loaded up the Flicko's trailer and headed down with around 70 gifts. We unloaded those and headed over to the race track chapel to load up with many gifts. It was amazing how many gifts we took over to the party location. What a blessing for kids who may not have any other gift to open this Christmas.
Tonight Doug and I helped serve desserts, Doug also helped with soft drinks. The kids helped some with the desserts and then headed up to be Santa's helpers. They handed out stuffed animals to all the kids before they sat on Santa's lap.
It was a blessed evening. It was a little disappointing as a winter storm came through (and is still going on) so the living nativity was moved inside. It was difficult to see and so we left early, so we could get home safely.
It looks like we have a possibility of a snow day if it keeps up like it is now. We will see - it is 9:00 now. I would love a snow day (it is one of the things that makes me happy) to catch up and do some cleaning - but if not that is ok too. I know we have to make it up and I really don't want to go to school on Presidents Day.
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