wow. my life went crazy. still is going crazy...last week Toddler Club start which happens on Wednesday froms 9:30-11:30 and then 1-3 and Thursdays again from 9:30-11:30. on Friday I made (with Rima) 150 Cupcakes. It was Parallels 1st birthday, Parallel is the modern Sabbath Worship service they put on at the church, and so instead of a cake I suggested we do cupcakes, it seemed easier, and cupcake cakes are all the rage right now! Here were the options:
Chocolate w/Peanut Butter Frosting
Chocolate and Vanilla w/Raspberry Frosting
Chocolate and Vanilla w/Orange Frosting
Chocolate and Vanilla w/Chocolate Frosting
Orange Chocolate w/Orange Frosting
Vegan Vanilla w/Vegan Raspberry Frosting
Vegan Chocolate w/Vegan Chocolate frosting
Vegan Chocolate and Vegan Vanilla w/Vanilla Frosting
Raspbery Vanilla w/Raspberry Frosting
Vanilla and Chocolate w/ cream cheese oreo frosting
mmm... they were all so delicious. But holy cow a lot of work. we worked on them from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m...and then at 4, I went to bake pasta and mac n cheese dishes with Anne and Jason for the lunch social which happened on Saturday. That took a couple hours. Then Dejan and I made a quick grocery trip and it was time for vespers. I never found time to shower that day haha. At vespers I did the icebreaker we have been waiting WEEKS to do. Which was fun. Each group got a present which I had wrapped in such a way that it was totally a challenge to unwrap and then they had to put on mittens and try and open it but when we said switch they would pass on the gloves to the next person, and whoever got it open on their turn got to keep it. It was a giant bag of candy, we try to promote good health here. haha. so then I worked on Sabbath School because the launch of our new one was the next day! I made it to bed at about 11 ( I forgot to tell you about the cold which I caught on Tuesday and it progressively got worse and peaked Saturday). Sabbath School went great and then it was a mad rush to get to Parallel (church service) and make sure Cupcakes were okay, luckily, people had already started preparing the cupcake tower. After Church service we started preparing the food for the lunch social in the flat...after lunch we left the dishes and went to the park with the teens...at about 5 we came back...did the dishes...and then the teens came back to flat...then they left...then they came back at about 9 to play xbox...i went upstairs and watched a movie cause I was feeling so "knackered". I went to bed at about midnight despite how exhuasted I had felt all day. I got up at 8:30 the next morning, Sunday, and at 9:30 went to my all day first aid class until 4:00. I came back to the flat...and started working on Messy Church ideas. Messy church is an afternoon Sabbath program we put on for parents and their children 0-13 years old, once a month, we expect 60-100 kids. I am in charge of crafts for the kids. On Monday I finally had a relaxed day and I am not sure what I really did besides waste time on youtube and itunes. On Monday evening I did secretary work for Ian (Senior Pastor) for about an hour and then helped clean up the church center which gets rented out by various organizations throughout the week. Today I got up and set-up a room for being rented out and then came up to flat and got right back to work on Messy Church craft ideas. I also need to think about what craft we should do in toddler clubs this week seeing as it is craft week and I am in charge of craft weeks! Right now I need to write up an article on the Parallel Service for a Church magazine here. But first thought I would fill you all in on my life :). At 4, I go to a Bible Study with Dejan, which should be nice. I need to go food shopping at some point but we will see if that can happen haha! Hope you are all doing well, and so you know by cold has gotten much much better!! I miss everyone dearly! verse for the day is Ecclesiastes 6:7 "We work to feed our appetites, meanwhile our souls go hungry".
