What did we do with Maxi-Taxi throughout the winter school holidays? Neither LOML or I could get time off work, so we prepared for lots of Holiday Care and WMG. Not so. We hadn't factored in the generosity of the Kinder Mum Brigade. Maxi-Taxi spent only 2 days out of 10 at Holiday Care, 2 with me, 1 with LOML and the rest in a variety of homes, all linked by kindness.
We made extra-special choc chip cookies (they have 3 types of choc bit plus mini-M&Ms) and took them along as a little thank you for having me.
It's amazing the difference in the way people live. One Thursday we drove up through the 'lawns' and parked in front of the 'staff quarters'. A horse wandered by. It was like walking onto the set of one of the house-porn shoots. To make matters worse, they're a really lovely family. I liked them so much before I saw their house.
The next home had a note on the front door 'I'm in my pjs, let yourselves in!' Place was a wreck. A child ate breakfast sitting on top of the table. Another child was in underpants only and promptly hid in the pantry never to be seen again. A motley dog wandered by.
No prizes for guessing which home I was more comfortable in.
Regardless of how or where or even what you live, we love you Kinder Mum Brigade. Thank you.
PS - This post is part of ♥Much Love♥'s [made it myself] week...
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11 comments:
ha - second house sounds like my house - except child would have to push cat off the table first {don't worry - two tablecloths- one for cat, one for eating... Who rules the roost?
That's fantastic that so many were willing to help out.
I'll be honest here, cos I don't really want to put it on my blog or on Twitter, but with Hubby away these school holidays, I thought it would have been nice if one, maybe two friends had offered to have my big boys for a play one day? Just for a couple of hours? Nup. Nothing. Not that I couldn't cope - I was totally fine and quite relaxed, but you would think...
Anyway, feel better I've expressed this somewhere!
Love your biccies. They look scrumptious!
Jodie, can't believe you went the whooooole holidays without a couple of hours to yourself. Phew months, indeed!!
I feel even luckier.
Omnomnom. Recipe please? Thank you.=)
They look great what a lovely idea. x
Hey, those biccies look utterly gorgeous. And so is your blog. (And I am so stealing the brown paper bag idea....)
Thank you so much for your comment today on mine -I really appreciate it.
Summer hols here,and Im in the same boat as Jodi... not one phone call .... I have even had his friends over but still no invite back.... I think its cause they can't cope with him.... but hey we cope and are quiet happy ... love the idea of the cookies...
thanks for your sweet comment, and for linking Much Love Monday! :)
Those cookies look really really good... yumm, if only I could reach into my computer screen and grab one ;)
I have to agree about the cookies looking so scrumptious! Recipe? It is amazing how differently everyone lives. It is what makes us all unique! What a nice thing you did! have a great day!
Mama Hen
I'm going to have to have that recipe, too. Now please. Or maybe you can air-mail me a few dozen??
What a lovely way to say thanks to those families. Love the Kinder kiddie care idea - what a great option for working parents!
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