The Giving Machine

The Giving Machines came to Old Town, San Diego this year, so when

sign-ups to help man them came around, we wanted to take a turn!

Signed up for an early Christmas morning shift and it turned out to be a great way to begin our Christmas day! We decided that we want to continue doing Christmas morning service next year, too!

Seven different charities were represented in The Giving Machine with items available for donation ranging from hot meals and baby items to warms blankets and chickens!

We three got matching Santa hats for fun.

Meeting people from all over the world while doing our service-Turkey, Greece, Ireland, China, Korea, etc. was fun and interesting.
After a person bought something to donate, they got to hold a corresponding poster of their donation and get their picture taken!  Fun!

 

Apple Butter

Haven't made apple butter in a few years, so made a batch to give away.  The apple peeler peels, cores and slices the apples-super easy!

A potful of apples cooks down to less than half a pot of apple butter.

There is actually no butter in apple butter, only apples, sugars and spices.

Ready to gift!

 

Costco Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving helps me remember all the many blessings Heavenly Father has given to me and my family---I want to thank him! I feel deep gratitude to HF for his Plan of Happiness, at the center of which, is Jesus Christ and his atonement. I am again reading, The Infinite Atonement (Tad McAllister) in an attempt to better my understanding of the most significant event (in all history, anywhere).  I am so very grateful to HF for my family.  HF helps me to be aware of just how much they mean to me. 

Tom eating Steaksgiving dinner.

 

                                                                                         

Kimo wasn't home for Thanksgiving-missed him!

Most of our Thanksgiving meal came from Costco this year, namely steak and mashed potatoes. Go, Costco!

                 

Costco worker all into Thanksgiving!