Coal House (I know...) and Pumpkins
I'm sure you are tired of me talking about Coal House. Too bad, you have 2 more weeks of it.I'm so proud of the families in Coal House, last night's episode showed them slowly adjusting to life in a miner's community and getting the hang of things! It was one of the mom's 40th birthdays and all the children and the 2 other moms gave her homemade gifts. I was so proud of them....they embroidered little pieces of fabric, and they even made some kind of bread or cake and used currants (raisins) to make a "40" on top. And get this...they even crammed into her little cottage that night, as they presented her with the gifts, and entertained each other by singing and playing games....no TV, computer, or anything modern. I know, what a shock. ;) It was just great to watch these families come together and have a good time with just each other! One of the dads used his carpentry skills to carve out a toy gun for his little boy. I was getting all emotional again as the dad handed the boy his little toy gun, the boy was so proud he ran off making those shooting noises that boys make. They've battled sickness of all kinds this week, even one of the little boys came down the chickenpox!!! Can you imagine, of all the weeks for chickenpox and you are in 1927! Well done, Coal House families!In other, non-Coal House news, we carved a pumpkin last weekend. Cerys was not too sure about putting her hand down in it, but she had fun anyway. We have named him "Jack" and Cerys asks us if we can "turn on Jack" while we eat dinner. :)
"Not too sure about this dad"
Jack all lit up!
"Not too sure about this dad"
Jack all lit up!