I love Wednesday nights. Well, sometimes I wish I could stay home but mostly I love them.
I go up to the Home and look after the 10 youngest boys. They range in age from 8 years old to 12 years old. The two other house parents lead Bible study and help out with the youth group.
It is fun being with the kids when they are relaxed and don't have chores or homework to do. I get them all to myself! We usually watch T.V. for a bit and then do a devotion. After that, it is their night to play Nintendo and Gameboys. They love it.
I sometimes like to make treats for them. They love popcorn and ask for it often. I will admit, I have sometimes used it as a bribe to get them to calm down and go to sleep!
We do fun things. When the Canucks were in the playoffs last season we all watched game 7 together. They loved it because there was fighting.
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| Watching game 7 |
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| My Wednesday night group |
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| I love to see them in their jammies. So cute! |
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| Playing Nintendo. Popular activity. |
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| And playing gameboy is fun too! |
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| The dog snuck in one night. |
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| Noe, one of the cutest. :) |
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| This was Bible stories with puppets. Very amusing. |
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| Engler and all his buddies. |
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| Daniel the boy playing the Bible version of Daniel. He is in the lion's den. See his lion? |
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| Engler was King Nebuchadnezzer (I just googled the spelling. :) |
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| Noe was some sort of king. |
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| The writing appearing on the wall. |
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| Daniel, the boy and the Bible version, interpreting the writing on the wall. |
I really get a kick out of these kids. They are so creative sometimes. And sometimes they just want popcorn and a movie. :)
Sometimes we talk about serious things. One night I came home completely drained from hearing their horror stories. Sometimes I cry when I tell them things. I try to be honest with them.
But tucking them in is definitely my favorite part. We pray together, then they all get into bed. This used to take a while. I learned that if I count backwards from 30, and threaten to stand them in the hall if they aren't under the covers by then, I usually get them into bed faster.
Then I go around and kiss each one on the forehead and tell them I love them and to have a good sleep. Only one out of the ten doesn't like to get kissed. :) When I was little I loved it when my mom tucked me in. And now I love to tuck my boys in.
Once they are sleeping I like to go back in there at look at them. I assume other parents do this. They are so cute when they are sleeping, I can hardly handle it! Every boy sleeps in a different position with the blankets all different. One boy sleeps completely under the blanket on his side. Another is on his back with his blanket halfway down his body. Another is on their stomach and not using the pillow.
I love that I get to spend this extra time with them. I see them relaxed and put them to bed. And I am always sleeping myself by the time the rest of the folks get home.
Hope you enjoyed a little peek into my Wednesday nights!
