I decided a few weeks ago, as my girls were screaming at each other, and then things became violent and there was an incident with one of them getting pushed backward into the bath tub (man O is freakishly strong), and they were yelling about how much they hate each other, that they needed a distraction. A distraction that would get them thinking about other's and not just themselves, they needed a service project. I contacted my MIL in Chile and asked if there were any needs that the kids and I could help with. She came back with a great one. There is an orphanage in her area that needs backpacks, and school supplies. They don't need to be huge ones since they don't have very many possessions to speak of, so they can be homemade. PERFECT, I can do homemade. I came up with a pattern and yesterday we started making them to send.
Sadly K is on a super fun trip and can't help but she can when she gets home. So I taught O and the neighbor girl M to sew and they each made a back pack. I still need to buy the draw string but other than that they are complete! They both did a wonderful job for 1st timers and I'm going to put them to work again shortly.
We are sending the supplies and packs to Utah, where my MIL will be for a few weeks and she will take them to Chile in her luggage! Win Win!! Cheap shipping for us and new packs for the children in Chile. Bonus, my girls aren't fighting anymore...sad that one of them has to be 3 states away for this to happen, but still a bonus
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