a merry QUESTmas to all...

yesterday morning we celebrated 'quest'tmas for the kids here. "the quest" is the name of our group home. catchy, no? ben & i had gone shopping the night before, we had a low budget, but really did enjoy being able to buy things for them. it was hard to not overspend...okay, it was hard for ME to not overspend. but both of us just felt our hearts turn toward these kids who beneath their tough...and sometimes very annoying exteriors...are really just children of God who want to belong somewhere. especially during christmas. so we had fun wrapping presents & even more fun watching them being unwrapped. then ernest, fantasia & einstein packed their bags & left for a couple of days. carrot top? oh no. he's here with us.


carrot top has named himself the grinch. just add a couple of pounds and some bright red hair and i'd say that picture was pretty accurate.
a possible bright spot. his mom called yesterday to say that she was feeling guilty for not taking him home. so as long as he continues to act appropriately, she decided to pick him up on christmas eve & bring him back on christmas day. IT IS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE. but let's not start making any figgy pudding yet. carrot top is notorious for destroying any chance for peace on earth. so we will keep this a secret and say some prayers. god bless us everyone.