Christmas!

One of the reasons I really enjoy my job is because of the people I work with. We adopted afamily at work for the holidays, and Rachelle -- the woman who organized it -- mentioned that her and her friends adopted their own family. Amongst themselves, they get together and take care of all of their family's needs.

Thinking it was a really great idea, Jon & I also adopted a family. We got about 6 of our friends involved in it (it really DOES take a village to raise a child!), each taking care of a different aspect of their needs. We received alot 'raised-eyebrow' reactions... Our family is an 18-year old mother with two children, 20 months and 9 months old. They live with her grandmother, who raises the children while the mother attends her senior year of high school.

I'll be the first to admit, it is easy to pass judgement on these people. But at the end of the day, it's about the children. I suppose it's a little narcissistic in a way, because it makes me feel extremely grateful for the people and things in MY life, but I can't help that I am so excited to be able to give this family a great Christmas!