What a wonderful Christmas! My children were treated royally!! Thanks to a local gas station that is only a few miles from our house.
Well I told those in the 25 days of Giving/Blessing group (now known as 'Random Acts of Kindness') that I'd share how we were so blessed!!
I have to say we had done Christmas for some dear friends and my children handled it very well even knowing that they weren't going to get near what we had given. Some of the toys were things my children just couldn't wait to receive someday but they never really wined about it but asked if they could help wrap the presents which we did allow and they loved it!!
It was very overwhelming and we felt so undeserving but we also felt very blessed! One day my youngest brother stopped in and said he had been to the local gas station and they asked him if he had a sister that lived close by and had 4 children really close in age? He looked at them rather weird and said, "Yes, that would be my sister." They asked him if he could let me know that I needed to come in their to the gas station sometime that day. So my brother stopped by. Thankfully Moine was still home that day and he told me to run in alone to the gas station and then when I get home he would go on to work since his day had been messed up that morning already.
I ran to the local gas station and instantly the ladies were like your brother must of got a hold of you and I said, "Yes!" They said that the employees had decided that they wanted to do Christmas for us but didn't know how to contact us. We hadn't been into the gas station for several weeks and they were starting to fear that I wouldn't come back before Christmas and they had no way to contact me. They informed me that they do Karing for Kids and they like to do $150 per child but normally its only 3 children or less. So they talked with corporate and got the okay to split it 4 ways instead of 3. They wanted to take me to Walmart shopping to buy a huge amount of toys for my children. No clothes! Toys only! They felt bad and I told them my children have never ever seen that much money worth of toys at Christmas so they will be very delighted and thrilled!! And they were! I was overwhelmed with trying to get what I felt was best and would be most enjoyed by each child with such a big amount to spend but it was fun too. Two of the employees also gave my husband and I a gift card to use at that particular gas station as well. It's humbling to receive but we were very thankful!
Moine stayed home with the children that evening while I ran to Walmart and met one of the employees who is very special to my children partly because she shares a name with our oldest but cause shes just a special lady. She had also given the boys a bunch of pants and shirts that her boy had outgrown so my boys thought alot of her as well! Anyways, before I left the house I set the children down and asked them, "If I took you to Walmart and told you to go get whatever you wanted what would you get?" Everyone was so silent. I had to repeat myself a couple times finally one of the girls said, "It's okay mommy we know you don't have alot of money and you won't have enough to get us all what we want but its really okay mommy!" She was so serious and it made me tear up. Bless her heart! I finally convinced them that I wanted to know but I told them, "I make no promises that i'll be able to get everything." I was so glad I had a list!
The boy's got remote vehicles, tool boxs, tools, firehouse dog dvd, police car & fireman tanker (both with noise,) twist-able crayons, coloring books, double sided markers, Uno, cars memory game, and I can't remember what else. They got tons of toys. I think they were even so overwhelmed they weren't sure what to do with them all.
The girl's got a doll bed, each of them got a highchair which turns into like 3 other things, twist-able crayons, coloring books, double sided markers, neck scarves, Dora dvds, a new doll, Chutes & Ladders, A Richard Scary game, a doll stroller,a scrapbooking set and a stamping set. They too got tons of toys! I think they were also overwhelmed and not sure what to do with it all. I know this don't mento
My children were so blessed! It is a Christmas that won't be forgotten!! Is still talked about a bunch and everything is still being enjoyed!! We have started playing alot of games in the evening as a family and the children love it!!
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| Here is Moine carrying all the gifts that he could handle in a huge tote. He still had to carry a few out later! |
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| Opening presents!!! |
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| Waiting to open their 1st present!! |
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| Some of the boys stash!! |
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| And this was all the trash afterwards! |
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| As many know Myron wants to be a fireman when he grows up so they're putting up the fire house! |
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