Oh, for the love of stew!

If you ask my children, they will tell you that they look forward to stew day about as much as they look forward to a field trip!  Brunswick stew is so good, right? It is also so much work! These folks at Centerville Baptist Church in South Boston, Virginia, started working on their Brunswick stew at about 4:45 am this morning. Centerville Christian School, where my children are 2nd and 5th graders, use this as a fundraiser to help keep school costs down. Without these generous volunteers there would be no stew, and there would certainly be no stew day at CCS.  

So thanks a mint to all those volunteers who get up before dawn to peel potatoes, heat the huge stew pot, and take turns stirring the stew. Thanks to those who market the stew, who package it, and who serve it and get it ready for takeout customers. Thanks to those who prepare the veggies, who donate the meat, and for those who organize it. 

Thanks to all of those who order the stew, and thanks to all who help support this school that we love! Thanks to the parents who bake and buy desserts, to those who roll the napkins and spoons, and for those who make and those who pour the iced tea. It is such a group effort! 

Carrington says, "This is the best stew ever!"

Courtland made her teacher, Mrs. Marion Ridgeway, bunny ears out of a balloon, which she learned how to do from Marlo the Magician. Mrs. Ridgeway is such a good sport. My Courtie loves her so much!

Mrs. Ridgeway and a bunch of happy children in her class, thanks to the volunteers and hard workers that make stew day possible!   With much gratitude for all you do, Erin