If it were a summer day, I’d try and track down a neighborhood lemonade stand and leave a really big tip. As far as I know, Kim & Jason are the only ones I can think of that would set up shop in the middle of winter in Wisconsin. My thoughts drifted across continents, to a boy named Hailemariam who lives in Ethiopia. Kim and I have been sponsoring "Hal" for about 10 years now through 
Today I wrote out a Valentine for my niece and nephew (a K&J Valentine, of course!) - complete with a “fun” stamp on each of the envelopes, “wild thing” for Brien, “curious george” for Miranda. I wrote the inside of the card out in marker in his/her favorite color- blue and purple. When I was little I LOVED getting “my own” mail….I’m sure the kids will be very excited about it, too! I hope I make their day!! 
Comment by Marci on 2/7/2006 @ 8:49 pm
For very important reasons, I will have to explain myself tomorrow.
Comment by Jaimie on 2/7/2006 @ 9:28 pm
Sometimes completing these challenges take hours of brainstorming and complex planning; other times opportunities to complete these challenges just show up. Today was a “just show up” day. I am out of town on a sales trip and while I was making a visit to one of the bookstores that carry our book. I was pretty early and as I was waiting for my contact to finish what she was doing, I wandered around and ended up in the children’s section. I found a spot in a little reading corner and grabbed a copy of “CLICK, CLACK, MOO!” - great book by the way! As I was getting into the story, a little boy, probably about 4 or so, came up to look at the book. As I looked him in the eye, he asked, “Canyoureadittome?” I said, “Sure” and spent the next 5 minutes reading about cows that type. His mom came to collect him, apologizing for him bothering me. I told her I was happy to read the story for him. He grinned and waved as she led him away. It made me feel very good to earn that grin in such a simple way.
Comment by Jenna on 2/7/2006 @ 11:17 pm
Since I have a child, you’d think this challenge would be easy for me. I still haven’t figured out exactly how to make her day - she’s a little on the quiet side. But I read her lots of books, tickles and even let her roam around to meet and greet her fans while out at lunch.
But I think I made the day of a much bigger kid today. We are expecting Baby #2 and my husband was dying to find out the sex of the baby (I’d rather be surprised after all the hard work of labor). In the end, we had an ultrasound yesterday and my husband punched two fists in the air and screamed “yes” when the technician pointed out something between the legs.
Comment by Jaimie on 2/8/2006 @ 3:20 pm
Well, I was hoping I would be around some kids today or at least bump into some, but that didn’t happen, so I decided to send an email to some friends of mine who live in Alaska. They have 4 beautiful girls & I haven’t spoken with the girls in awhile, so I sent them an e-card of dressing up Stinky (character from Kim & Jason comic strip). I hope that it will make them smile. It made me smile thinking of their faces when their mom shows it to them.
Comment by Sue on 2/8/2006 @ 5:36 pm
Tonight Linda and I decided to get a good start on our granddaughters presents for Valentine’s Day and what better place to go than Frank’s Cigar Store, see my post for challenge #23! Since the girls have a new baby brother, Caden Walter we had to buy them blue bubble gum It’s a Boy cigars. We also purchased the following:
Bubble gum beads and crunchy candy watches.
red hot dollars.
wax lips (cherry flavored Jason)
cherry dip and lick lollipops
and the newest rage: air heads xtremes sour belts.
I hope this stuff doesn’t smell like cigars and please don’t tell the girls what we got them!
Comment by Walt Kotecki on 2/8/2006 @ 10:03 pm
Inspired by Kim and Jason my wife and I decided to sponsor a child through the same Compassion.com organization that Kim and Jason use to sponsor Hailemariam in Ethiopia. The dilemma was picking a child. I went on the compassion.com website and seeing all those children in need broke my heart (who says Republicans don’t have hearts). I e-mailed Kim for advice and she just happen to have a packet to sponsor a little girl from Bolivia with her at her apartment. I am a big believer in fate and the decision was made. I contacted the people at Compassion to confirm that Mireya had not yet been sponsored and I was very glad to hear that she was still available. I immediately signed myself and my wife Darlene up as Mireya’s sponsors and I now have the anticipation of a five year old on Christmas morning waiting for the packet to arrive. I look forward to getting Mireya’s photo and information so that we may begin to make a difference in the life of one little girl in Bolivia. Thanks K & J!
Comment by Carlo Colosimo on 2/11/2006 @ 6:55 am
Today Doug and I made some great homemade Valentine’s and sent them off to our nieces and nephew. Hopefully it will make their day even if we didn’t include any candy.
Comment by Doug and Katie on 2/11/2006 @ 3:32 pm
[...] Dreary-ness, that begins with ‘D’. The thirty-fifth task: Do something to make the day of a child.This task was pretty easy to complete. I make Mat’s day just by turning up. He waits for me at the front door when I’m due to get home and I can hear him from a few houses away shouting “Daddy!”. He’ll jump into my arms and proceed to tell me all about how he hurt his finger in the door (we get it Matty, it happened months ago and you are fine)! [...]
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