it's the day after thanksgiving. some hate it, some avoid it, but plenty ... i love this day of the year. it's like an official start of the christmas season for me. normally, i am not a shopper, but on black friday it all changes. i've only been a b.f.s. (black friday shopper) since i've had kiddos. you know, big discounts on the toys they "need". i'm always up for a good bargain. so today, like many of my days, began with little... very little... sleep, a cup of coffee, and lots of adrenaline. at 4:10 am i picked up jackie and at 4:25 we were in line at wal-mart... "helping santa". the sad part was that i was late. most people had been there for hours. some since 8:30 thanksgiving night. i'm dedicated, but not that dedicated. although, since i wasn't sleeping, i probably should have been there. anyway, i got what i went for and then it was off to the next store... and the next... and the next... and the next... occasionally interrupted by phone calls from gracie who was desperate to put up and decorate the tree. "go ahead" i said. "NO!", replied daddy. jackie and I made it 8 hours. i'm as astounded that we made it 8 hours without kids as i am that we just made it 8 hours. do you know how long it's been since jackie and i spent an entire 8 hours together without kids? me neither. back to shopping... i'm sure our measly 8 hours is nothing compared to some b.f.s., but by noon we were done. and by done, i mean tired. really tired.
i napped for a bit, and then we got busy at "the ranch"...
i napped for a bit, and then we got busy at "the ranch"...
today, gracie officially learned to ride her bike without training wheels.
isn't it pretty? you should see it from the road. we finished decorating the tree... after a trip to wal-mart for lights that actually work. there is something about lights and our family that don't go together. every year i think we have to buy new lights. i don't get it. some work and some don't. and yes, we changed out the individual bulbs and the fuses. still didn't work. lights should last more than one season. you know, when i was little, things were made a little more sturdy. ok, a lot more sturdy. and a string of lights didn't cost $10.00. blah, blah, blah...
oh, and the elf showed up for the second year. his name is jack. he is our "elf on the shelf". we've been talking about him for weeks, hoping he'd come again on thanksgiving night. he stays with us until christmas eve. each night he goes back to the north pole to report on how the kids have behaved that day. they love it. it's pretty neat. gracie and cale called while i was shopping to tell me he came to our house last night. they were so excited! it's a race in the mornings to see who can find jack first. and, grace is convinced that me moves a little each time she looks at him. somehow, sis, i don't think so. i wonder where he'll be in the morning...
i think i'll go pour myself a sip of wine, put my feet up, and enjoy my tree... nite.
oh, and the elf showed up for the second year. his name is jack. he is our "elf on the shelf". we've been talking about him for weeks, hoping he'd come again on thanksgiving night. he stays with us until christmas eve. each night he goes back to the north pole to report on how the kids have behaved that day. they love it. it's pretty neat. gracie and cale called while i was shopping to tell me he came to our house last night. they were so excited! it's a race in the mornings to see who can find jack first. and, grace is convinced that me moves a little each time she looks at him. somehow, sis, i don't think so. i wonder where he'll be in the morning...i think i'll go pour myself a sip of wine, put my feet up, and enjoy my tree... nite.
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