Black Friday

This morning we left the house at 7 to start our shopping adventure. We went to Kohls and Target first. The line at Kohls was wrapped half way around the inside of the store so Mrs. Carol stood in line while Liz and I went to do our shopping at Target. Then we drove to another shopping center and proceeded from one store to another. We walked so much today not only in stores but from store to store, through parking lots, through the mall and across intersections. It was a ton of laughs! Above is Mrs. Carol and Liz coming down some of the rough terrain we experienced. Haha! Mrs. Carol just started running down it and Liz sat down and slid down it. Too bad you can't see the grass stains she got from slidding.
At Michaels Liz got a plain wreath and some decorations for it. This is what it turned into. Nice job Lou!!This is my exciting buy for the day. Ten bucks at Target, it is a 2-in-1 vacuum and it is purple. Don't be mad mom I really needed it for my rug and it couldn't wait for Christmas. After shopping Lou and Mrs. Carol put up Christmas lights while Handi mowed and then got out the leaf blower to get rid of not only the grass clipping on the driveway but also the couple leaves that were still in the yard. :) Hehe He makes me laugh! Guess that is why he often refers to me as giggles.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in Chattanooga was great! We got up watched the parade and then kept Mrs. Carol company in the kitchen while she finished getting everything ready. We had mashed sweet potatoes, butternut squash, biscuits, broccoli, cranberries, stuffing and some veggies. I definietly missed my family insanity but the Huster House was the without a doubt the next best thing.
After lunch we made Christmas cookies. Mrs. Carol and Liz decided to try and make their own "stain glass" cookies with Jam. It was quite entertaining and they actually turned out pretty good. Then we just sat around and watched some t.v.

The List

Here is The List of all the events we already have planned for the weekend. In no particular order...

1. Make Christmas cards

2. Watch the parade

3. Shopping

4. Cut down a Christmas tree

5. Get boxes out of attic

6. Decorate the house for Christmas

7. Go see a couple movies

8. Make cookies

9. Make Bobby's Christmas gift from Lou

10. Make Handi play the Wii

The fun already began today with racking leaves and dinner!!!

ATL

Yesterday was quite the adventure. I woke up drove straight to Ryne's play, had Thanksgiving lunch there, then went out to drop off some flyers for camp. It was definitely a learning experience and walking away from it I have some new ideas to consider. Then this morning I got up spent some time with Ryne and then headed back to Robbinsville. It is so great to be out of Atlanta. If my nephie wasn't there I don't think I would ever go there. Oh wait crap I have to go back on Dec. 6th but it is for the GATORS so that will make it ok. Yep SEC Championship game here I come. Oh and Trey (my soon to be nephie) if you could plan to grace us with your presence before then that would be wonderful!! ha ha :)

Tomorrow it is off to Chattanooga for Thanksgiving with Liz, her mom and Handi. This WILL be entertaining!!

C-Diff

Clostridium Difficile! Well we finally have a name that could explain why my mom has been sick on and off and why she has such pains from time to time. Yesterday my mom was suppose to leave Ft. Myers spend the night with me and then today be on her way to Kentucky to help Mrs. Michelle with a craft night. However what ended up happening was my mom got test results back from the doctor right as she was about to pull out of the driveway. The informed her that she did have a bacteria (c-diff) and that she needed to start some meds to see if they could get rid of it. I'm so glad she has an answer for what has been going on, and I am so glad that as of right now it isn't life threatening . However I part of me is so sad. 

1. Because I would have loved to have seen her and gone to Atlanta with her on Monday for Rynes play

2. Because it ruined her trip

3. Because I am not there in Ft. Myers and I'm already having a tough time being so removed

4. Because honestly even though we now have an answer it doesn't mean we have a solution. Meds aren't a guarantee and if untreated it will get worse.  

I know God doesn't give us anymore then we can handle but man right now I feel like I'm on the brink of a breakdown!! God has blessed me with some amazing people up here though to help me make it through. Also a trip to Charlotte might be in the works for tomorrow and that would be simply AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL!! 

Videos + Promo Trips

Today I am in the office going through all the video we have from camp trying to figure out what we have and what we need to put together a camp video. Yeah I have no experience in this department but we shall see what happens. Besides it is great to look back over all the happenings. There is a video from the first summer and it is all out on the trails. Ahh GORGEOUS!! Wish it wasn't freezing I would be hiking right now!! haha!! Also I am planning out some of my promo routes. Looks like Monday I will be in Atlanta for Ryne's Thanksgiving play and then going out and about there to different churches! Thanks to Allison for getting me some names and numbers. Then after Thanksgiving I will go out with Marty or Shaun and go to Franklin and then Knoxville!! 

Thanksgiving Play

This morning I came into the office to work on promo planning all day. However when I got in we found out that Selah had a play today that would start at 12. It was a nice break in the day and very entertaining. They read stories and poems about Fall and Thanksgiving and then sang a song that was funny. I also was able to see Kinsley and Lydia as we walked through the halls of the school. And next to the play my other favorite part of the day was seeing a pencil and gel pen dispenser in the elementary school hallway!! I didn't even know such a thing existed. Sorry I didn't get a pic of it maybe on my next adventure to the school!!