Hodge Podge

I sure hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Did you eat a lot, travel and shop? We did only two of those this year and that was eat a lot and shop. We stayed here in town and enjoyed turkey day at my folks house. It was very low key and uneventful. We ate, looked at black Friday ads and watched some football. We arrived back at our home that evening, got the kids settled and browsed some great black Friday deals online. Let me just say, that is the way to shop! No getting up early, waiting in line for hours, just to find out the item you were after sold out 10 people before you. We found some steals in the comfort of our own home! Y'all should try it next year, you won't regret it. Friday was a day that couldn't have been more lazy. We did absolutely nothing. While it was nice to rest, I fe lt like such a bum. Productivity was zero. No dishes were washed, no laundry was folded...........(yawn)....whew, I'm getting sleepy just thinking about it. Saturday was a big day here in Alabama. The Iron Bowl came to the loveliest village on the plains and we were there to see every last bit of it. Unfortunately, Alabama pulled out a win but revenge is sweet I guess. Disappointment was obvious to most Auburn fans as they started to clear the stadium with 9 minutes left in the game. We may have lost but I still love some Auburn football, and we were there until the end cheering for our Tigers. War Eagle! We can try again next year. Some family came in town late Saturday night. I wish it was for better reasons. Aric and his sisters lost a sweet mentor they had known for a long time, so a funeral was the reason for the visit. It was, however, a nice visit. Everyone left Sunday after the funeral. The long Thanksgiving weekend came to an end and then Christmas started. I just love the Christmas season. We will be moving and traveling this year, so it will be very busy but it still means that we get to celebrate Christ's birth, and that is just fun! Switching gears and re-winding for a minute, Savannah turned 3 on November 20. We didn't have a party this year. We kept it simple yet fun. She had a special birthday breakfast of mini pancakes, at church, her class sang Happy Birthday, and later that day we, opened presents from Grammy and Gramps and had birthday cake. Our present to Savannah was a trip to Toys R Us where we let her pick out one gift. What did she choose? 3 $.99 containers of Play Doh! We got her a set that includeda little mini desk so she would have something to play on. All in all, it was a good fun day and Savannah was so very happy. Well, that's all I've got for this morning. I would type more but trying to blog on my phone is hard. Go me for getting this far! I hope y'all have a wonderful, happy day! Blessings, Emily