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Hello! Happy "end of November!" We had a nice holiday break. It wasn't long enough....but, if it had been longer, then I would be even more exhausted! We drove over to Penny (my sister) & Steve's Wednesday afternoon and after an appetizer supper, we headed to the theater to watch 2 different movies. Granny & Papa stayed behind. One group headed to Harry Potter and my group went to see Walk the Line! What a good movie. I was toe-tapping the whole time.
We had a fairly routine Thanksgiving day.....nice leisurely breakfast and coffee, an excellent feast, some football, some naps and Rachal, Granny, Papa and I even headed to Garden Ridge for some thanksgiving day sales. :-) What a crowd.
Then, it was up at 4:30 Friday morning to hit the early bird specials.....we did pretty good.....Ronda (my other sister) met us at 6:00 am and we made quite a morning.....oh, boy! We ended up in Friscoe.....lots of stores, lots of people, lots of traffic. Matt met us for lunch at La Hacienda Ranch and then he and Rebecca headed back to Tyler. The rest of us lasted for a few more hours after heading to Steve's mall. We made it back to Penny's by 8:00pm and David came and he and Ronda headed back to Houston soon after a tour.
Boy, were we pooped!!!! Saturday was a good day, too....another leisurely breakfast and coffee and we headed out around 10:00 am for a few more stores and another mall. I did have a "too close for comfort" experience! I was driving in mall parking lot....taking a corner and my Sequoia went into a skid.....there wasn't anything I could do, but watch the parkinglot light pole come terribly close to us and 2 loops later....we came to rest on the other side of that pole. Fortunately, there weren't any cars in the corner of the lot, nor were there any driving near us! I don't even know if anyone saw what happened. Whew! All, I could say, "thank you, Lord" for protecting us! Andrew didn't even realize what was happening at first and Rachal said it all happened in slow motion and that was weird!
Anyway....our holiday is now over. Rachal, Jo and I returned home at 6:00 pm last night and today the girls headed back to college. After they left, Jo and I went to our mall, Wal-Mart, Payless and Target! When we came out of Target, there was a terrible storm starting and we had a nerve-wracking ride home....even a big hail storm!
Before the girls left they all helped get out all the Christmas stuff and finally, Joanna and I got our main tree up, the beginnings of the decorations and all the rest of the stuff is sitting in the entry way. I figure we can work on it a little bit all week. Rachal & Rebecca made it back to Searcy safely....they had tornado warnings, bad storms, etc, too. I let Matt do the worrying on that!
It was great having my girls home for the holiday and I know they are anxious for the Christmas break....no homework to do, then!
OK....count your blessings! I'm counting mine.....Pattie
Hello! Happy "end of November!" We had a nice holiday break. It wasn't long enough....but, if it had been longer, then I would be even more exhausted! We drove over to Penny (my sister) & Steve's Wednesday afternoon and after an appetizer supper, we headed to the theater to watch 2 different movies. Granny & Papa stayed behind. One group headed to Harry Potter and my group went to see Walk the Line! What a good movie. I was toe-tapping the whole time.
We had a fairly routine Thanksgiving day.....nice leisurely breakfast and coffee, an excellent feast, some football, some naps and Rachal, Granny, Papa and I even headed to Garden Ridge for some thanksgiving day sales. :-) What a crowd.
Then, it was up at 4:30 Friday morning to hit the early bird specials.....we did pretty good.....Ronda (my other sister) met us at 6:00 am and we made quite a morning.....oh, boy! We ended up in Friscoe.....lots of stores, lots of people, lots of traffic. Matt met us for lunch at La Hacienda Ranch and then he and Rebecca headed back to Tyler. The rest of us lasted for a few more hours after heading to Steve's mall. We made it back to Penny's by 8:00pm and David came and he and Ronda headed back to Houston soon after a tour.
Boy, were we pooped!!!! Saturday was a good day, too....another leisurely breakfast and coffee and we headed out around 10:00 am for a few more stores and another mall. I did have a "too close for comfort" experience! I was driving in mall parking lot....taking a corner and my Sequoia went into a skid.....there wasn't anything I could do, but watch the parkinglot light pole come terribly close to us and 2 loops later....we came to rest on the other side of that pole. Fortunately, there weren't any cars in the corner of the lot, nor were there any driving near us! I don't even know if anyone saw what happened. Whew! All, I could say, "thank you, Lord" for protecting us! Andrew didn't even realize what was happening at first and Rachal said it all happened in slow motion and that was weird!
Anyway....our holiday is now over. Rachal, Jo and I returned home at 6:00 pm last night and today the girls headed back to college. After they left, Jo and I went to our mall, Wal-Mart, Payless and Target! When we came out of Target, there was a terrible storm starting and we had a nerve-wracking ride home....even a big hail storm!
Before the girls left they all helped get out all the Christmas stuff and finally, Joanna and I got our main tree up, the beginnings of the decorations and all the rest of the stuff is sitting in the entry way. I figure we can work on it a little bit all week. Rachal & Rebecca made it back to Searcy safely....they had tornado warnings, bad storms, etc, too. I let Matt do the worrying on that!
It was great having my girls home for the holiday and I know they are anxious for the Christmas break....no homework to do, then!
OK....count your blessings! I'm counting mine.....Pattie
