I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
We did something a little different around here this year, namely, we stayed at home. Aside from the two Thanksgivings that we spent in France, we have only stayed home one other time in our 15 years of marriage. That was the year that my brother got married the weekend after Thanksgiving, and we couldn’t really travel that far two weekends in a row.
I bought a turkey breast and fixed an otherwise traditional meal, minus the dressing, as no one in the family likes it very well. We joined some friends for dessert later on the afternoon, which means I got to try a taste of pumpkin pie without making one myself or having most of it left over. (I like pumpkin pie in very small doses but have texture issues with it after a couple of bites.) It was a very laid-back, enjoyable, restful day.
Charlotte and I went for a run on Thanksgiving morning, her first since she broke her leg. We ran a bit over a mile-and-a-quarter, and she did pretty well. She is actually eager to get back to running so she can enter some more races, although winter in Illinois might not be the best time to start running!
As far as the Black Friday festivities…we thought that we might go to Toys’r’Us on 10:00 Thanksgiving night, as it had a few things on sale from the kids’ Christmas list. We quickly discovered that we are NOT hardcore Black Friday shoppers. Jeff actually drove into Peoria to the store, as he wasn’t comfortable with my going out that time of night to shop. He found a completely full parking lot and about a thousand people lined up to get into the store. (I am not exaggerating.)
Jeff took a couple of videos on his iPhone of the madness, got back in the car, and came home. The staff was letting in 300 people at a time, and 50 had to leave before they’d let anymore in.
As Jeff said, “There is nothing I want bad enough to wait in a line like that in weather like that.” (It was well below freezing on Thursday night.)
So, we slept in until the baby got up around 7:30 on Friday morning, and I decided to head back in to Toys’r’Us to see if it was any better or if there was anything left. It wasn’t bad, but I only ended up buying ONE measly item! I left Toys’r’Us and went to Walmart, where I found a few more things, but lots of stuff was already gone.
You have to get up way before 7:30 on Black Friday to get the big bargains! (However, I did go to another Walmart later on that evening, and it still had lots of the stuff that was sold out at the first Walmart.)
Now, we’re waiting for Cyber Monday to finish up our shopping. I must say, I greatly prefer shopping in the comfort of my own home to the crowds and craziness of Black Friday shopping!
I spent yesterday afternoon and part of this afternoon getting a jump start on my Christmas baking. Homeschool co-op finishes up a week from Monday, and there are 20 adults who interact with my children each time we attend! I am making snack boxes for each of them, and next weekend is nearly booked, with very little time for baking. So, I’m starting this weekend while I have time. So far, the Chex mix, the puppy chow, and the Hershey kiss cookies are done. The first round of sugar cookies should be done by evening. I’m on a roll!
This morning, I ran the four-mile River Trail Race in East Peoria with a couple of women from my women’s group at church. We started a running/Bible study group in September, and we meet bi-weekly to discuss Francis Chan’s Crazy Love and to run together. This was our first official race, and we had a good run, actually finishing in under 40 minutes. Jeff and the kids were cheering us on near the finish line. Very cool!
Tomorrow, I’ve lined up a babysitter, and Jeff and I are planning to go see the new Harry Potter movie. As he will be traveling for part of December, I’m looking forward to spending some time with him!
And that’s our Thanksgiving weekend! I hope that yours has been just as good!
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