Well, drum roll, please. Here it is.............................
ENJOY!
No theme tree here, unless you consider ornaments with personal meaning a theme.
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care.....
******CAUTION, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPE-O'S, GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT NOT MAKE SENSE! IT'S TOO EARLY FOR BLOGGING******
Yes my friends, let me be the first to wish you a Happy Turkey Day. The day has started early here at our happy little home. We start sooooo early that ThiThi just spends the night so she get the turkey in the oven. So, WAKE UP! Our coffee is brewing; the bird is in the oven; and we have already started our Pre-Black Friday perusing on the Internet. By the way Angie, if you are up and about and see two grown women in their pajamas riding around our town looking for a newspaper, that will be us. Just smile and wave ;)
P.S. This was just too funny not to pass along. When I did spell check on my post I had spelled 'perusing' correctly; however, I had mispelled 'grammatical'. Go figure?
Honestly, I try not to put too much emphasis on Christmas until after Thanksgiving. I am of the mindset that we celebrate each holiday as it comes. My official Christmas season kick-off will begin around 11:00 pm on Thanksgiving night when ThiThi and I head over to Five Oaks to start the Black Friday shop-a-thon. I won't even think of putting my Christmas tree up until after the turkey leftovers are sitting in the fridge and I recover from my 18 hour shopping trip.
Today, however, I am starting to get in the mood. I have been in the kitchen cooking the holiday (both Thanksgiving and Christmas) meal regulars. You know the ones - they appear on your table every year without fail. Today we are having Thanksgiving with my family in Dandridge and I am taking my infamous Corn Pudding and a few other goodies. I have the Chocolate Eclair cake in the fridggy; the Pumpkin Dump Cake on the counter cooling; and the Corn Pudding and Sweet Potato Casserole waiting to go into the oven. The smell of the food and the sound of Christmas carols on the XM are enough to make any person anxious for the holiday season to begin.
I feel like a little kid that is bubbling with excitement. I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season and treasure this special time with your family.
Yesterday, Bub had a message to call a customer and her name was spelled Le-A. After pondering the spelling, Bub decided, as many of us would, that the girl's name was pronounced "Lee/a" (long e, short a).
When Bub called the girl and referred to her by name, he was quickly corrected on the pronunciation of her name.
She said, "My name is not 'lee/a'. It is pronounced 'le/dash/a'. The dash isn't silent!"
I just wonder what Shakespeare would think of that name?
Ah, we had such big plans for this one day break.
First, we tossed around the idea of going to Atlanta to spend the night, go to see Wicked, and then have a shopapalooza. Unfortunately, Kaylea and I were the only two that liked the plan, so we tossed the idea.
Then, we talked about going camping. Well, that idea had to be scratched, as well. Apparently, everyone's schedules were in conflict and it just wasn't a do-able trip.
Then, Kaylea and I decided we would go to Gatlinburg and roam the streets, ride the sky lift, go to Ripley's, and take a trip into the mountains to peak at the leaves. Well, it appears that Mother Nature had different plans for us since she has decided to send in the rain, wind, and cold.
So, guess what Kaylea and I have done for our Fall Break? We slept in, watched t.v. and currently, at 2:33 pm, we are still in our jammies.
I'm thinking Mother Nature knows best. We needed this break and we needed the down time.
Around our house there are a couple of times during the year that things just get CRAZY. The first being June and the next being mid-September through January. Honestly, I was in shock when I looked back at my previous post and saw how long it had been. I use to be a daily or every other day poster. But recently, I just haven't been able to find the time. I just don't know why I have been such a slacker. Gee, could it be,
It's enough to make a sane girl go a little crazy. I know I will make it though. I do every year, don't I?
