Just Me & Z

Can you believe Thanksgiving has already come and gone? I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with the ones you love.

Our Thanksgiving was very interesting. Thanksgiving Day was great... we spent it at my grandma's house and visited with family who we hadn't seen in awhile. Zoie ended up staying the night with my parents afterwards so I could be one of the "crazies" that went shopping on black Friday. I woke up at 4:30 am and went to Wal-Mart, which I quickly regretted. There wasn't a parking spot in sight. I had to park behind the store and walk. All of the carts were gone, and I had to follow a lady to her car to get her cart from her. They started handing out items early (before 5 am), so I didn't even get what I was going for. I got some great toys for Zoie though, and a Christmas tree on sale, so I guess the 2-hour wait was worth it. Kind of. I then went back home and went back to bed for a bit. I was supposed to go pick up Zoie, but I saw an item in the Kohl's ad that I wanted to get for my mom. I got there and to my surprise, there was ONE left! I got a steal too. Without saying what it was (in case she happens to stumble upon this by chance and read it), it was regular $329, on sale for $179. Then there was a $20 mail-in rebate. On top of that, I got 15% off (saving me $25) and THEN I got $30 Kohl's cash! So I ended up only paying about $125 for it!! I know she will love it as she has wanted one for a long time. The hour-and-a-half wait was well worth it to me!!

However after arriving home, there was trouble. A pipe was leaking in my parent's house, so the carpet was wet in the bathroom and bedrooms. Dad immediately began cutting holes in the wall and ripping up the carpet to try and track down the leak. Unfortunately, he was unable to detect it, and in order to prevent an enormous mess, the water was turned off. That meant we couldn't cook, wash dishes, do laundry, wash our hands or use the restroom. Yikes! We were supposed to have my mom's parents and sister along with my sister and her fiance' over to the house for dinner. We couldn't even boil an egg!

So, I offered to have it at my house. We had to seriously improvise, as I didn't even have a full set of 4 piece silverware! So mom had to bring her silverware and card table, my grandparents brought serving spoons and we cut the turkey on my microwave's glass insert that rotates the food. It was very interesting, but it worked out great. We watched some Christmas shows on TV, and I put up my Christmas tree. We had a great time together.

Below is a picture of my pretty little pre-lit tree. I found a bunch of ornaments in my boxes out in the garage that I had purchased on clearance after Christmas last year. My tree is in silver, black, white and clear. I really think it turned out beautiful (and for only $25!)

Also, here is a picture of Zoie when she fell asleep. She had a long, hard day and when I came to check on her while she was playing in her room, I found her upside down in her bed zonked out. She looked so cute I just had to take a pic!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving with your family and friends.

With Love,