Geo Caching Vacation

How about a geo caching vacation this summer? Think about it. I know it is almost winter, however the summer will be here before you know it. Let's start planning.

Christmas Plans

Wow Christmas is just around the corner. I tell my students each year on the first day of school, "I hope you are about done with your Christmas shopping." They are always that's a long way off. Well the time seems to fly by and they always say about this time, "Man I should have started shopping in September." Haha time does fly.
I have been busy with my shopping. I now have the gifts laid out to see whom I need to purchase more for to get the right balance. I am pretty close on everyone. Just a few more small items for some is all I need.
Some folks in this family are really tough to find the perfect gift for as they are either, "I deserve better than this." even though you have spent a few hundred dollars on them, or they just don't have a list, or what is on their list is just plan too expensive or something they will probably never use.
James wants a new flat panel for our bedroom, however he wants it to be at least a 32 inch screen. I don't think we need that large.
It is a challenge and he is basically the only one I have left to buy for.

"Black Friday" Shopping

Isabela wanted to experience Black Friday shopping. So after we ate, I went home with Lara, Chris and Isabela. We arrived at their place at about 11:00 PM on Thanksgiving nite. At midnight, Isabela, Lara and myself went shopping at the outlet mall. The store Isabela wanted to go to had a line 3 blocks long. Needless to say we didn't stand in line there. We did find Devon a Christmas gift. And we got Christopher a gift. Then Lara and I each purchased a new pair of tennis shoes. Isabela purchased Chris' gift also. We went back to Lara and Chris' (2:30 AM) and went to sleep for a couple of hours. Lara was scheduled to work at 7:30 AM. Chris woke up to take her to work and he and I went out shopping. We didn't have much luck with finding what we set out to find. However we did find a few bargins. James drove up to Lara's to pick me up and then he joined us on the ultimate gift hunt. We finished some of our shopping while there. I found that the bargins of the past were not there and that it was hardly worth it to go. But of course I don't like shopping so I guess you can't be disappointed if you don't get excited about the chase. My thoughts about this whole black Friday thing is that the real bargins happen about the end of January and that is when you should be shopping for next Christmas.

Happy Holiday

Thanksgiving has come and gone. We had quite a few family members come for a great meal. This year we had it at Mom's. She was down in her leg, so getting up the front steps to my home would have been a challenge for her. I did help prepare the meal and my great husband helped to get the place ready. This year, since we were going to serve the evening meal, we decided to do something different. We had chicken and noodles instead of turkey. Besides Turkey's were just overpriced and I wasn't willing to pay it. I managed to make some goodies the morning of the party - peanut brittle, brownies made the ole fashion way, rice krispie treats, pickle wraps, and waterchestnuts wrapped in bacon. Ashley and I made pink mints and cherry press cookies last week. All the treats were eaten and everyone took left overs home with them.
It was a great Thanksgivig.

Presentation at the Transition Conference

I survived the speaking engagement. Actually it went very well. I have received many emails telling me how great it was and that they would like more information. I need to get the information into a format I can send over the Internet or burn a CD with the information on it.

I am getting prepared to go to another speaking engagement in December. James is going along since he has those days off. He will get to just relax and enjoy himself.

Well I need to get busy and do some more work for Monday.

Presentation at the Transition Conference

Another Great Weekend

Lara, Chris and Isabela have just left. We had a great time. When they arrived Sat. we had pizza. In the evening a movie was watched by all except me. I needed to get work done on the computer for school on Monday. Then we played Worst-Case Scenario. Isabela and I were a team and Chris and Lara was a team. Isabela and I won.

Sunday morning we got up to a new time -- daylight savings time. That messed everyone up. LOL We cooked breakfast, invited mom over for lunch after church. We then went to mom's to get Lara and Chris's Christmas tree. Ornaments are still in the attic.

Rachel performed at the civic center for the hockey game. They are a group of very talented young ladies. We watched the hockey game and the fights. There was blood drawn just a few times.

Lara, Chris and Isabela left in time to get home for the Colts game. I did two more presentations for Monday.

James went for a motorcycle ride and Chris got to ride the new red bike.