Thanksgiving Weekend!

So, Turkey Day has come and gone. This is the official start to the Christmas season! I did not go out on Black Friday...I'm not that crazy this year. I have gone in the past, but not at 5 am. My sister, Beth went with a few of her friends at 4am this year. They dropped off people at 3 different stores! One of the girls stood at Target for 2 1/2 hours! They did get everything they wanted between them, though!

On Thursday, we went to My folks place out at the lake. It was just our four, my mom and dad, my Grandma Miller, her friend, and my Aunt Ann & Uncle Den. It was a nice time. Good food, lots of laughs, and I felt like an adult! A lot of times, I still feel like a kid at family functions. Especially around my mom's side of the family when we are all together. I don't think they really believe we are all grown up, with our own families, homes and personalities yet. The "adult" talk doesn't occur around the "kids" even though we are all older than 25!! Oh well...That's life in a big family!

Anyway, after dinner and dessert (my grandma made 3 kinds of pie!) The kids started to make ornaments for the Christmas tree. Everyone joined in! It was a lot of fun!

Saturday we set the tree up, the kids did everything! They put the tree together, they put all the ornaments and candy canes on, and they made the paper chain that went on the tree! The only thing Dane and I did was put the top of the tree on, put the lights on, and put the star on! It was really cool to see the kids working together like that. we also watched "The Polar Express" .After we put the tree up, we went to my folk "close house" as the kids call it to gave dinner with my aunt and uncle from Alaska. That was fun too. I learned a lot about the almost VP Sarah Palin. My aunt is a teacher and had Mrs. Palin's kids. Let me tell you...America really dodged a bullet there!!

Sunday was a lazy day for most of us. Just putting up the rest of the Christmas stuff...watching movies..a good weekend!