Let's catch up

Life has been busy with ordinary things so I haven't taken the time to write here. This blog was designed to keep my daughter in Argentina posted of the everyday happenings in Jacksonville. I am not sure she has even read it. She hardly has the time to write me.

Today is the day after black Friday so I will tell of our Thanksgiving happenings. Wednesday night we watched Christmas Shoes. I cried through most of the movie. That movie always reminds me of what I have to be thankful for. I am very sad that Briana is far away, but at least I am fairly certain she will be here for Christmas. Typically, the family eats Thanksgiving dinner at the Villareals. This year my brother in law has been tearing down and expanding his house. Days before the dinner he was still tearing up things. The house is 100+ years and I didn't think my asthmatics could survive. I volunteered my house. That was Monday. This year it was only the Tysons and the Villareals with Fabby and Janell and the Grandparents. The Brantleys were added, Carnes then another set of Villareals. It ended up being very nice. It was alot of work though.

We always go shopping on Black Friday, at least the female parts of the Tysons and Villareals and Grandma. Grandma had to work so she didn't go. Andrea and I began our day at 5 am at the unlikely place of Pep Boys. They had oil on sale. 5 quarts and a filter for 10 bucks. I got 2 and Andrea got one. We also got $10 gift certificates, Jimmy was excited. Then we went to Kohls and to Orange Park Mall. Jimmy actually got off early and we ate and went to the Avenues. He has never been able to be part of the Black Friday festivities. We went to Target and the season 5 of 24 was only $15 so we bought it and have been watching it. That show is so intense.

Today I planned to stay in my pjs all day long and supervise the kids school work. Grandma decided she wanted to do the grandkids shopping today. So off to the Avenues we went again. Wow, I am tired of shopping.

We have one week until Briana gets home. I have alot to do this week. I want the semester of school done so we don't have to do any while she is home.

I am sure I will have alot to post about in the upcoming weeks. I hope I have the time to do it.