Jumping the Fence

Our dinner went well. I cooked the whole thing on my own, with a lot of help from Wal-Mart. Nothing was perfect, I actually forgot to put the mashed potatoes and stuffing on the table until we were done. I made everyone sit back down and eat some. Most years my turkey gets done a couple of hours past the time I estimate, this year it was a couple of hours earlier. Is that Karma? Otherwise it was a perfect meal. Everything tasted great and we were all happy and thankful. The only thing Lily will eat today is carrots, raw sliced carrots. The rest of the food she wont even taste.

We played football in the yard. It was a crisp fall day. We are not terribly athletic and Lily was not having any fun. She said, "Excuse Me Everybody, I want to play hide and seek". So we did. We were hiding in our neighbors yards, crouched behind garbage cans, jumping fences, laughing our butts off. I am surprised we didn't get shot.

After dinner, I took a lovely nap. Then we had the outdoor games, dessert, and then... We went to the Big Lots sale and got our Christmas decorations. We haven't had the opportunity to decorate outside of the house before so we stocked up. It was so much fun. We saw many of the Griswald type decorated houses on our way home. I am excited to be in the competition. Tomorrow we are hitting the sales bright and early. We have marked down all the stores we have to hit and what we are getting at each store. This is my first holiday season in America is many years and I am so excited.

Don't forget to check out, Ugly Christmas Lights.