What a Weekend!

I've been so busy getting ready for Thanksgiving, I haven't had time to really enjoy my other social obligations. For instance, on Thursday I had two events to attend - United Way's Wine Tasting Party at the Antique Mall - one of my most favorite fund-raising events! and my sorority's Thanksgiving dinner. The wine tasting started at 5:00 p.m., so I went there first and stayed about an hour. Then it was off to dinner with my sisters. It was all so rushed I wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I would have liked. The best part of the day is when Christopher came home from college - yippee! Chrissy Boy is home for the holiday!

Friday was spent cleaning and organizing for Thanksgiving. In the eveing the girls came over for open stamp night. Jerri Anne and I stamped until 12:30 a.m. I got all my projects completed. On Saturday morning I went to Julia Jackson's home to stamp with the demonstrators. Julia created such cute cards for us to copy. Love her work!

Sunday, we all went to church and then out to breakfast at the Broadview. We spent the rest of the day waiting for Tom and Joyce to arrive. They showed about 2:00 p.m. - it's so good to see them and their new dog, Snow! We talked and talked throughout the night...

Preparing for the Holidays

The holidays are just around the corner. Mom, Aunt Madge and I have been busy getting the house ready for all the guests we have coming in at Thanksgiving. Aunt Madge has nearly renovated the bathroom and it looks great! She is so talented with a hammer and drill. I took apart Mom's room and we got everything dusted, washed and organized. She whined a bit about sorting through a mountain of paperwork, but she got it done and vowed never to let it stack up again. Mom is so proud of her new room she actually gave tours!

Christopher will be home from school soon - can't wait to see him. Charly misses him too. We've been planning activities for when Tommy and Joyce are here. First of all we're going to have a birthday party for them both as at the time of their birthdays they were displaced due to Hurricane Katrina. It going to be like an open house type of affair with Mom making corn chowder, chili and corn bread. And birthday cake too!

Patty, Lynette and the kids will arrive Wednesday. We'll all be busy preparing for Thanksgiving. Mom has on the menu turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, green beans, and who knows what else! Tommy is bringing his turkey fryer so he can fry a turkey for dinner too. What fun!

I'm Back!

Wow! I've been gone quite a long time. Mom and I took off the for the Outer Banks of North Carolina. What gorgeous scenery! The ocean, the dunes, our hotel, the lighthouses, the restaurants... We had such a good time. We spent 11 days in Kill Devil Hills and would love to go again and catch the stuff we missed. I found two great scrapbook stores and met some really cool scrappers. I purchased a new scrapbook covered in lighthouses, shells and inspirational quotes - love it! It'll be our vacation album for our fall roadtrip.