Sunday, November 28, 2010

Black Friday

This is a relatively new tradition, brought into the family from the Mortensen clan, that I just absolutely love. Amy and Todd spend a good portion of Thanksgiving day pouring over all of the ads, and I mean ALL of them. Sometime after they get the kids to bed, the lists begin; what to get at which store. They even prioritize which store to go to first. The next morning starts early, like 4:00AM. This is where I usually join in. Todd stays home with the kids, and Amy and I are off to shop. We divide and conquer, Amy shopping first while I stand in line, and then we switch places. This works wonderfully well. It is so much fun and we usually get some really great bargins. Sometime, after we've gotten the "hot deals", we slow down a little and take time out for donuts or muffins and juice. Then it's back to the task at hand. But I must confess, the best part of all is unloading the car, piling up all of the bags, and showing off all of our loot.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Utah snow


I went to Provo this weekend to spend some time with Todd, Kathy, and the kids. It was such a fun weekend, especially because I got to make a snowman and had a snowball fight, all in the kids back yard. We woke up to snow Sunday morning, and after church, we went outside for some fun. And of course, after getting freezing cold, we came inside for some delicious hot chocolate. Kathy bought a hot cocoa maker on Saturday and it really got a workout. It was great. I think I'm going to add one of those machines to my Christmas list!