Black Friday Find

Bill had to work at the store that night of Black Friday. I had given him my list of things to get the kids for Christmas. I have to say in the way of toys there wans't much of a selection this year.


To my surprise Bill came home with something that was not on the list. Surprise surprise there!
He is always adding to my list.

It was a nice thought but I think someone else in the house will have more fun of using it than me. She has already declared it hers.

I do love the gift. It is light, easy to move from place to place, and who doesn't like the color pink.

Can you guess what it is?
I think he thought the color would make me want to use it more. LOL

I hope everyone had a chance to get out there and get their deals.
Ta-ta for now,

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from one Pilgrim's home to another.

Winter Already

It has become winter here in Northwest Pennsylvania. I think we have about A foot of snow on the ground with more accumulation this week. My kids just love the snow. When Mike woke up the next morning after the snow fell he was begging me to let him go outside. Here he is trying to tempt to build a snowman. The snow really would not pack so he ended up with a small yet cute one. Plus it was very cold outside. I have not yet had the chance to get them the snow gear that he should have. So he wasn't out there very long. Of course Mom had to let him have something warm to drink along with every kids favorite. COOKIES!

Free Calendars

If you are looking to get a free calendar for the new year. Here are a couple that I have found that I thought were cool. Enjoy!

You can get a FREE Calendar from Pillsbury Here

If you don't like that one there is one from Betty Crocker Here

I got it done (almost)

Yesterday I had tons of things on my to-do list.

Let's just say that as soon as I was done typing my message there was a knock on the door. I was like who could that be. It was the repair man here to start my ceiling. Apparently they finished early with the job next door. The good news is that the ceiling wasn't as bad as they thought. The bad news is my house was a wreck. The main part of the mess was the kitchen. I bake a lot and don't always have enough energy to clean it up right afterward. They were here for a total of 10 min then they were out the door. They will be here today to sand and re-mud. Then they will do it again on Monday. On Tuesday they will repaint the whole ceiling.

After that Mike came home from school . They had a half day cause of teacher conferences and no school today. Bill thought it would be great to leave and go get lunch at the pizza place. So we went there. Then it was time for the conference.

I was told exactly what I told you I would be told. Mike is a very bright child he lacks effort and focus. Hopefully we will be working on that. I have a plan in place. Wish me luck.

None of the house got cleaned. Until this morning. Bill got home from work and I put him to work helping me get things done. We had it all done before the repair men got here. Whew.

The things on my to do list today is laundry and doing a little baking. I have a new Amish white bread recipe that I have been itchin to try. The kids are watching movies and playing with Play-Doh. Oh what a great day!

Ta-ta for now,
Mandy

The Plans for the day

Today seems like it is going to be a busy day.

1. I really need to be cleaning my house today and not be on the computer so much. There are people coming to fix my ceiling in the morning. There was a leak in the bathroom and made a huge ceiling bubble.

2. I bought some totes to store some of Andrea's clothes. She has gone through a huge growth spurt and now I need to go through everything and see what she can actually wear. It seems that I have tons of 12- 24 months things. She spent forever in this size. From the time she was 2-3 1/2. Now we have made it to 3T bottoms and 4-5 tops. I think it took forever for us to get to this point. Yeah go us!

3. I have parent teacher conference with Mike's teacher at 2:30. You can just wish me luck there. Who knows what I will be told. Well I have some speculation of what I will be told. My child is smart but lacks effort. LOL He is like almost every boy I know.

4. Then it is home and to make supper.Getting everyone settled. Bill has to work tonight so I try to have dinner done early so he can go to bed. He works midnights.

I think that is all I have to do. Hopefully I can accomplish some or most of it.
Ta-ta for now,

Just a reminder that today is Veteran's day. Make sure you thank a service man or woman for the great job he did while serving our country. I know I thanked mine.


Thank you Big Daddy for all that you do for us. We love you so much!!!

Today is the day. Please don't forget to vote. I don't care who you vote for just vote. ( Well maybe I care a little) It is your right as an American. There are people in other parts of the world don't get that right. So go out and VOTE!!!

Halloween

I know that these are a few days late. But my battery died in my camera and I had to let it charge quite a while before I could get these on my computer. We had a great time trick-or-treating. Andrea was really into it this year and Mike was old enough to go with his friends on his own.
I had bought the kids cute felt bags from Big Lots to collect their candy. They were a little to big for Andrea. But of course Miss Independent didn't want any help carry it. She was tripping all night. But she had a great time and it didn't even phase her. I hope that you enjoy the pictures of the kids.
Ta-ta for now,


Mike as a 1930's mafia gangster




My handsome man





Our Beautiful Princess





And no Halloween is complete without the loot