Black Friday

After hosting Thanksgiving dinner and getting a much needed power nap I headed to Topeka to meet up with my BFFs for our annual Black Friday fun. I was thankful that I picked up Robin at the Admire turnpike area or I may have never figured out how to get to Kelli's house in the dark. Thanks Robin!! Soon after all of us arrived at Kelli's it was time for our gift exchange.


I got the girls GNO fund banks but they seemed a bit disappointed that there wasn't any money in their banks. :)


We received lottery tickets and I even won $3 and Kris won $10!!

Then the big suprise was revealed....



Kelli's husband surprised the four of us with Bon Jovi tickets at the Sprint Center in March. He even reserved a limo if we choose to ride back to Topeka that night. But, we may just stay at the Power & Lights district. What an awesome surprise and gift! We cannot wait until March and the concert just happens to be the Monday after our annual St. Patty's Day celebration in Aggieville!


After all that excitement we decided to go see the Twilight movie - New Moon. It was as lame as the first one but the movies are never as good as the books.

We arrived back to Kelli's house after midnight and three of us snuggled into a queen size bed and attempted to catch some ZZZZzzzzs before our early wake up at 3:45am. (Note to self: Robin and Kris snore!!)

We made it to Wal-Mart by 4:40am and waited patiently for the good sales to begin. I about got mobbed at the digital frames, but thankfully Kris was there to save me. After we picked up the good deals we headed to K-mart, Target, (where we had breakfast at the snack shack), Kohls and then the mall. Finally it was time for our annual lunch and margaritas at OTB.

Kelli had just discovered that Kris and I ate the middle of the cinnamon rolls!! Hee hee..we were laughing like a bunch of grade school kids.


Another annual tradition: eating cinnamon rolls (that Kelli's MIL made us) at the Target snack shack.




Enjoying lunch and Margaritas at OTB!

We finished our shopping with a stop at Michaels and then we said our goodbyes and headed on down the road. I arrived home around 5:00pm that evening and was asleep shortly after 6:00pm.


Thanks for another fabulous time ladies! You never disappoint!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Can't wait to spend another Black Friday with these fabulous friends!! The plan is to meet at Kelli's house on Thursday evening for a slumber party and be out shopping before 5:00am on Friday morning.

Target Practice

With pheasant and quail season upon us Madelyn has been asking to go hunting with her daddy. Since the fellows usually walk long distances in tall grass Madelyn has been discouraged to tag along. However, Ryan offered to take her out to the lease property with her (used to be mine) BB gun in hand to shoot at whatever she chooses. This afternoon Madelyn had target practice and then she and her daddy were off to the lease to "hunt." Ryan wasn't planning to take his gun but Madelyn insisted so he took his unloaded shot gun. The moving targets should be safe but anything sitting still better watch out because this 6 year old is a pretty good shot.

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful that one week from today I will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for my parents and Ryan's parents. I'm so thankful that Ryan and I have amazing parents that we are lucky enough to spend the holiday with.

Wordless Wednesday (idea stolen from a fellow blogger)

Almost Homemade Apple Pie

The past several years Ryan has given up pop, sweets and fried food during wrestling. Wrestling season begins tomorrow and I decided he should savor his last day of sweets and made him his favorite, an apple pie. There has been only one other time that I have made him an apple pie, but my mom makes sure Ryan has an apple pie at least a couple times a year.

Ingredients
7 - Gala Apples
1 1/2 C sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbls flour or cornstarch
1 Tbls fruit frsh

Peel and slice apples.


Mix the above ingredients together (sampling as you go).



Pour the ingredients into the bottom pie crust. This is where I cheat, and honestly this pie crust tastes just as good as homemade and is much quicker.


Place 3 Tbls of margarine on the apple mixture.

Add the top pie crust and mark it with an M (or B, or whatever initial you choose).


Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Then remove the foil and bake for another 1/2 hour. Then brush the crust with milk and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.



Enjoy!!

Cleaning lady

This morning when Madelyn was too quiet I went to find out what she was doing and this is what I found:


Sweet child of mine was cleaning out my closet, organizing my shoes.

And this....


Hasn't happened in years... a made bed.

Her daddy has trained her well.

You're Gonna Miss This...

You know that country song "You're Gonna Miss This?" Well, I do miss this....






TERRIBLY!!!


FYI: I want that baby back, not another one.

Thankful Thursday

* I am thankful for a stable job (for this week anyway) that I actually enjoy on most days.
* I am thankful for an awesome husband and amazing daughter that love me regardless of my faults.
* I am thankful for great family.
* I am thankful for a God that forgives me of my sins.
* I am thankful for my home.
* I am thankful for my fabulous friends.
* I am thankful for the beautiful sunshine.
* I am thankful that Jesus died for my sins so that I am saved and will spend eternity in heaven.
* I am thankful for my health (even though I feel cruddy right now) and my families health.
* I am thankful for my Church, that I love.
* I am thankful for my husband's employment that he enjoys.
* I am thankful that I have so many reasons to be thankful.

New Specs

Madelyn picked up her new glasses today. When she heard the phone message that her glasses were in you would have thought Santa Claus was at our house. She was super excited.

Ryan and I cannot understand how she could see before glasses. When we look through them all we see is a blurry mess and she said she can see with them. Who knew??




The glasses make her beautiful blue eyes look even bigger which takes some getting used to, but of course as her parents we think she looks absolutely darling!

H1N1 or Seasonal Flu?

Madelyn started running a fever on Halloween. Her fever bounced between 100 - 102.6, depending on the amount of meds in her system, for three days. Madelyn rarely gets fevers when she is sick. She has never had a fever last more than a day. She felt absolutely miserable with a runny nose and nasty cough to go along with her fever. We didn't bother with a doctor's appointment because we assumed they would just tell us it was the flu and send her home. We've been told that most doctor's aren't even testing for H1N1 anymore because that seems to be all that is going around. She has been vaccinated for the seasonal flu but this could have been a different strain of the virus. We won't ever be 100% sure that is what she had but we have our suspicions.

H1N1.....or......


seasonal flu.....


Either way, it was pitiful sight to see.

But, I'm happy to report that Madelyn's fever finally broke this morning and she has been fever free ever since. We are still keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that she is over the worst.