Black Friday

Stay Away from Those Sheets!!

Amy pretending to be on the Powder Keg

Johnny is excited he survived the Powder Keg

As close as we get to roller coasters!

After our Thanksgiving meals, Johnny and I went to Branson to meet Amy and Bryan. We went to Silver Dollar City Thursday night before heading to the Tanger Mall for the midnight shopping. We got to sleep from 3:15-4:15 before Amy and I got up and joined the madness at Wal-Mart. Amy and I were innocent bystanders in the mad dash for cheap prices. We went to Wal-Mart thinking it would be fun to see the craziness and get a few good deals....Well...we got NO good deals because we were not willing to lose a limb to fight for anything. We noticed in the ad, that king size sheets were 20.00 and thought we should grab a set or two while we were there. We got to the sheets before they came over the intercom and said "GO". There were ladies standing with their hands stretched out touching the sheets waiting for the command. There was one lady who had been standing there since 1:30 AM for the 5:00 AM sell. Once they did say "GO", I saw a scene I had never experienced in my life. Amy and I stepped back in time to watch the ladies in front of us drop to the floor and climb into the bottom shelf to get every set of sheets. Within 3 seconds of the sale starting, there was not one set left. Amy and I were so in shock, we did not move until the shelves were empty..It was great. I believe that will be my last attempt to go to Wal-Mart at 5 AM for anything.

Happy Thanksgiving

Johnny and his dad

We spent Thanksgiving dad in Forth Smith /Alma with our family. We had lunch at Johnny's dad's then went to my mom's to repeat the entire meal.

Faithlynn and Kalei
Kalei showing off her new glasses

Faithlynn jumping in the leaves

Random Ventures

Johnny and I began last Saturday getting Christmas decorations out of our attic. It was the last weekend we would both be home with nothing going on before Christmas. The initial plan was to get it all out and start decorating the yard. We got everything down in the garage and then realized it was way too cold to be working in the yard. We decided to change our plans and go to Branson for the day. We got there around 4:00 pm, went to the mall and Silver Dollar City for the evening. We made it back home by midnight. It was much more enjoyable than working in the yard all day. Johnny plans on getting the yard done next Saturday in the cold and possibly rain. We will let you know how it goes.

Engagement Party

Piper trying to be good Johnny presenting his gift Snuggling with Hadleigh

Johnny and Piper taking a Sunday afternoon nap

We had a "Happy Engagement Party" for Amy and Bryan this weekend. We had a good time visiting with each other and snacking all night long. I also had the pleasure of meeting Hadleigh for the first time. She was very sweet and snuggly. Johnny told me not to be getting any crazy ideas quite yet.

We try to keep Piper out of the way when we have people over because he doesn't always know how to behave himself. He did very well Saturday night. Our friends even commented that maybe he is getting calmer in his old age (2 1/2 years old). He was worn out after the party. He spent all afternoon Sunday sleeping in the recliner with Johnny.

Flintstones

We had a good time on Halloween. We went to 2 friends houses and sang the Flintstone song in transition between the houses. Johnny spent the whole day yelling YABBA DABBA DOO practicing for the big night.

Happy Halloween

Halloween 2006

Halloween 2007

Halloween is normally a holiday for young children to dress up, get candy and play games. Of course there are always exceptions to the rule! I don't remember exactly how it initially happened, but the 6 of us (Amy, Bryan S., Lindsey, Bryan W., Johnny and I) have dressed up together the past 3 years. It probably started as a random comment with someone joking saying we should dress up. Now that we have started, it has become a tradition. I really thought this would be the year to stop the madness (due to lack of time and energy to put into a costume), but after Amy and I mentioned that to everyone else we were quickly told otherwise.

Of course the hardest part is deciding WHAT we are going to be. Since there are 6 of us, we can basically be the whole cast of some show :) . While trying to decide, pretty much every character/theme/famous person over the past 30 years comes up as an option. Once we have the theme and know who everyone is going to be, it is off to the store to find the perfect pieces for the outfit.

Wizard of Oz was fun for our first year. We had a great time and thought we had the perfect outfits. That was until year #2 when we were Oompa Loompas. We quickly found out it could not get better than that. Just imagine driving down the road and looking over and seeing the 6 Oompa Loompas in the truck. We had SOOO much fun we could hardly contain ourselves. I still sit here and laugh at the reactions we got all night long. It was even better due to the fact that no one had a clue who we really were so there was no embarassment if we did see someone we knew.

I definitely think it will be hard to compare to last year, but we are sure going to try. We have the costumes made (I have to brag on myself because in the process of making the costumes this year, I actually learned to use a sewing machine which was not an easy feat). We are ready to go. For those of you who don't already know what we are going to be, it will have to be a surprise until the night is done and I get pictures posted!

Razorback Football

Johnny and I are crazy about Razorback football. Even though the team is absolutely terrible this year, we continue to support the hogs and go into each game with the thought that there may be a chance they will pull through. We are let down game after game but have a great time hanging out with friends while tailgating or sitting around watching the away games. Piper got to come tailgate with us before the Ole Miss game. He was very excited to be included in the fun. He spent most of his time eyeing the men tailgating beside us who were cooking BBQ chicken and taunting him with it. I look forward to next year, when I can make posts about how fun it is to go to games and come home with a win!