Happy Thanksgiving :)

Happy Thanksgiving to YOU!! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving week! This poem says it all for me . . .

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

Enjoy your time together with family!

SHOPPING!!!

SHOPPING!!! Today Karen, Sharon, and I went shopping! We all had good intentions of nailing our Christmas list but we didn't really have much luck! I bought a few things for ME... no gifts for the fam!! I hope I get in the 'spirit' soon so I can get this shopping done!! It would be nice to have some ideas and 'want' lists! Maybe I'll just get everyone the 'true gifts' of Christmas . . . peace, joy and love! We'd REALLY have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

Kroger!

My dear, sweet, friend, Brenda inspired me to grocery shop at Kroger! She had told me all their sales and her marvelous buys . . . butter for $2.50 a pound, evaporated milk for .50 , orange juice for $3.00 a bottle, granola bars for $1.50, and on and on and on! With her encouragement, I ventured to Kroger after a long day at school! I went up and down the aisles, searching for just the right buys! After almost 90 minutes, I had finished my mission! I had purchased 10 bags of 'stuff' (nothing of which I really needed, but thought I might use some day... with the holidays coming up and all...)!! My grand total for everything was $204.05 BUT I only had to pay $105.27. I had saved $98.78! Wow!

What an experience! Kroger really is the Right Store and the Right Price!!

So...if you need some butter, or granola bars, give me a call! I have an excess! :)

Halloween

Yummy candy. . .

Tonight was Trick-or-treat night! Craig worked on the computer while I answered the door to hundreds of ghosts and goblins. It was fun seeing the little ones donned in their costumes! Watching the kids show up at our door brought back fond memories when our children were young! Fun times!! :)Top L - our faux jack-o-lantern
Top R - Craig working on the computer
Bottom L - Craig pretending to pass out treats
Bottom R - Kim getting ready to eat more treats!!

Hmmm...U of M or State??

There was some friendly competition in our house this weekend! Adam showed up Friday evening wearing 'State gear' and Craig was donning 'Michigan' gear! Normally, Adam is a die hard Michigan fan, but has become slightly loyal to State since he began Law School at M.S.U.! I guess Adam was the real winner on Saturday . . . didn't REALLY matter which team won - he'd win either way! Go BLUE!!

Fun Times

Adam and Julia have so much F-U-N together! They laugh, giggle, and snicker when together!

Saturday they went to the "Big House" to watch Michigan get beat!! They had a great time at the game, and buzzed around Ann Arbor! Julia had never been to a Michigan game so it was a big treat!!

He even tolerated a 'photo shoot' by the beautiful red bush!!

It's been said that in the sweetness of friendship, there is laughter and sharing of pleasures! It warms my heart to see Julia and Adam having fun and sharing laughter together! "Friends fill your life with joy, your soul with sunshine and your heart with love".

Last night we had our first 'Dance Club of 2008'. We had a wonderful dinner and enjoyed dancing to to big band. It's always fun getting dressed up, joining friends, and having an evening out! It was great having Doug and Barb and Jack and Cathy join in this year! We're looking forward to the upcoming dances . . . and we must practice our fancy footwork!