I thought you were supposed to find GOOD deals on "Black Friday...."

Updates

First off, I want to thank Martina, Julie, Andrea, Jennifer, and Katie for their great ideas for my new weekly posts. I think I'm going to use all of your ideas and have a weekly favorite, whether it be a quote, song, item, etc. I'm excited!

I'm soooo glad to be off this week for Thanksgiving break. Haley's readers already know we had a girls weekend this past Friday through Sunday. We had such a great time- eating, shopping, and decorating the house for Christmas. It was a much needed break for me. I laughed so much I cried (imagine that) and thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with some of my favorite girls. Here are the before and after pictures of Haley's mantle that we decked out with Christmas decorations.



Haley and I decided to try our hand at painting Christmas canvases. I came straight home and painted my first one last night. Here's the finished product.



I'm excited about spending time with my family later on this week. Cort and Trey are coming home Wednesday night. I always look forward to seeing them. I'm so blessed to have such an amazing sister and a wonderful brother in law that makes her so incredibly happy. The entire family, nine kids and all, will be together Thursday. I will try to post pictures next week. Until then, I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Turkey Day!!

________________ of the Day

Alright, so I'm wanting a weekly post to publish on my blog. Katie has her weekly random knowledge, Julie has a weekly poem...and I have nothing. I've been thinking about what to do for a while, but nothing has come to me yet. I'm begging for ideas. What can I post weekly that would be interesting and fun to read? The person with the best idea gets a shout out in the next post. Hurry! Think, Think, Think!!!!!

Harvest Festival

Our annual Harvest Festival was last night. We invite everyone in the community to come out and dress up, trunk or treat, play games, and enjoy free food. This year I think we hit an all time high in attendance. Last year we had around 3000 people and just judging by the looks of the number of people there last night, I'd venture to say we had even more this year. My job each is always the same...to paint faces. There's no telling how many little cheeks went home with my "masterpieces" on them. It was lots of fun!


Love this girl...

Thanks for the cute ghost tattoos, Katie!

Loyal fan... :)

My sweet little witch!

Charlie Man!

Southwestern Soup Recipe

Well, if you're like me, the changing of the weather brings about cravings for some good soup! I got this recipe from a friend and made it last night. It's soooo easy and very good. I thought some of you in the blogging world might like to try it too.

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can pinto beans (Of course I left those out!)
1 lb. Velveeta cheese (If you like extra spicy, get Mexican Velveeta.)
1 can rotel
1 can diced tomatoes

Brown ground beef with chopped onion. When finished, add corn and beans. Melt Velveeta and mix with rotel and diced tomatoes, then add to beef mixture. Stir and cook until warm. Serve with crackers or Fritos.

Hope you enjoy! If anyone decides to try it, leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HALEY!!!

So you know I had to post this! :) I wish I could be there to celebrate with you. Girls weekend soon! Hope you have a wonderful day!!! I love you.

Tagged

7 Things I Want To Do Before I Die...(taken from my life list post in April)
1. get married and have kids (can I put those together?)
2. ride a gondola in Italy
3. see Gavin Degraw in concert
4. go to Los Angeles
5. take a cooking class
6. be debt-free
7. visit all 50 states

7 Things I Can Do...
1. cook
2. sing (decently at least)
3. crochet
4. take pictures (love photography)
5. love
6. take things way too personally
7. analyze

7 Things I Can Not Do...
1. drive a stick shift
2. laugh without crying
3. be without my family for a long time
4. eat a bean...of any kind
5. touch a cotton ball
6. listen to someone reading- at church or school, etc...IMPOSSIBLE
7. be patient

7 Things That Attracted Me To My Hubby...
***So obviously I can't complete this part. If anyone reading wants to stop and send up a prayer asking God to please be sending a husband my way it would be much appreciated...seriously!

7 Things I Say Most Often
1. "That's hilarious"
2. "Oh my word"
3. "No way!"
4. "I just got that out of my mouth"- to my students
5. "No talking in the hallway" - once again, to my students
6. "huh?"
7. "God, please, please, please....."- as I'm praying, of course

7 Celebrity Crushes
Wow- this is so fun! Can I list seven here, too? Okay, I totally have a crush on Mark Sanchez, too. Go to Haley's blog to see his picture. Currently, I have a crush on Dan from Survivor. He's not exactly a "CELEBRITY" I don't guess, but he's on tv.

I also have a crush on Maksim from Dancing with the Stars. I think he probably knows he's hot though...

And last but not least.....


I tag Cortney, Paige, and Ginger.