Thanksgiving 2010

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone for this year. 
It has been a  busy time. We finished teaching the children's group about it on the Tuesday night. I am not sure if they really understood everything - but there we go. They learned that they should be thankful, which is good. They also learned to sing some songs - which they did in front of the Church. 
We are hoping to go through a series on the incarnation of Jesus Christ. It should be profitable. 


Wednesday was preparation and Stacy's side of the family came from North Carolina (9 to 10 Hours drive!!!). They will leave Saturday morning - so it is a short and sweet stay. 


Thursday was hectic with getting the food ready and having to worry about the three children all the time. I started the day by doing 3 miles on the elliptical machine and some weights with a protein shake. I then took a shower and dressed as a pilgrim. 
The rest of the day was filled with Shaun the Sheep to keep the children occupied. It was the only thing that seemed to 'do the trick' as it were. We probably got through all five DVD disks! (the complete series 1 !!). 
Anyway - there was a time where we went out side and the children got into trouble all the time and got muddy. After lunch we all went to the park (Tribble Mill). We were all so tired. I don't know were the children got the energy - we all wanted a nap - but the children never got tired. They even went to bed late.
Later that evening we watched 'An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving' which was a period drama about a a lady who lost her husband and was struggling to provide for the family. She was a nurse and always doing good to the detriment of her own life. Anyway - her daughter wrote to her grandma pretending to be her and asked for financial help. The grandma, who was very rich, came to visit. The daughter had fallen out with her and didn't want her help. The grandma found out it was her granddaughter that wrote and thought it was interesting. The grandma stayed with them and got to know her granddaughter and took her out on shopping sprees and such like. She also offered her an opportunity to study and travel to 'broaden her horizons'. The grandma and the spirited granddaughter got on very well. The Grandma ends up buying the farm that they are all living in. The grandmothers daughter is well angry about the whole thing. Anyway the mother ends up getting Scarlet Fever from a family that was dying from it. She manages to survive and also managed to forgive her rich mother. They have a great thanksgiving. That's pretty much it. 
Most of the visitors did not make it to the end and went to bed. Stacy's mum and me were left. The next thing I know it was 2:00 in the morning and I was sleeping on the sofa. Looks like I did not make it to the end either.
In the busy events of the day we did not manage to get time for a Bible reading or a time of thanksgiving - which was disappointing. We agreed to do it the next day over breakfast - but we never did. 
Mike was worried about his car as he had to drive it 10 hours on Saturday and it seemed to lose power or something at low speeds. He wanted to find a Ford dealership to check it out. So as soon as we ate our omelets and toast )i,e, breakfast) we were on the road to the Mall of Georgia. The ford dealership was close by. Some guy drove in the car and said it was ok to drive it to NC. It was a transmission problem where the unit needed a re-torque and an oil flush. 
We ended up meeting the ladies at the mall afterwards. It was Black Friday - which means it was one of the busiest shopping days of the year. I reluctantly went and saw no bargains whatsoever. In fact mike brought tickets for the carousel in the mall (11 of them). Solomon got a bit scared for some reason - so he never went on again. Michael and Michaela went on four more times after that. We then went to Barnes and Noble. I was looking for bargains and found none. Solomon played with a wooden train set with Thomas the tank engine characters. I could not find the gardening section - and by the time I found someone to ask and actually found the books - it was time to go! I did not even get to read anything!
So - we met up with the ladies again and we decided to go home. I had a quick look in the Apple Mac store to see their bargains. That was wishful thinking as there was $5 off $80 things. Pretty poor really. I saw some nice headphones I wanted - but they were $80!! I mean - what on earth!  It was $30 for a normal pair of earphones. That is ridiculous. I will be looking on-line for something a little cheaper. 


Anyway - we got home and ate some of the leftovers from Thursday. We were all so very tired - but had to endure more shaun the sheep. At 3:00ish Mike wanted to watch american football. The children were not interested in it and were getting up to all sorts of trouble. The rest of us were playing the Phase 10 game and trying to keep the children in control. There was lots of food and cake and stuff going round. 
Evening came and we played phase 10 again. The children watched Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time. 
The 'grown-ups' then wanted to watch Columbo. It will be interesting to see if they make it to the end without falling asleep. Stacy is already snoring. Mike looks gone. Sandy does not look awake. Franks is awake and so is Micheala!