More Christmas decorations to come down

Today, the girls and I went to Charlotte to help take my parent's Christmas decorations down. We had a good bit of fun trying to take the tree the apart. I'm not sure what happened, but the bottom two pieces would not come apart. Dad had a few laughs watching us trying to get things back into boxes; I'll just say next year will be interesting when we pull it all out again.

I also cut my Dad's hair for the first time today. He has decided to keep it short and I like it. I told him I'll try to remember to bring the hair clippers up when I go up. Just to keep it "fresh". lol

The girls have spent the last few days working on some, interestingly awesome, LEGO creations.



Jesse's Theater

 

They are performing "The Lion King".

Every theater needs a concession stand!

Chloe's "Redneck Community Center"



Chloe's "Redneck Community Center" - a pool table

Chloe's "Redneck Community Center" - bon fire

Chloe's "Town of Awesome" - the Dept. Store

 

Chloe's "Town of Awesome" - the dog park

Chloe's "Town of Awesome" - the library

This is a video of Jesse's Garage. I thought she did a great job; she is far more creative than I ever was. I suppose she gets it from her Dad.

So, now you will understand why our living room currently looks like this:

My hope is by this time tomorrow it will be clean again.

What a find!!!

We went to do a bit of shopping yesterday. Not really to look for "after Christmas deals", but to get a few things we needed. We found ourselves at Target. Go figure! We were walking past the college football stuff when I saw a small, stuffed Clarice (from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer). She came home with me and I immediately placed her on our tree.

Today, we went back out. Yesterday at Target, we wound up getting cold things so we couldn't go to Lowe's to get what we needed there. Today, we started at Lowe's. Chloe picked out a new stocking...camo! lol  I found a stocking too. It is blue with Rudolph, Bumble, Hermie and Santa and it sings! By next Christmas I will have forgotten all about it, so it will make me happier when I see it.

We also went to Target, because we forgot tissues. And if you know me and my allergies you know we need them. We were wondering through the Christmas section (John wanted some smoked cheese) when I found Rudolph to match the Clarice I found yesterday. SCORE! Now, they are both on the tree.

Christmas 2014

I'll say this first, this is my third post today. I had two drafts not posted in hopes of going back to add photos. I gave up on that aspect and just posted them. Now, on to today.

Yesterday we celebrated with my parents in Charlotte. We had a good visit. I was hoping to cut back on the food a bit, but Dad got the cooking bug. We had so much food! And every bit was delicious.

Today is Christmas. And when you have a tween and a teen, who both still enjoy the season, it is always a full day. Today was spent putting together Santa's present...a trampoline! Oh, my!

Every one is tired tonight, but all content with all the time we have spent with one another.

Another week of interesting moments

We tried to go to the State Fair on Columbus day; however, the traffic was so crazy we changed our plans in mid-stream. We wound up at Cromer's for corn dogs and did a bit of shopping at the "good" Target.

That Wednesday, we finally made it to the fair. We took a picture of Chloe with her displayed photograph. She really liked the photo that came in first place. Of course, our favorite thing is the food. We had mini-doughnuts, deep-fried red velvet Oreo cookies, and sausage dogs.

This past Wednesday, the girls and I went to Charlotte to help Dad with a few projects. The girls helped him with his tablet. I'm glad they could help, because I couldn't. lol  I mowed the leaves that had already fallen, but there will be more to mow later.

Friday we had another art class. The girls enjoy them so much. I don't think it is because of the art nearly as much as the horseplay afterward. They are meeting new people and just enjoying themselves.

Saturday we put summer away. Yes, it was time for the pool to come down. We emptied most of the water last weekend. This weekend we dried and folded it before putting it back in the garage. It is always a little sad when we have to put it away.

Today, was un-Thanksgiving in the Morgan household. We had turkey, sage dressing, cranberry sauce, and a pecan pie. We totally forgot the green beans, but we made up for at dinner by eating a Caesar salad.

Wow! Mid-November already!

I have really been wanting to post. We have done some exciting things lately: birthday dinners, zoo with friends, book clubs (more me), etc. Time is never on my side and with the new meds making me constantly sleepy, life seems to be breezing by me.

We took a trip to the zoo a few weeks ago. In fact, I think we took two trips; maybe it was three trips in a matter of weeks. All of our trips were great fun, especially the ones with the Finnocharios. I asked Jesse if she enjoyed doing things with them, even though their oldest is Chloe's age. I've been thinking about that for awhile now. She enthusiastically said yes. I think she enjoys being the older one in the group and having the little ones hanging on to her. lol

We also went to the zoo with John. Of course, I didn't take my camera. And of course that is when we would have taken so many awesome shots of the animals. It was just one of those days. We also took a snack, so we wouldn't have to eat lunch there; but all that did was make John hungrier, so they ate there anyway. Some days are like that.

On the 11th, we went down to Augusta (GA) to have dinner with some of John's family. His nephew, Tyler, was having a birthday the following day so many of us got together to celebrate. It was the first time John and I met Tyler's girlfriend. They have been dating well over a year, I believe, maybe even two, but we never managed to be at the same place at the same time. Now, we have met her and we are both looking forward to getting to know her better.

This weekend we went to my parents to celebrate my Mom's birthday. She and Tyler share a birthday. It started out horribly wrong. Rosie went in and the first thing she did was scratch Dad's hand. It instantly turned purple, then black. It bled some too. Dad, being Dad, blamed himself rather than Rosie. I blame myself because I usually remind everyone (of us) to go in with Rosie to make sure she doesn't jump on Dad. Daughter fail!

Then at lunch my Mom decided to give the girls a lesson on fire safety. Well, on what not to do to be safe. We picked lunch up at a local fish place. My Mom was sitting at the table with her Styrofoam container. Well. Mom had lit the candle on the dining table and didn't realize her container was being burned by the candle. When I went to sit down I noticed the candle was lit, then I noticed the hole in the container. I blew out the candle then laughed until I cried. Mom laughed too. My Dad just shook his head. Jesse's response, "Grandma!!"

The girls made Grandma a present this year. She loved it!

The other item of interest that came out of that trip was another fail on my part. I borrowed Chloe's Tinker Bell key ring with her house key to lock the door Saturday. Somewhere along the way...I lost it. Did I mention I didn't ask if I could borrow it (they were all already in the truck)? Of course, she bought it at Disney World. And, of course, they don't have a Tinker Bell key ring on-line. Parent fail!

NOTE: I didn't post this until late December because I was hoping to go back and add photos. Oh, well. lol