Here’s the thing.  I think Black Friday is HORRIBLE!!!  People are so mean, evil, rude, terrible, greedy, selfish and every other word that is synonymous with DESPICABLE!!!!   It makes me THIS angry! (but imagine that “THIS” is a lot ok?)

This is not to say I won’t go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving, but it means I will not be a desperate despicable shopper.  Anyway – I went shopping today after all the crowds had mostly disappeared, after the special sales had gone away etc and it was fun.  I didn’t have to wait in lines, I didn’t really get any great deals but I went with friends and it was fun!!  So here’s a shout out to all the retail workers who had to work today!  I’m so sorry you had to deal with the super ROTTEN people but I hope I wasn’t included!!!  And thank you for working!!! 

[the next part should be read as if in a newscaster voice]

In other news, I bought two new pairs of shoes today that are drop dead sexy and I helped ScottPete pick out hot shoes as well (except his are BOY shoes.)

All write (yes WRITE not right) I better get to writing because remember that novel I was supposed to write? The deadline is Sunday and I am a far cry from being done ….

Yesterday I was NOT a happy camper.  Life is zooming by at an overwhelming pace.  I’m trying so hard not to get swept away by it but I worry I’m not being successful enough.

Today seemed a bit better.  I mean, don’t get me wrong, it was hustle and bustle ALL day long but it felt as a Thanksgiving day should.  My turkey turned out well – the food was all delicious.  The games went well – and yeah – it was nice to spend time with family.

At one point we all went around the room and listed something we were grateful for about each of the other members of the family.  ScottPete came up with a good one though and it made me feel loved.   My older brother didn’t really say anything that he was grateful for about me but I’m choosing to overlook it because I found out that my niece was partially named after me.  Daisy is not my REAL name – gasp!  shock! – and my niece and I share the same spelling of the last half of our names.  Of course I already recognized this – but now I know it was deliberate!  Ah – that made me feel REALLY special!!!

My dad’s thing about me was really nice too.  He said he was grateful for my attitude and that I always try and see the good in people.  I really do try so that was nice of him to notice.

My mom’s surprised me though.  After saying all of this great stuff about all of the other kids this is what she came up with for me,

“I’m grateful for Daisy and all of the hard work she did today.”

Nice.

Ah well – it’s all good.  She cried in happiness when I arrived unexpectedly on her doorstep two weeks early so I’m pretty sure I must being more than just cooking Thanksgiving dinner right.

Oh my gosh. Every year, around the holidays, my family introduces a few new games to the collection. And then we become addicted to them.  This year we’ve added “Blokus” and “Wii: Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Challenge.” OH WOW!!! Addicted already!! Guess what we’ll be doing Thanksgiving Day and the day after? Oh yeah – that’s right.

Ok – so I really don’t have a ton of time to post because ScottPete and I are trying to pass the Pinball Challenge RIGHT NOW.  And there is this really freaky child fun house pinball that keeps telling me he’s not happy with me.  CREEPY!!  But if you see below you will find a recipe for my favorite Triple Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie and I have included a few fun Thanksgiving ideas.

OOH!!  Before we get to that here are some more google searches over the past week:

I am American girl call me
My cat is mad at me
I’m Freaky Boy
Horror bathroom girl putting on make-up
Christian India Hindu theory Structural

Again – just soooooo proud.

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