Weekend Happenings

Good Friday morning!

The Gallery Pics are of the Christmas Parade we attended last night. It was an excellent parade. The weather was just right. Nice and cold, but not bitter. No rain. No wind. Free hot chocolate booths set up here and there. I had a good time with Roxie and friends.

CONTEST WINNER! CONTEST WINNER! CONTEST WINNER!

I won't keep you in the dark any longer. The winner of THE CHICK-FIL-A CALENDAR WITH ALL THE MONTHLY COUPONS is... Robin. Feel free to look for Robin at the Chick during 2011 to see if she'll share her good fortune with you. (I'm thinking probably not.)

Congratulations, Robin! I'll be delivering your prize this weekend!

RANDOMNESS #1 - The Big Gold Reindeer has received positive feedback from the citizens of our fine little suburb. Roxie handled it fairly well this morning, but if it proves to be too much for her, the antlers will come off during any and all school functions between now and Christmas. However, the big red nose stays. That's my compromise.

We're trying to talk seven other moms into buying the "accessories" and attaching them to their vehicles so we can have EIGHT automobile reindeer. Of course, they can only use the antlers because I'm already Rudolph, and there is only ONE Rudolph... and it's me. (Do you think I made my point?)

RANDOMNESS #2 - The only other thing which would make my Christmas experience complete this year would be owning a set of the Egg Nog Moose Mugs as seen in the television version of Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase. Did you know you can buy those on-line? (Hey, Mikie! Did you know that?)

RANDOMNESS #3 - Well... the Egg Nog Moose Mugs AND 100 Christmas cards from my closest friends, family, insurance agents and strangers. Yep. That would do it.

Oh... and Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men. (I didn't want you to think I was shallow.)

Weekend Happenings

Roxie will be playing basketball this afternoon, so Mikie and I will be attending her game. Josh will be working at the tree farm, and then meeting some friends for bowling. We'll all be passing back and forth, back and forth this cold Friday evening.

On Saturday, some of us will be traveling to Jacksonville to watch the first play-off game. If they win this one, they will be traveling to Virginia next week (I think). They will continue play until they lose, and they will be traveling to a different state each weekend until the play-offs end... hopefully with Jacksonville being declared the SCS Division 1-AA Champion!

Austin will be coming home Saturday evening, but will have to leave again Sunday afternoon to attend the Band Banquet Sunday evening... and finish getting ready for finals. It has been hard to accept, but parents do not attend the JSU Band Banquet. I do not care for this "rule," but I also do not want to mortify ALL of my children during the month of December. My motto - One at a time. One at a time.

Roxie, Katie, Grandmother and I will be attending the Christmas Home Tour in our area Sunday afternoon. This will be the third year we've done this, and it is so much fun. Very inspiring!

NOTE - None of the homes we have ever toured have had inflatables... or reindeer "accessorized" vehicles in the driveway. I find this very strange, but I'm hoping this will be the year when one of these beautiful homes will have four or more inflatables tastefully adorning their front yard. I'll let you know!

And that's it for us. Basketball, football, bowling, lumberjacking and some Christmas activities thrown in for good measure. Not a bad weekend plan at all!

I hope you and yours have a wonderful weekend. I'll be posting photos Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Belinda's Project Life, so visit that blog if you have a chance. Mindless Monday will tell our "weekend story" with picture after picture after picture... and a few words. (I just can't help myself.)

Take care, and I'll talk to you Monday.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting Belinda