Last week we played games: Skip-bo; Yahtzee; Blurt!; Imaginiff (so much fun!); Speed; Oh, Heck; Carolina Rummy (a personal favorite); Boom-O; and Freeze Tag

Watched movies: The Santa Claus 3, Hairspray (soo good) and Enchanted (very cute)

Assembled Puzzles: Eric Dowdle’s Portland puzzle (1000 pieces…took forever!) and a Christmas Santa one

Went shopping: Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and black Friday shopping at Wal-Mart and Target (up at 4 for this!- it was worth it though!)  We stopped at K-Mart but ended up not going in.

Visited with DH’s mother, brother and sister and their families. Visited with friends. Played with my old volleyball team for a night (oh, how I miss it!)

Did haircuts – 11 of them!, plus I had my own hair cut and colored – love it!

Prepared food: I did the rolls, veggie tray, pumpkin pies, dip.

Enjoyed food: rolls, mashed potatoes, turkey, pie (way to much of this), veggies, eggs and more

Went on walks: to lunch one day and along the river by my folk’s house

Visited restaurants: Cracker Barrel, Panda Express, and Subway.

No wonder I am so tired! Although, I wouldn’t trade it for anything! I had a hard time saying goodbye and coming home. I loved being with my family and seeing some of my old friends. I could hardly stay awake on the way home, and now I can see why! It was busy, busy, but it was oh so good. We drove the 13+ hour drive in one day both ways. My kids did so good and I am so glad for this (thanks goodness for the dollar aisle at Target and portable DVD players.) We will spend the next few days getting back on a normal schedule, getting the house decorated for Christmas and cleaning out the car. It is covered in trash (despite my cleaning it out along the way), slinkies, books on tape, cds, movies, jackets, blankets, pillows and everything else that kids bring into the car, but don’t take it out.

Or maybe instead of doing any of this stuff, I will spend my time catching up on blogs.

Hey, I know what is important right?