Thankfulness

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I couldn't resist this story...
Josh was helping a lady today and he directed her to someone else to further help her. The person who helped her last came back to Josh and informed him that the lady thought he was really hot & sexy. Apparently, she went on and on...
Josh said, "she must not remember me, that was my homeroom teacher my soph. year of HS". LOL!!!

Since this is Thanksgiving week, I want to remember thankfulness in my posts. I took 5 minutes and updated some pics on my blog as well as blogs on my list. I know I need to add to that playlist, but busy-ness = not much blog time lately.

I'm excited that Aliyah and I have the week off school for Thanksgiving this week. It is a busy week for us, although fun. Josh has to work quite a bit, but hey I'm thankful that he has a job and gets hours. We will begin the indoor decorating tomorrow evening--officially. We will not "flip the switch" until Thanksgiving evening.

I'm glad to have Thanksgiving Day--a time of reflection and time with family--a break from a crazy routine called life =).

Friday is our traditional Black Friday shopping. Do any of you do that? We have been for as long as I can remember--this year is no different.

In other news, I hear Josh using some type of tool upstairs and it is 10:30pm. Yes, he did just work all day, but he uses his spare seconds to work on the bath. We got to use the WHOLE ENTIRE bathroom last night. It was SOOO EXCITING. I will post pics once he finishes the grouting.

I'm just wondering, is anyone else extremely tired of the commercial force-feeding of toys to their children? I know, the only way to not have it is to turn off the television. The toys they are marketing to the kids this year are pretty high dollar if you ask me. These kids feel like they really need these and life will not be complete or Christmas will not be happy without them. E.g. --Biscuit the dog--ranges anywhere from $150. to $200. Who knows, the one at the store didn't even work. Pixos--not expensive initially, however the reviews weren't very good. You have to keep buying the refills--which would cause it to become expensive. Some kind of Lion/Tiger Cub thing that moves--ranges from $50-$70. Yes, every toy that we have heard as a result of these commercials is pretty pricey. Many of these things that I have seen are simply over-priced garbage. One thing I have noticed, toys and Christmas decs seem overly pricey this year. Glad I don't have to buy any Christmas decorations. Our alternative to these commercials--go green--turn the TV off =). Well, the kids don't really watch TV at home, but we have asked that the cartoons be off at grandma's. It gives them more time with books anyway=).

Have a great week!