Black Friday......

BLACK FRIDAY......
Me and Cara at Burger King!


It was sooooo much fun! I was at our local Walmart at 4:30am and had a hard time finding a place to park, which is not normal for this Walmart, at all! My sister was going to meet me there so I could help her get a trampoline for $140 and then she was going to stash it in my garage. She was late getting there, so I made my way to the toy department, giggling to myself at the throngs of people with messy hair just like mine! The pallet of trampolines was surrounded by people, waiting to pounce once the clock struck 5:00am. We all decided there was enough for us all to get one and that we didn't have to fight over them. So, once 5am came, we all helped eachother get those heavy boxes into our carts! It was really cool! I didn't have a cart; Lindsay was on her way with one. So, I decided to stand on my box and search for her. There were so many people all over the place, she could not get to me and could not even see me for awhile. It was funny. We got her tramp paid for and loaded in my van, and she went home. I, on the other hand went BACK into Walmart to find Cara and her family.

A little background:
Cara and I have been buds since we were juniors in high school. We have been great friends for so long, and I know her family well and they treat me like I am one of them! Every Black Friday, her mom and sisters spend the day shopping with each other and they always start at Walmart, arriving at 4am. I have wanted to go with her, but this is the first year I have made it! We live about a mile away from eachother now and they met at my Walmart this year! How could I NOT go! We spent about 4 hours in Walmart, just walking around, searching for deals and laughing at anything and everything. I felt like a kid again. I found all the deals I wanted just by digging in the "go back" carts and also by wandering the aisles looking for stuff that people had decided they didn't want and just put on any old shelf. It was way cool! By the time we were ready to check out, the lines were not super long anymore and we did not have to wait at all. My sister, on the other hand, stood in line for at least 30 minutes at 5am earlier that morning. We then headed to Burger King for breakfast. I parted ways with them after that. They were headed to KMart, Target and ???? I went home and had a nap! I stayed up until 11:30 the night before, so excited for the next day, so I did not get much sleep at all! Two of her sisters did not sleep at all the night before....they are crazy, I'm tellin' ya! Anyway, it was so fun and I am so doing it next year!

Oh, one more thing, Sasha asked me this morning if I am still her teacher and if we are still doing school? She was concerned because we haven't done any school over the Thanksgiving Holiday! LOL. I explained, that yes, we are still doing school and that we are on break right now! She really enjoys homeschooling and Seth and Addie even do their "school work" right along with Sasha. We have had days when she says "Can we be done with school now, Mom?" and we have just gotten started! LOL. But, she is really such an obedient child, and I do try to be flexible, but also make sure I am meeting my school goals for the week. It is going well and I love that I have time to do stuff with her, that I would not have if she was gone all day long in school.

This week we are doing:
Studying biographies. Reading some and writing one.
Investigating light and sound
Getting into motion
Finishing up Meeting the Native Americans then starting the 1st chapter of The Story of the World, (Thanks, Claire for letting me borrow this history curriculum) which begins with the Roman Empire.

I am got my Saxon Math workbook in the mail, so will continue that. I love the program so far. It takes things so step-by-step and I like that for math. Not my best subject. Hee hee hee. Off we go....may the force be with me......:)