Mixed Nuts: Black Friday

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday

This year, I did not go shopping early in the morning like I usually do. Mat and I were able to find just about everything we needed on line, and the little odds and ends can be gotten any time.

Instead, this morning we got up and hit Amazon's lightening deals and online specials. We had muffins and pumpkin bread for breakfast. Finley has found a new love for Curious George games on the computer and is learning to use the mouse.

She can work the computer quite well - she is slow and careful, but she is getting the hang of it.

We did do a little shopping today, but not until late morning. Our wonderful neighbors Ron and Mary babysat Scooby for us so that we could do a few shopping errands and go to a movie with the kids. We saw the Muppet Movie. We all enjoyed it. The theater was packed, of course, which makes it more fun. Lots of laughter. The movie was quite long for a kids movie, so we headed home after that to pick up Scooby.