It
turns out that our Black Friday shopping extravaganza was not nearly as
grand as we had anticipated. Looking through the circulars, it became
clear that there was little that we actually needed. We still went out,
partly to keep the tradition, but we didn't have to hustle between
stores like we have in years past. Despite the less-than-stellar haul,
Scott and I had a great time.
Saturday was
spent helping my mom put up her outdoor Christmas decorations. She has
scaled back her decorating over the years, but since my sister and her 3
little ones moved in, she has more motivation to bling out the house,
inside and out. She's right, Christmas is a lot more fun when there are
children in the house! With the garlands hung and the 8 foot inflatable
Grinch properly tethered, we were impressed with our results.
Unfortunately she is lacking a Christmas wreath because I threw hers
out. I took it out of the box to discover that at least 1,000 stink bugs
had assumed residence in its faux branches. There is nothing festive
about those bugs!
Robby alternated between
helping us outside and playing inside (where it was warm.) My sister
decided to surprise her Star Wars loving sons and bought a lighted
Christmas Yoda. Unlike his cousins, Robby has never shown an interest in
Star Wars. He had to ask my sister to explain the strange green
creature. Unaware that he had no knowledge base when it came to the
franchise, she simply said, "It's Christmas Yoda" and did not elaborate.
Later
that afternoon, Robby pulled me to the side and told me that he had a
question. I could tell by the look on his face that he was being
serious. I leaned down, and he whispered in my ear. "Momom, why is
Christmas Yoda holding his privates outside of his dress? And did you
know that his privates were green and really big?" I figured that he
must have misinterpreted something, so I went into the living room to
take another look.
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