thanksgiving evening and yes many were gathered together, pouring through the paper on the living room floor. grownups were scouring the advertisements of retailers such as home depot, office max, best buy, target and
walmart in high demand. the children were most interested in toys r us,
walmart, and
kmart. ash would call out, "if anyone sees ......, let me know".
lyndie would follow with "oh, i need one of these!".
nate and
jor were talking "shelves" at
lowes and i was looking hard for a good buy on a micro
sd card. (ended up buying online for the cheapest price - saving me many cold hours of waiting in the early morn.)
timo,
sophie, and
parker were excited about the toy ads and
anna and little
libby who really didn't care particularly about the ads caught the fever anyway and requested to look at some of the paper as well.
abi, who just turned 1, would on the other hand quietly sneak into the room, look around to see if anyone was watching and then bend down, grab a piece of paper and run out of the room. tickled pink that the adults would all cry out "
abi, no...i need that ad!" as she ran faster away from our grasps.
parker was looking at one particular ad and jumping up from the floor, pointed a toy out to me and
emphatically said, "i do not want this!"
whoa buddy, thank goodness! "
ok" i said. "i won't buy that for you." he nodded his head, content that he would not receive this creature, at least not from me.
from the family room music could be heard as johnny pretended to be
cori and play and sing the songs she would have played if not for her poor stitched up finger. (she cut it half way through the nail early
tuesday am...like 2 am, as she was trimming the ends of the roses she received at the end of her incredible concert with the
utah voices choir. but that's another post!) gram was singing along. pie after pie was being consumed by all others. we had 10 pies in all, which
cori expertly made even with a very sore stitched up finger. and although it was a
relatively small gathering for us, since we missed out of state and far away family coming in, it was a good night. there was laughter. there was music. there was harmony and much to be grateful for.
(and don't worry
parker, i will remember not to buy you that "thing".)
4 comments:
reading this made me feel like i was in your living room...searching fliers for deals, listening to john, eating pie, enjoying your company. ahhh.
aside from the 4:00a.m. part, it all sounds lovely.
and smart parker. that "thing" is hideous.
That is indeed a very ugly toy and I am pleased to hear that it in not welcome in our family
If you really want a scare go see it behind it's plexiglass cage at Target!!!! It freaked poor Trey out but good -it even talks! Flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz and this dude are on the top of my Why? list.......
no one should buy him that! :) i was also relieved to hear him exclaim that!!
what a wonderful thanksgiving it was. so much to be grateful for. thanks for being you! glad you are family.
love you.
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