Black Friday sales!

We were at home in West Memphis on Black Friday. William got up with me at 4:30am and went to Wal-Mart with me. He said it was his first and last Black Friday. I love it! Here is the loot that I got...

1 TB external hard drive - $49

8" digital picture frame - $29

PS3 Call of Duty 4 - $25

PS3 NHL 10 - $34.99

8gb memory card - $9.99

Got some AWESOME deals today!:) Can't wait for next year when I can really throw down!

Christmas Traditions

Over at Kelly's Korner Blog she is doing Show us Your Life: Christmas Traditions

We usually go home to visit our family each year for Christmas but this year we are breaking our 5 year tradition and are staying at our house. It should be fun, but we will probably be along. Not the way I imagined spending Christmas but I can't change my mind now.

One of the other traditions that I do is I get an ornament each year for each of us for something big that happened during the year.

The Ole Miss ornament is a must!

Last year William won his first Fantasy Football league.

2 years ago I got stuck on the roof while putting up our Christmas lights and had to have the assistance of the police/fire department to come help me down.

My sweet little Jack.

Got this ornament at a family ornament exchange one year.

Our cat Rylee.

William's diploma from Ole Miss.

My ornament for last year since I started nursing school.

I have more ornaments but those are the important one's I wanted to show.

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving I spent the day with my family and William spent the day with his, first time we have done that. It turned out well, but still wish he had been with me.

Aunt Debbie, Granny & Aunt Melva talking it up, what they do best!

Cameron and his wife Dollie, Uncle Kenny and Uncle Lee

Hope & Danny breaking the wish bone.

My Papow Jesse

My father-n-law Bill and brother-n-law Chris

Me, watching Pumpkin chunking competition.

William & I:)

Lilly sportin her cowboy boots, they were Chris's when he was a kiddo.

Now she is girly with Aunt Casey's shoes on.

Now, on the morning of Thanksgiving I left my hairspray at home so I used my mom and as usual I turned my head upside down to spray my hair and when I turned it back up this is what it looked like. I almost cried because I had spent so much time working on my hair but then I laughed and combed it out and it looked GREAT!:)

Show Us Your Life: Pets

Over at Kelly's Korner Blog she is doing Show Us Your Life: Pets Edition

We have a cat named Rylee who is almost 3 years old and a dog named Jack who is 2 1/2 years old.

Rylee playing in rolled up padding while we were laying our hardwood floors.

Rylee playing on the bed when she was a kitten.

Jack sitting in his spot on the couch.

Jack when he was a puppy.

What a sweet little face! He could fit in the palm of your hand when we got him, now he weighs 25 pounds.

Daddy and Jack watching some college football.

Jack sleeps in the cats bed sometimes.

Rylee walking the tight rope called the blinds.

He did not want his picture taken, too stinken bad. He forgot that his mommy loves pictures!

Thanksgiving Recipe & Traditions

Over at Kelly's Korner Blog she is doing Show Us Your Life: Thanksgiving Recipes & Traditions

Well, I don't know if I really have any traditions besides the fact that I LOVE to cook! None of these are my recipes, but they are yummy ones! I do like to spend the Holiday with our extended family and usually participate in Black Friday shopping.

Million Dollar Pie by my grandma

Million Dollar Pie

1 can eagle Brand milk

½ - 1 cup lemon juice

1 large can crushed pineapple (drained)

1 ½ - 2 cups chopped pecans

1 large size cool whip (fold)

Mix then pour into 2 graham cracker pie crusts

Regregirate until firm

Let set over night

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies by Jamie Decker

(double batch without nuts and extra chocolate chips)

1 cup canned pumpkin 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1.	COMBINE PUMPKIN, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL, AND EGG. IN A SEPARATE BOWL, STIR TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, GROUND CINNAMON, AND SALT. DISSOLVE THE BAKING SODA WITH THE MILK AND STIR IN. ADD FLOUR MIXTURE TO PUMPKIN MIXTURE AND MIX WELL.
2.	ADD VANILLA, CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND NUTS.
3.	DROP BY SPOONFUL ON GREASED COOKIE SHEET AND BAKE AT 350 DEGREES F (175 DEGREES C) FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWN AND FIRM.

Rylee turns 3!

This sweet little girl turned 3 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE!

Student Nursing Convention in Little Rock

I attended the Arkansas Student Nursing Convention in Little Rock this week. Being the Vice President of our local chapter of SNA I got the pleasure of planning the whole trip. We stayed at the Double Tree Hotel and the Convention was at The Peabody Convention Center in Downtown Little Rock.

Being bored, waiting on the next session to start.

Sally & I at the luncheon.

Jennifer, Micah & Kelly at the luncheon.

Being from Memphis you would think that I had seen the ducks walk at the Peabody, but I never had. I finally got my chance!

If you look closely in the elevator you can see the ducks.

Runaway ducks....wheres my gun?

enjoying their yummy snack.

Halloween costume

My sweet little boy in his Pumpkin Costume on Halloween. Isn't he just the cutest!