Some of our guests decided to brave the potentially massive crowds. They were up and out the door by around 7:30 for some Black Friday shopping. By “some” I mean Josh and Christi and Zak and Lindsay. They drove all the way from Waco just to shop at our beloved Walmart and Academy. We stayed back and hung out with AnnaGrace and Luke.
The LaMarque cousins arrived with a bang close to noon, so all the leftovers made another appearance. While the spread was being prepared, the cousins played a little football out in the street. It was still plenty cold, though.
This time I managed to score a piece of the cherry tart that Cailyn made. Excellent job, girl! I’m proud of you.
After lunch we all made our way up to Cailyn’s house. The order of the day was a rousing game or seven or eight of air soft battlefield. The younger girls bypassed the fight in favor of a dip in the heated pool. Josh figured out the TV just in time to take a nap while the Chiefs played the Raiders. We were hoping for an upset, but the hapless Raiders fell just short.
Back home we had some dinner (turkey and/or pizza). The older kids fell into a game with each other - on their phones. The rest of us settled into a few Christmas movies. The older guys, although they might hesitate to admit it, ended up just as enthralled, especially with the remake of the Grinch feature-length cartoon. That one was odd. It featured some rap songs. Reaching a new generation and all, I guess. We all pretty much agreed that Jim Carrey was the definitive Grinch.
Oh, and during the movie we set up the Christmas tree. Just the tree. Decorating will commence later this morning. Special thanks to Lindsay, though. She spent a good deal of time “fluffing” the branches. And, thanks to Zak, the tree also has a rather quirky bend right at the top.
Matthew 22:37-39 says, He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Father, thanks for the quiver of creative kids you blessed us with. Amen.
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