A Bit of Mindless Chatter

 

After a long holiday weekend, I spent the morning putting my house back together. Now, I'm sitting down to enjoy the lovely, clean space and the gorgeous sunshine and I thought I might chat with you a bit. We woke up to a dusting of snow this morning, but it has all disappeared and the sun is shining cheerily. Winter in Ohio is often very grey, so I drink up these kind of days! 

We had a quiet Thanksgiving. Chris's folks joined us for lunch and the afternoon. 

Charles went home with grandpa's for the night and spent the day there Friday, while the rest of us helped with the Tire Shop's biggest day of the year. Every year, they do a Black Friday sale and have a contest between their company's stores. Chris and his salesman are quite the competitive team, and this year their hard work paid off with more sales than they've ever made before! Friday was a once in a lifetime adventure and a lot of hard work. It included a ton of organization ahead of time and the willingness to crawl out of bed at 3 a.m. 

Rows of tires, ready to go, lined up by order of appointments...

The girls and I joined the force at 8. Jasmine worked in the bay (and had the black hands and clothes at the end of the day to prove it), Jennifer took care of the snack table, I helped in the office checking in customers who had appointments (with my trusty little cheat sheet of questions), and Lillian ran errands and took videos. They put on a whopping 207 tires on Friday (as opposed to 55 on an average day), besides selling 157 tires that will be put on at a later date. 

I am not a competitive person by nature, and will never quite understand the thrill some people get out of this kind of thing, but it was fun to be a part of the big day. I also think it might be a good idea for every wife to take a front row seat in their husband's world for a day. Friday certainly gave me a new appreciation for what Chris does on a daily basis!

The rest of the weekend was much more chill, with no big plans and lots of games, naps and relaxation. 

It's hard to believe tomorrow is December, with all the flurry of Christmas and it's activities right around the corner. Somehow it doesn't seem so very long ago that we were nearing the end of 2020 and now here we are already, a whole year later. 

The sun streaming through the windows is warming my toes. I have laundry to take care of and lunch to eat and an afternoon to do list to tackle. I'll end this mindless chatter with a few links to things either my children or I have been enjoying...

Me: Growing up, we often had music playing in our house. Since I'm home alone a lot, I find myself getting back into that habit and I love it. As you know, I have an endless supply of old cassettes for entertainment but I've been enjoying the music from Sounds Like Reign and also piano playlists from Kaleb Brasee. 

My Children: These are a few videos my children have watched and enjoyed over and over The Great Children's Bake Off (The Gesslers are a great, family friendly YouTube channel!) 

Mark Rober is another fantastic YouTube channel. His mind is a wealth of scientific information and his creativity is unbelievable. He has lots of fascinating videos but these are some favorites -- Squirrel Maze 1.0 and Squirrel Maze 2.0 and also World's Largest Jello Pool. 

And now I must stop. 

Happy post-Thanksgiving Tuesday to you all!