Wow, what a weekend

Our Thanksgiving started on Wednesday with Shrimp and Grits with Celia, Charlie and Nana. It was great! The girls had a blast getting to see everyone, and playing with the dogs. We loved getting to visit with them. We haven't seen them since we moved down. We had a lot of fun watching Celia teach the girls to juggle with scarves. They did really well.

Then on Thursday we went to my mom's for Thanksgiving lunch. The girls had fun playing in the treehouse, and playing the Cookie game. After lunch everyone was looking at the sales ads getting ready for all the deals on Friday. My grandparents found a computer that they wanted and it was going to be about 1/2 off on Friday. We told them we would stay in line that night to get it for them. My mom said she would keep the girls, so Randle and I went home and got our jackets, some blankets and drinks. When we got home, we found a laptop for $200. So we called someone else and told her we would wait in line for her if she wanted to. So we then headed to Best Buy. We got there around 5 or 5:30 pm we guessed we were about 20th in line. There were three tents, and some others with chairs and sleeping bags. There was some drama at about 11 or 12, b/c people started hanging out for extended periods and people thought they were cutting in line. In the end Best Buy passed out tickets for the door busters around 4am and we got to go in at 5am and get everything we wanted. It was fun. The excitement of getting the deal and being there so early is great! It was a great blessing that Buffalo Wild Wings was open until around 2 or 2:30 so we had a potty. My mom and dad brought the girls up to visit for a little bit and brought us chairs and coffee. We were very grateful for that.

Then Randle took the girls up to his dad's while I shopped with my mom and got a nap. We closed out the weekend at church yesterday. What an amazing service. I have really been struggling with self confidence and a positive outlook lately. God reassured me tat He loves me and that I need to see myself though his eyes.

Harley's Vocabulary

Instead of using the word bad, or naughty, alot of times we will say inappropriate. So the girls use this word too. Except Harley says, "Propriate". Whether it is inappropriate or appropriate. It is very funny. She also instead of recognize, it is "neckernize". I absolutely L.O.V.E. the way she says things. I know I will miss the mispronunciations when she can get her tongue in order. We have an MP3 recorder. I really hope to record her. I have been told by mothers with grown children that to record their sweet little voices when they are young, can be very helpful. B/c when they are teenagers and acting their age you can go back and listen to how sweet they were when they were younger. I don't know how helpful it will be, but I know we will enjoy listening to it.

Life's Mysteries

Today, I noticed something weird on the hall wall. It looked like water, but was almost an oil consistency. I could not figure out what the children had done. I called Randle at work and asked if he had sprayed something in the hall lately. He said no. (I hate it when I accuse the kids and then Randle is at fault) When he got home, I showed him the wall. Randle did the same thing I did. We both rubbed a small piece of it, and even smelled it, but still couldn't figure it out. So we ask the girls is they had put something on the wall. Natalie says,"I can tell you what it is." So I think that she is about to blame Harley. Instead, she says, "I've been squeezing the fish oil medicines. I take one and pop one." We had to leave the room for laughing b/c she goes into techniques that work better than others. WOW! We had to explain that we can't waste the medicine, and that she should have asked before hand if she could try or at least told us after the first one sprayed all over the wall. She claims it is only 2, but I am pretty sure by the evidence left on the wall it is more than that.
At church tonight Harley lifter her arms playing ball and I noticed that her belly button had something black in it. I thought "GROSS, she just took a shower." I couldn't figure out what was going on. When we got home I got a Q-tip and tried to clean it. It wouldn't come off. I was beginning to get concerned, thinking she had some nasty fungus, in her belly button! So then I ask, "Did you color your belly button with a marker?" "No" she says. I gave her the "I don't believe you look and tone and said, "Harley?" So then she confesses. I was coloring on my bed and wanted to know if the marker would work on my belly button." WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CHILDREN?!? Apparently it is Cassady Family Science Experiment Week, but I missed the e-mail. So, now I have a wall that is spattered with fish oil, and a child with a black belly button. This has to be Randle's genes coming out, because I did NOT behave this way. But, on the up side, we have solved two of life's mysteries. Yes, you can color your belly button, and yes, you can pop a fish oil pill. I am sure scientist everywhere are documenting our finds to help us in the future!

Funny but Naughty

Today after school the girls and I ran into Leeds to look at a new thrift store. I have a couple of things I am trying to find, but don't want to spend a lot of money on. While we are in the store the girls notice a Leapster, and an L-Max. The Leapster had a game in it. Harley pulled the game out of it, and tried to hand it too me saying, "This is ours." I explained that by doing that she was not only lying to me, but trying to steal as well. I told her that I would talk to Randle and we would decide her punishment. I wanted it to be significant to make a point that this is unacceptable behavior. I called Randle and we decided to take away sweets for the week. No desert, Halloween candy, cookies, etc. I climbed into the van to tell Harley her punishment. Before I could even tell her, Natalie says, "Can I take her punishment?" I was amazed, this is probably the 3rd or 4th time Natalie has offered this. I said no. Harley's response, "Uggggggg, please?" So then she got in even more trouble. WOW. What a sweet thing for Natalie to offer, but come on Harley, really?