Calm Before the Storm

Let me first apologize for the delay in posting; there really has not been too much going on and we have taken only a few pictures. The week before last my bank had a Ladies Night Out event in which they had a number of vendors come to the bank for an evening of shopping, wine and, hors d’oeuvers. Autumn hosted a booth for Miss Prissiness and although they did not make a lot of sales they did generate a lot of interest in their products and Autumn was able to make some connections that could lead to many more sales in the future. They did not have that great of a location within the Bank but hopefully next time I can lobby for a better location. They know now what they need to differently to be more successful next time around.

The weekend before last, we went back to Kirksville to help my dad put up the Christmas lights and Christmas decorations. Along with my dad, who was probably helping a little too much, I had Zane helping me so it really did not take us too long to get all the lights up. We also put up their tree and the girls worked on getting the decorations out of the attic. All in all, it was a productive and somewhat laid back weekend.

Last week the only thing we really had going on was Briley’s Thanksgiving lunch at school. It was great to spend lunch with her as it seems like our time together during the week is so limited. This past weekend Aunt Amity came to town for the weekend. She was nice enough to watch Briley on Saturday morning so Autumn and I could get Briley’s Christmas shopping done and I am proud to say that aside from a few stocking stuffers, Briley’s shopping is complete. Amity also got stuck helping us put up our Christmas decorations; this is the second year in a row she has been so lucky. We also took Viva to get her hair trimmed on Saturday and evidently she had some mats behind her hears that they could not brush out so they just shaved her…really, really, really short. She looks like half the dog she use to be and let me just put it this way, Viva does not wear short hair well. Autumn is talking about buying her a sweater because not even a sweater will make her look goofier than she looks now. We were going to have her and Briley in our Christmas card picture but as you will soon see, Viva got the boot. Well, we better get going; Viva just ran into the living room and Briley is conspicuously being very quit someplace in the house which means she made a mess and Viva wants no part of it. From our family to yours, have a Happy Thanksgiving.