The Thanksgiving Feast

Mac and I attended the kids' annual Thanksgiving Feast today. Of course, it was Holland's first year as an enrolled student, but she knew the drill. We didn't actually eat with Holland because her scheduled feast time was 10:30, and we just couldn't work up an appetite for turkey and dressing a la school cafeteria that early. We waited and ate with Grey at 11:30. It wasn't that bad. In fact, Mac said with the economy as it is, we might eat lunch up here a couple of times a week. Hard to beat $1.85 a meal. She made her own vest and headband. We didn't get any pictures with Grey. It's his 4th feast and besides he didn't have a vest or a headband.

After school, Holland prepared Mac a Thanksgiving feast of her own. It was eerily similar in taste and texture to the school's feast.

I Do So Love Christmas....

That's right, I put my Christmas tree up, and I did it last week.

The Cheetah's 2008 Season

Well, I waited until the end of the season to brag on Grey and his run as a Cheetah. I think that shows great restraint on my part. You're welcome.

He had a such a good coach this time. He's always had nice coaches, but Coach "A" actually knew stuff about soccer. Turns out that can make a difference. Their record was 7-1. It's refreshing to pull for a team that actually wins. (Sorry, Bulldogs.)

I am going to brag one more time (without any apology). Out of the 30 goals the team scored during the whole season, Grey scored 20 of them.

Oh yeah!, Uh huh!, That's right! You da' man! Grey "Crazy Eyes" Davis

Holland and Deanna give the sign for "victory."

Halfway To 70

That's right. Saturday was my birthday. Feel free to wave your hands in the air....
For the curious, I am 35....halfway to 70. I had a great day! We went to Grey's soccer game, which they won 3-0, ate lunch at Panera (where I am an honorary employee)with some of my girlz and went to a beaded jewelry place to make ourselves some jewelry. I opened some great gifts from friends and family. Everyone seems to know me well, because all the gifts were dead-on. Then I went to eat with Mac and the kids. If it didn't mean I would have to get older, I would have a birthday once-a-month.

Read the hands, baby.


Grey wanted me to put a little gangsta in it. Very little.

Val and I pick the beads for our jewelry. As I usually do, I spent my time soicalizing and being completely indecisive about what to make.

The Beaded Ladies

Sheri, Birthday Girl, Valarie, Darla

Vote!!

The kids had a mock presidential election at school today. It was set up as close to the real thing as possible to teach the kindergarten through 5th graders what it's like and how important it is to vote. I volunteered to help with the kindergarten classes.
Even at that age, most of the kids knew who they wanted to vote for, although I did have one write-in for George Washington. And if they were undecided, I didn't influence them at all, although I really wanted to say, "which one reminds you of Santa Claus?" But I didn't.


The Voting Screen. They clicked on their choice. I told them, "congratulations, you just voted for the President of the United States," and then I gave them an "I Voted" sticker and sent them back to their teacher.

Holland proudly voted for John McCain.

Halloween 2008

Grey is............Indiana Jones

Dorothy and Indy

We stopped at the barber shop for Elvis to get a quick sideburn trim.

The Leisinger-Presley family

Holland and her friend, Avery