330:365 Cranberry relish

This is my cousin Lora's recipe for cranberry relish.  I was going to make this when I was in Fargo earlier in the week and called Lora while I was on my way to the grocery store to get the ingredients that I would need.  I am such an airhead, that I got everything that I needed, except the cranberries.  So I stopped in Bismarck on my way home and picked up the cranberries to make the relish.  I'm so glad that I did, so that I could make a turkey sandwich with cranberry relish for the dressing.  Yummo!!  You can find the recipe here, on Lora's blog.  It's simple and delicious.

329:365 Clock

My day got away from me today, as I woke up at 2:00 and finally decided just to get up and go at 2:30.  Yep, it's Black Friday.  I was out the door by 3:00 am and shopping at 3:30.  I shopped until about 9:30 then headed home and unloaded my purchases, then went down for a nap.  The rest of the day was really laid back and relaxing.

328:365 Shed on the prairie

I pass this shed every time I drive home from Bismarck and every time I think one day I will have to stop and get a photo.  Well, today was the day.  I was on my way home from Bismarck as the sun was coming up and the colors were perfect, so I had to stop.  And no, I did not spend the night in Bismarck.  I went down early to get some early bird specials and to get the paper for my Black Friday shopping.  The papers in Wilton did not have about half the ads that they should have, so I drove to Bismarck to get a "real" paper. Hahahaha, I know, I'm a fool, but Black Friday is the only day that I actually enjoy shopping and I'm usually done by 8:00 in the morning.  So there is about a three hour window all year that I can say I had fun spending my money.

327:365 Flintstone car

My kids had a car like this when they were little and it was well used.  This car started out with Brandy's kids and has been passed down to Payton.  He uses it every time that I am here.  This one is well loved and well used also.

326:365 Holiday Parade

Julie, Lilly and Gabriel met Payton and I to go to the Holiday Parade in Fargo.  There were lots of fire trucks and police cars as well as lots of nice floats.  They threw out candy too.  It was a beautiful night, as it had been in the 40's during the day and the wind was not blowing.  We had lots of fun.

325:365 Playing on the floor

Derek and Payton playing on the floor.  Derek had new carpet installed last week, so it is a lot easier and more fun to get down on the floor to play and roll around.

324:365 Sparrow

I saw this sparrow sitting on the shopping cart as I was backing out of my space at the store today.  He's a cute little bugger, isn't he?