Penguins

This afternoon we went to see a movie - the one we usually see on Thanksgiving night.  Our choice was pretty clear, having already seen "Big Hero 6" a few weeks ago.  This weekend's new release is "Penguins of Madagascar," who you can see in the photo above.  These guys are the best characters in the Madagascar movie series, although this movie was a step down in quality from "Madagascar 3."  We still enjoyed it though, Madison especially.  She also enjoyed the return of the ginormous popcorn bucket.  I'm not sure if we were able to finish it, actually.

The movie had its moments - our favorite scene involves a cricket.  The value of the experience was getting out of the house and seeing a movie together.  We did a bit of stalling beforehand, going to the bank and then off to Goodwill.  There, we actually got a few Christmas presents for some friends and cousins as well.  You always find the most obscure stuff there, some of it perfect for white elephant gifts.

Nana and Ba-Ba returned home this morning, wanting to get ahead of the surge of traffic for the weekend, all the folks returning back to their homes after spending time with family.  But before leaving, they were treated to a concert recital!

Madison did "Sleigh Ride" here, and "Oh Susana" as well.  Nana and Ba-Ba didn't leave until 10:00 am, which was fine - traffic this morning was probably pretty serious, as it was Black Friday.  Yes, this most insidious day of days!  Despite our best efforts, there was nothing worth going out to get - no sale amount was worth the battling, although some live for the thrill of such sport.  We looked, but just plain didn't see anything that was on sale that much to go invest any amount of energy into.  SO, that said, we spent the day largely here at the house, eating leftovers.  And playing games.  And just relaxing.  And not even thinking one bit about all the work that had to be done here or there.  Yes, it was one of those days.

Okay, we did a bit of housecleaning here or there.  But it wasn't much.  We've gone through about five cycles on the dishwasher, and finally got everything cleaned from yesterday.  Oy, that was a lot!  But today went by without anything of massive consequence happening, which was just fine with us.  Nana and Ba-Ba returned safely, which was great news.  We watched a few more Christmas movies, and the next thing you know, we were off to bed.

Yep, that's where I'm heading now...!