We had a quiet Thanksgiving. It was just the 4 of us. (It was rainy and the next day was a heavy traffic day so mom stayed home and had turkey and ham with Eddie & Rhonda. Grateful she had someone to spend the holiday with!)
Mercer & I walked to the top of the street to hang out / socialize with neighbors as thousands of runners / walkers pounded the pavement on our street for the Must Ministries fundraiser "Gobble Jog." Todd started to smoked a turkey later that morning, he made pie and side dishes! (I was cleaning out closets while listening to continuing education modules online). Mercer actually cleaned out stuff from his room as well. We took an entire car load of stuff to Good Will (and he passed down some books & sweatshirts to Isabella).
Oddly, he wanted to drink this 20+ year old can of soda I found in a box I was cleaning out.
He swears it was good and drank the whole thing. I tried a tiny bit just to see - I thought it was bitter. but - oddly - still tasted like soda! (did not taste like penguins) ha! ... and ... ewww!
I am thankful that Todd made the delicious meal AND that the kids actually "posed" for a photo that evening! That never happens.
Isabella and I made caramel apples - which she & I had for dessert. We played some board games and crashed - full and happy.
The next day, Mercer wanted to go black-Friday shopping, so we got up early. Again - this has never happened, but - glad we went because we got some good deals on some things for him. (Todd and I went out later / got some good deals for gifts for Isabella)
Thanksgiving was actually busy!
Saturday was a fun day. We "cashed in" Isabella's birthday gift - the Escape Room @ Sleepy Hollow Farms.
This is what you see when you drive up, but the rest of the farm had been converted over to Christmas themed.
We went to the farm early so that we could also cut down a Christmas tree on their tree farm before our appointment for the escape room.
They had a couple of places to pose for photos.
Isabella found the "perfect" tree.
She wanted to help cut it down, but Todd really cut it.
Mercer ended up carrying the thing up the hill so we could pay for it and load it on the car!
We had hot cocoa, listened to music that Isabella's music teacher was performing. (We knew he was playing because he sends his customers information on his "gigs")
We sort of got the kids to pose for a Christmas photo?! (M wanted to make sure he wasn't sitting too close to his sister?!)
Todd posed too on the back of the pick-up truck tail gate. ha ha!
We visited the farm animals, then as the sun was setting, we headed into the woods for our escape room experience.
This goat kept "bucking" the tree limb - getting it on it's head - and trying to eat it. I would fall to the ground and he'd do it again. ummmm?......
This escape room was based on a TV series that has been filmed mostly here in Georgia (the "Hollywood of the South!") called Stranger Things.
The main character is a teenage girl with supernatural abilities. She was staying / hiding out in a cabin in the woods.
The TV show producers filmed several different things on their farm, but this is the most identifiable: after filming, the farm owners turned "Hopper's Cabin" into an escape room!
It was actually a great experience! Even though Mercer wouldn't let on - he did enjoy himself and got into the game. Isabella really loved it; if we figured out the combination to a lock, we would let her open it and discover the next clue first! She had a blast. Todd and I had a good time too.
The lady on the walkie talkie (who could see what all we were doing with the cameras throughout the house) - she kept telling us little clues here and there. We could also formally request a clue here & there if we really got stuck. We "solved" the last clue with 1:13 on the clock (1 minute, 13 seconds) - but honestly we would not have made it out without her little clues. We couldn't really do the same escape room, but we would do it again (if they re-vamped it / changed the clues)
It was a great way to end our week off!
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