Birthdays and Christmas Shopping

Sunday is The Granddaughter's 8th birthday. She will have a party with her friends on Friday night. They will spend the night at a local motel that is run by the company for which her paternal grandmother works. It has an indoor pool. They get a deal. The little girls will all be silly, swim in the pool, and stay up half the night watching movies, putting on makeup, and doing all sorts of little girl things.

Saturday, The Spouse and I will get up very early, drive to Coeur d'Alene to go to Costco, and just walk up and down every single aisle - not because we need anything, but because last weekend when we were there, we had 45 minutes to buy what we needed before they closed, and didn't get to just browse. So, we're going to just browse. Then we're heading to Spokane to the Spokane Valley Mall, again, just to browse and shop. We don't need anything, but may pick up some stocking stuffers or last minute things for friends and coworkers. We just want to people watch, window shop, take in the holiday atmosphere, and enjoy the last weekend before things get really crazy at work for him.

Saturday evening, we will pick up The Granddaughter and Grandson so that Daughter and Son-in-Law can go to his company Christmas party. The grandkids will stay the night with us. Early Sunday morning, their parents will come get them all dressed nicely, and we will all head out for a Birthday Breakfast, which will also be attended by the paternal grandfather and his wife. Then, The Spouse and I will go back home and decorate the house. Well, The Spouse and I will head back home, and I will decorate the house. I'm not sure what he'll be doing.