Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays, and this year's was good! My boys got to see three of their great grandparents! For the first time since 2004, I am neither pregnant nor nursing over the holidays! And for that I am thankful! The weather was beautiful, the boys got to go outside and play football with their dad and uncle, and on the way out of town we got to see the best Christmas light display. However, I am ashamed to admit that I got a little mopey on the long car ride home from relatives. I was thinking of Thanksgivings that I used to have- my fabulous cousins and I would have finished the dishes and gone to the movies or played cards. Instead, I was sandwiched in between car seats passing out McDonald's french fries to two worn out boys, one of whom had a stinky diaper. I just wanted to be home and I was wishing that Keith's family and my family lived in the same town so we could have seen both sides of relatives. Then I got a text. "How was your Thanksgiving?"
And I remembered. My friend had told me weeks ago that she wasn't going to be able to make it home for Thanksgiving. She is currently living across the country and alone with her three year old while her husband is on duty in Iraq. Yikes! There I was in my car with my smelly little family and yes, we were tired, but we were all together. Needless to say, I snapped out of my bad mood really fast. I texted back that I was thankful for HER and the sacrifices her family is making for our country.
I really don't have anything to complain about and when I think of things in perspective, I am very thankful!
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Happy Happy Halloween
This was my best Halloween ever! I had so much fun with the boys. Our neighbors came over so we had monkeys AND princesses! I made a big pot of chili and hot dogs and the kids danced to “Ghost Busters” while we waited for it to get a little darker. We also had the bonus of lots of grandparents and an uncle and his girlfriend.
There were a few neighborhood weirdoes that decorated their houses way too spooky and dressed themselves up to scare people. Maybe cool if you are a twelve year old dressed as Harry Potter, but NOT cool for small critters or tiny fairy princesses. David looked at one house and said, “Let’s get outta here.” I had to agree with him, even if they were giving out regular sized Snickers bars it would not have been worth it.
After the last house David begged for Keith to carry him- he was covered in sweat in his hot costume. Keith and I realized later that it would have been like us sprinting in parkas in seventy degree weather. Drew had already pooped out so after a quick bath to get the stickies off of them we put them in their beds and Keith and I went out to meet some friends since Mimi was spending the night. All in all everyone had a great time!
There were a few neighborhood weirdoes that decorated their houses way too spooky and dressed themselves up to scare people. Maybe cool if you are a twelve year old dressed as Harry Potter, but NOT cool for small critters or tiny fairy princesses. David looked at one house and said, “Let’s get outta here.” I had to agree with him, even if they were giving out regular sized Snickers bars it would not have been worth it.
After the last house David begged for Keith to carry him- he was covered in sweat in his hot costume. Keith and I realized later that it would have been like us sprinting in parkas in seventy degree weather. Drew had already pooped out so after a quick bath to get the stickies off of them we put them in their beds and Keith and I went out to meet some friends since Mimi was spending the night. All in all everyone had a great time!
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