Before I forget everything!

Happy {belated} Thanksgiving!!

We had a really {really} good Thanksgiving!

We stayed home - which we were kind of
bummed about at first - but luckily we've
been blessed with some awesome friends
to share Thanksgiving with!

Like I said before - I'm still pretty intimidated
about cooking the turkey! So Chelsea took it
on - and did AWESOME! It was SO SO good!

Everything turned out perfect! It was all pretty
much ready on time - so awesome time management
on our part ;)

While we cooked - the boys watched some football.
Daniel ended up working that day - which was
a bummer, because they got his hopes up that he'd
be called off completely. He did get home at noon,
so that was a nice surprise!

Well we cooked and cooked! I started the night
before making a small ham for Daniel's work party.
And then onto the sides for our dinner.
I think we went a little crazy with the sides - since
there was no room on our plates for the turkey!
We had; stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes,
green bean casserole, deviled eggs, creamed corn, and
rolls. Then we had pumpkin pie, pear pie and homemade
caramel for dessert!
And yes - I gained 2 pounds from Thanksgiving, plus
a pound eating left overs the next day :}
Happy to report that I've since lost them! And hopefully
wont find them again! X}

I didn't get any pre eating pics. So here are some
eaten ones....That night I decided to tag along with Chelsea for some black
Friday shopping! We hit up Wal-Mart - which was
INSANE! It was 12 at night - and we had to park
in a non Wal-Mart parking lot. People were there
waiting in line for items that didn't go on sale until
5AM! What do you do with yourself during that time?!
I felt bad for the kids that were dragged there. There
were 9 month olds and 3 year olds - all in pjs.

Well we left empty handed - then attempted the
outlets. They were supposed to open at 12AM - and
thought we'd have some luck there. Nope. They
had police directing traffic - and only letting people
enter from one direction!
All you could see in there were breaklights. It was
so crazy. So we headed home.

Friday we did a whole lot of nothing. Dmitri and I
hit up the beach for a half hour or so - then headed
to Target to see what they had going on.
{Dmitri glowing....}Saturday morning I went to an Enrichment activity
at church. We made ornaments. My first one didn't
turn out so good - but I liked the example one they
had. You glue two clear stones together with a star
in the middle - then wrap it in ribbon. It later disappeared,
so I think someone tossed it during cleanup :\ I did
like the second one I made. We just took clear ornaments
and filled them - then painted on them. I might buy
some and make a few more ornaments! Or glitter them.
{my ornament}
Later that afternoon Daniel, Dmitri and I went to the
PX just to get out of the house. So nothing too exciting.

Today my class was in charge of sharing time. I found
out Saturday - so I was pretty stressed about it. I've
never been in charge of sharing time - so I really
didn't know what to do. Plus my class didn't know we
were doing it either - so I was a little worried how they'd
take the news - and if they were on board. I followed the
sharing time that was outlined on the church website,
so that helped - a lot! And my class was on board!
But they were a bit crazy today. Like really crazy and
bouncing off walls. Literally. I had no idea what was going on.
Luckily we pulled it together long enough for me to assign
parts and get organized.
And I guess it went well. We ended on time - and the other
classes participated and seemed to enjoy the game we
played.
I did find out this is the last year teachers need to
do sharing time. Next year it's all up to the Primary
presidency! I'm a little bit happy about that :}

So that was that. A nice Sunday. It's cooled off a lot
here. It was under 80's today and felt AMAZING! It's
not the cold winter weather I would prefer - but I will
take the cool down for sure!
I took a nice nap today - and it was great. Love a
Sunday nap! :}

OH! We decorated on Saturday! I realized all we really
have are ornaments - so I need to invest in some
decorations!
Here's what we have so far - but it's subject to change...
Dmitri helped decorate with a Cheerios coupon :}Dmitri's 1st ornamentHe likes sitting behind and under the tree....
I hope that'll change when I get a tree skirt for it.I glittered some branches.And Dmitri's room got some bling!
Maybe bling's not the word :}I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was great!
Full speed ahead to Christmas!!
But not too fast....... please.....