Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day was super emotional for me.  I'm chalking it up to preggo hormones.

The morning was going fine, then I was hurrying down the stairs and slipped - I'm fine, baby's fine - then after coming back upstairs, got sick.  All over the computer.  Luckily, all I'd had yet that morning was a glass of water.  This started a chain reaction that continued to now.  Our laptop keyboard is fried and we're substiting with an external keyboard, which is kind of frustrating.  But it works.  Anyway, back to the day.

I did all my cooking that morning.  One pie, a massive bowl of real mashed potatoes, a jello and a green bean casserole.  I lie; the jello was set the night before.  The pie turned out nicely, the potatoes were great, and the casserole was late coming out.  I called while Aaron was at the turkey bowl and sobbed to my sister that nothing felt like it was working.  What I meant was that I was worried about the food, the computer, the fact that Aaron was upset over the computer, and that I wasn't feeling great.  I was this close to calling my inlaws and begging off for the day.  I wasn't sure I could handle it, seeing as Aaron was going to have to work at 2, so I'd be single-parenting with the kids away from home for a few hours.  (I know, whiner.)  But I pushed through it all and made it just fine.

Aaron went a bit before me with all the kids, and I stayed to get the late green bean casserole out of the oven.  We needed both cars anyway, so that worked out.  I cried listening to Christmas music on the way over.  I'm glad I didn't bother to put on any makeup, since it'd have been a waste of time by this point. :)  I enjoyed some quiet time by myself at Aaron's folk's house, getting a small couple of activities put together for all the kids that we were expecting.  I think my own kids didn't realize I was even there until nearly a half hour after I arrived!

We at just after noon, and it was excellent!  I tried to get a taste of everything, but ended up only half-clearing my plate.  I still wasn't feeling great after my morning stomach issues.  I was impressed that my kids ate fairly well, and that there were no huge fussy moments.  Whew!  Aaron left for work shortly after we finished eating, and all the kids went downstairs to watch movies.  It was nice to sit and visit for a bit without being tugged off by one child or another.  Around 3, Carson had had it, but the girls were still playing, so he and I found an empty bed and conked out.  My half-hour nap suited me perfectly; he slept for a solid 2+!

After tons of eating and visiting and playing, I finally packed up the kids around 6pm.  Aaron was supposed to be getting off at 6:30, so we only just beat him home.  At home, I found the computer functional and started fiddling when I should have left it alone.  I gave up and decided to call my parents for Thanksgiving visiting.  I was SO lucky!

They had driven down to my uncle's for the holiday and a wedding, as had plenty of my dad's family.  {Background info: my family LOVES to sing together.  If someone's singing, it's likely the rest of the family will join in.}  I called right in the middle of a huge family sing-along.  They had just hit the Christmas tunes and my mom told me to pick my favorite and sing 'with' them.  I got to sing four songs with them and it really made my day perfect.  By the time Aaron got home, in the middle of the last song, I was blubbering along and I doubt my mom could even tell I was trying to sing with them.  (Not to mention that Aaron thought something was wrong at my parents' place.)  It all made me so homesick for family music time like that.

After chatting with both my parents for a few minutes after the music, I got myself some leftover pie, some eggnog and a movie and tucked myself in bed.  I think I must have put the girls in bed, because I don't remember them being an issue later.  Carson got to stay up a bit later and hang out with Daddy and me, which was a treat for us all.  After a day like yesterday, Aaron was a real sweetheart and let me sleep in today; what a great guy!  We stayed in and avoided any black Friday issues until around 10, when Aaron went to get the keyboard so we could function.  And that sums up my Thanksgiving.

I'm grateful today for a husband who, even when upset about the computer, still worried about me and the baby while I was sick.  I'm thankful for all four of my kids, especially the little one that's just kicking around inside of me.  I'm thankful for Evie's school and teacher and for the other moms who join me in teaching Lizzie and her friends' preschool class.  I'm grateful for new-to-us couches and coffee table.  I'm thankful for kleenex and allergy medication - and my other meds that keep me safe and the doctors who help me.  I'm SUPER grateful for Aaron's job, which he loves and comes home often laughing about.  I'm thankful for my parents and for Aaron's parents, all of who make me feel loved and accepted.  I'm thankful for a home and the means to make it comfortable.  I'm thankful especially for my Father in Heaven, for my Savior, for the Gospel and for the people that help me to feel it.  There are so many other things and people for which I'm grateful, but that might make it a super long post, so I'll keep it to this.  I hope all my family and friends had a fabulous day, however they spent it.