Happy Thanksgiving!

This year for Thanksgiving, we once again spent time at home since I have to work tomorrow and can't go over to Spokane (though with the pass the way it is, I doubt we would have gone anyway). However, we did have some company this year. We invited over our friend Michelle since her sister now lives in NC and thus, not able to join her family for the holiday. Thanks for coming Michelle!!! Thanks for the food, especially the sausage, fruit salad and of course, the brownies.

I am grateful for a lot of things - my family, friends, and kitties. I am grateful to have a job even if I gripe about it sometimes (or a lot). I am grateful to have a house though it seems too small for all of us. I am grateful to be relatively healthy. And much more. I do wish this year would have sucked less and cancer wasn't so prevalent in my life this year, but I know that these can't be helped.


And onto a cute story:
One thing that I've learned that make Ben & Ella laugh is putting together this foam floor puzzle together all wrong. It is just hilarious to see wrong pieces next to each other. And I mean this really cracks them up.

Almost forgot...again

Completely forgot that I never did get around to blogging today, so I suppose I should write something...but what?

Both the Huskies and the Seahawks sucked this week - I think they were going for the "who can suck the most?" award. It's a toss up so they will have to share in the award. Yay for Seattle for winning something! Oh and the Sounders lost too. So woo hoo, we got a trifecta of loss!

On to blogging about the kids -

Nicholas, Benjamin and I stayed home last night while Ella and Jon went to Costco. Only reason Benjamin stayed home was because he wasn't awake yet from his nap. So anyway, after about 3 minutes, Nicholas asks me "where Ewa go?" Me: She went to the store. Just a few minutes later - Nicholas: "where papa go?" Me: Same place as Ella - to the store. He kept asking me these questions until Jon and Ella came home. Benjamin, upon hearing one of these conversations, breaks out in tears and yells because he wanted to go to the store too. Jon, being the nice guy, took Benjamin to Safeway to grab some other things. Nicholas then started asking "where Ben go?" :-D

In case you are wondering, salmon burgers that we bought from the first store above are gross. Having said that, anyone want the rest of them?

Have I mentioned how grown up my boys look after their haircuts? And how cute Ella looks?

I am always amazed at the different words and phrases that my kids know. Sure, the twins are 3 1/2 (almost) and Nicholas 20 months, but still it amazes me. Benjamin just told me that the jump rope isn't touching the floor because he is holding it and it is hanging.

Is anyone reading this blog at all?

Here's to hoping I remember to blog tomorrow.

Lesson Learned

I learned a lesson today – do not let your tummy become empty because it will make you feel like crap and you will desperately want to throw up. I was planning to go to lunch at my normal time – around noon – but this guy called me about some work issue and we were on the phone for around ½ hour. Toward the end of the conversation, I really felt queasy and did not want to eat anything at all. I went to our deli to try to find something that I thought my tummy could handle – something bland – and came across my current favorite food from the deli – the baked potato. That pesto pasta smelled really good, but I just wasn’t sure about that. Of course, that is what one of my coworkers got and I sat across from her eyeing it as she ate it – maybe it wouldn’t have been so bad to get that after all.

After eating, I felt a little better, but not quite fully better. I went and got a chocolate chip cookie – I really need to make my own at home – they are so good when they first come out of the oven with the chocolate melting. The chocolate chip cookie was good. I feel better now. I will try to make sure my tummy has something in it at all times.

I guess my last support group meeting has been cancelled for tonight due to illnesses and company being over for the holiday, so hopefully, they will let me come to next week’s meeting for my “graduation”. I will miss meeting with those ladies every Tuesday night.