The Rest of the Thanksgiving Holiday

When I left you last, I was about a third of the way through my recovery from being sick on Thanksgiving Day. I progressed through Friday, getting better and better to the point that I knew I'd be fine Saturday when I went to bed Friday night. And i was. I woke up Saturday a new woman! Which was a very good thing because I was hosting a little party Saturday. Some our dear friends who we used to go to church with years ago came over, and their daughter who is going to be 13 years old this week, and my parents came over for food and games. It was great fun. Seeing "Clare Bear" makes me feel super old because I used to babysit her. In fact, Hubby and I babysat her together once when she was 2... how time flies! I think everybody has friends like these, you love them dearly, and life gets in the way of everyone just sitting down and getting together for much too long, but whatever the interval, you have a blast every time you see them, and the love hasn't faded one bit. If you don't have friends like that, you should go get some. Our gathering was centered around lunch, and by 5:00 PM or so, everyone had left.

It was about then that my husband didn't feel too well. He laid on the couch for the rest of the day. He was not himself. Normal for him is sitting in front of the computer, playing games or reading online. Sacked out on the couch in front of the TV, like he was on Saturday, is NOT normal. He had a fever even.

While he was "keeping the couch warm," the girls and I put up the Christmas tree. After I put the tree up, branch by branch, and did the lights, one layer of branches at a time, I sat on the floor and unwrapped ornaments. The girls came over to me, got an ornament and took it to the tree, and then back to me and so on until all the ornaments were on the tree. Little Girl's work is pictured to the right. Apparently, if the branch isn't falling off the tree, it can handle another ornament! I can count about 14 ornaments on these two branches alone! It was the second time I've had a little helper. Last year Big Girl was my only helper if I remember correctly. This year it was definitely more fun than it has been in years past with two little elves on the job! In the picture on the left you can see the distribution. Big Girl's work was quite a bit more spread out than Little Girl's, but still, it required some reworking after they had finished.

When I'm coming down the stairs, I can see the tree. When I'm sitting in my favorite place on the couch, I can see the tree in the reflection on the china cabinet. We have it on a timer, so it's on in the morning when we get up, and we can go to bed with it lit at night, and not have to mess with anything. I really like having it up. It makes me feel all happy inside. Christmas is coming!

Today, while the girls were playing with the neighbor girls outside, I did the lights outside. Well, I did some of the lights outside. This year, in unpacking the tree, I found a strand or two of lights out that I had used on the inside tree in the past. So I dug into the lights that I used outside last year. So now I need to go buy some more lights to put outside. I still have the "net" style lights over the shrubs. Tomorrow, if I can get the laundry done, then maybe I can go shopping and get the lights.

Tonight's dinner is yummy chicken fajita leftovers. I just love chicken fajitas! And I love having enough leftover to not have to cook again. Unfortunately Hubby is still feeling icky, and is afraid to eat. Oh well, I guess there's more for the rest of us. (Now that I've taken a break to eat, and washed the queso off my fingers.... )

I wish is weren't the case, but that Subway commercial jingle is what I have in my head. Does that count as a song? Well, that's what's playing today. Enjoy... anyone want a five-dollar foot-long?