I missed a Thanksgiving post. I missed a Black Friday post. So, I guess you get a "Saturday-After-Thanksgiving" post.

Abigail had a Thanksgiving Feast at school on Wednesday. They had turkey, popcorn and corn muffins. They dressed up as Pilgrims...so cute! I didn't get to go because of my foot, but Colin and my mom stopped in to see the feast. Abigail thinks it was the best!

We had a great Thanksgiving and have so much to be thankful for! We went to church in the morning and then to my parents' house for a Thanksgiving feast. It was nice to have my whole family around. We are so thankful that they all live reasonably close and that we can see them so much.

We stayed there until early evening and then headed to the Mulders for another Thanksgiving Feast...this one with around 25 people. It was Colin's immediate family and then two of his aunts, 4 cousins and then Lily, his cousin's daughter, and Miles and Marcel, the 6 week-old twins of his other cousin. It was another great dinner and again, we have so much to be thankful for!

I had a rough time staying awake all day (so I didn't...I napped) because the pain in my foot was pretty bad, so I took my pain med, which makes me sick, so I took a pill for that and that makes me drugged-up sleepy. I fell asleep at a very reasonable hour in order to attempt to get up for some Black Friday shopping.

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I LOVE Black Friday, shopping (sorry, Manda!)! I don't love the materialism surrounding it, but I LOVE the hustle and business of it. I have no problems standing in line...I love it! I was seriously almost in tears about my foot this year and having to miss it. However, with the help of some great friends, I was able to go out for a while. I just took it real easy. My friends, Lindsay and Kim, both picked things up for me and that helped so much! We aren't after any of the big ticket items, so it's not like I had to race around or anything. Just a fun day for me. I was home by mid-morning and then took a pain pill. I enjoyed a four hour nap later. :)

Every Friday night Colin and the kids come to 84 with his parents and sister to visit me. Since I'm off work for two weeks I wasn't sure if they would still go. They decided to still go, so I got to go too. It was nice to be able to enjoy a dinner out! We came home and the whole family was exhausted. Kids both went right to bed and Colin and I fell asleep on the couch around 10:00 before heading up to bed. Boring, aren't we??

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I have so much of my Christmas shopping done, just a few things to go. Hopefully we will get our tree up soon so I can start wrapping gifts and getting them under the tree. I have a HUGE Shutterfly order to place in the next couple of days that includes more gifts and our Christmas cards. Here's what I'm ordering so far (no specifics because some people who read my blog are getting them!)...50 5x7 Christmas Cards, 5 Calendars, 3 5x7 Books and an 11x14 picture. For the grand total of...$0.00. I have codes for everything, so it's all free...$200 worth of stuff! I may end up paying shipping, but at $30, that would still be a steal!

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Dinner again with Colin's family tonight. Brett and Tavid head back to Boston and Ann Arbor tomorrow so we have one more "Mulder Meal" before they leave. Lamb will be served...I just had a little dinner here...not so fond of lamb (but they don't know that!). Tomorrow will be church and we've talked about going to Rivertown with the kids. Monday, back to normal...I always get a little anxiety with Colin going back to school again...love, love having him home.