Thanksgiving Weekend

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This has been a very enjoyable long holiday weekend. The kids had the day before Thanksgiving off school so I made them do good cleans of their assigned rooms, and as a reward I took them to get ice cream cones and play at the park in the afternoon (which also helped keep the house clean for a while). That evening we had Steven's scouts over to work on a graphics arts merit badge. I got to show them some of the basics of Photoshop, and the boys seemed to have fun with it.

Thursday was a beautiful day! We locked the cats in the master suite and then revacuumed the entire house in an attempt to get rid of as much cat fur as possible before Heather and April and their families arrived. We really enjoyed their company, and the feast was delicious! (I didn't realize until today that we had forgotten to make any stuffing! We had so much food I didn't miss it at the time.) Tejay prepared the turkey, Heather made the drinks and April and Dean provided a fruit salad and rolls. All we had to worry about was side dishes and dessert, and it was nice to not have to spend that much time in the kitchen. In fact, Steven made the potatoes and corn and pies so all I had to do was set the table! I enjoyed holding baby Dean, and it was good to see Army Dean again. We'll miss April when she goes back to school next month.

Yesterday was spent decorating for Christmas and bringing things back from our storage unit. We put a lot of things in storage when we put our house on the market, and now we're bringing them back, sorting out things that can be trashed or given away, and trying to make things fit here. We put the duct tape covered chair out on the curb along with the ottoman and a "free" sign, and they both disappeared, so now we have room for our recliner again. We went to Panda Express for dinner last night, then came home to watch both "Toy Story" movies before the kids went to sleep in their sleeping bags on the living room floor. It was a fun day.

Today continued the unpacking of boxes from storage. We did the menu planning and grocery shopping and Steven went to have his blood removed. (Most people call it donating blood). It has been a nice, quiet day. Tomorrow will be another one, and then we'll be back to routine on Monday. I've really enjoyed the holiday weekend and the time I've been able to spend with my family.

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