Thanksgiving!

Well, it is nice to be back to the schedule... almost.

We have been kind of slacking in the "formal" schooling department the last week. To be honest, I've been pretty busy with work. And trying to set myself up for some christmas bonuses. Since I work primarily from home, it takes up some of that time. To be honest, the kids have all been getting up in the morning and finding something nice to do together. I really hate to break that up, cause lets face it, it's not always easy to get along with your siblings.

Thanksgiving dinner was, interesting. We went to my sisters. There were way more people there then we had J.T. ready for. He really needs up front warning before we go somewhere that is busy or crowded. He was not impressed and nearly in tears when we got there. My fault, I should have asked. But since we were also bringing food, I guess i would have been told if there were going to be more people then we were used to having. I also ASSumed that everyone in the family was aware of the fact J.T. needed to be told ahead of time what we were getting into. I forget that my sister doesn't really know my kids as well as I think sometimes. After about an hour of him being upset, Todd carried him into the yard where the rest of the kids were and stayed with them until he was comfortable with the kids and then he was alright for the rest of the afternoon.

I spent Thanksgiving monday cleaning out the boy bedroom. Very excited I found A.J.'s second pair of glasses under a bed. Nothing like finding $100!!
The boys and I took M.J. outside that evening to do her first "stars on a stick" This would be what we call sparklers. She seemed to love them, but more so when I was holding them. Fair enough not every day you ask your kids to hold a sparking stick of metal!

I hope all of those who celebrated Thanksgiving this weekend enjoyed it! chat at ya soon!!