Happy Thanksgiving

The boys and I went to Patrick and Paige's house for Thanksgiving. I was in charge of Dessert. I started Wednesday night and made the pumpkin filling and a Pumpkin Cheesecake and a Deep Dish Apple Pie with homemade caramel. It was so yummy. I took the boys to Jeff's in the morning and headed over to help Paige make stuffing and and gravy. Then picked the boys up when it was dinner time. We had so much fun and the boys played with all their nieces and nephews. It was a great day.

Me and My little men. I am so thankful for these precious gifts in my life.

here I am all ready to cook. (Paige told me that I was wearing it wrong, but I think this looks right to me. Besides, I always drop stuff on my shelf so I figured I should make sure it is well protected.JJ and Cody Cooking together.


Me with Alicia and her daughter Addison

The "guys" (and Addison) watching football.

In the Kitchen!! Where I love to be and feel I belong. I LOVE TO COOK and cooking with friends is so much fun.

Alicia making mashed potatoes. She looks like she is ready to kill someone, except that she is smiling.

We had snacks for everyone to munch on while we got ready for dinner

Olive fingers. Isaac, Chase and Kate couldn't wait for dinner to eat the olives so we gave them an Olive snack.
"Husband" (Patrick) feeding me a yummy truffle

Getting the table ready for the feast.All the yummy food Yummy rolls. Good job Alicia!!!!

Boys are hungry!!!! STOP DROOLING ON THE BIRD!!!!

Here we are sitting down to eat. Dessert: Pumpkin Cheesecake, Chocolate Pudding Pie, Deep Dish Apple with homemade caramel and Blackberry pie.

THEY WERE DELICIOUS!!!

JJ and Cody and Kate were Talking and hanging out watching Toy Story 2 in Patrick and Paige's bedroom. It was so cute

My little Monkey, Cody

Everyone recovering from the delicious dinner. Hanging out with family. The boys and I had a lot of fun. Thank You Paige and Patrick for loving us as much as you do. We are so Thankful for you both. Thank you for a memorable day and making us feel welcome and opening your loving arms to us. We love you.

Just Another Girls Night

Paige came over tonight for Girls night. We hung out and watched movies. She cut open our pumpkin and we cooked pumpkin seeds. We watched a movie and hung out. It was really fun.

Here I am in my Golden Girls shirt. A couple of girls and I at work bought these shirts and wore them to work today. Here is the pumpkin that Paige hacked into.

I gave Brannigan a bath tonight as well and Paige took pictures. She is picking at herself around her neck.

Sleep Testing

So I went to my doctors office today for my annual poking and proding, the most action I have seen for awhile, and she has come to the conclusion that I might be suffering from Sleep Apnea. Therefore on December 16th at 7:45 p.m I will be checking into the St. Vincents sleep clinic to undergo some sleep testing. I am not quite sure what this entails, but I am sure I will be hooked up to a lot of wires. God, I can only hope they make a video of this so I can watch and listen to the god awful sounds that probably escape my mouth in the middle of the night. My kids probably think they have a monster sleeping in the room next to them. I am hoping that in having this done, I will be given the possibility of a few good nights sleep. As of this moment I wake up 7 to 8 times a night for no apparent reason. All I hope for is to feel rested enough to start exercising and taking off some of this weight. I want to stay awake with my boys to watch a whole movie and not ask what happened at the end or watch it after they go to sleep to tell them I enjoyed it. My wonderful papa is going to come up and watch the boys overnight so I need not worry about them and they will have one on one time with their pops. Keep your fingers crossed.