I'm Back.....

Hope everyone had a wonderful

Thanksgiving with their family!

I finally feel like I am recovered.

I still have my boot on but hopefully,

I can shed it when I go to the

doctor for my follow-up next Friday.

On top of recovering from

surgery I also got sick earlier

this week and I don't know but

between the two I felt like my bum

was kicked! I started feeling

better on Wednesday fortunately,

just in time to start the holiday cooking.

This year I stayed home considering I

can't drive I thought it was a wise move.

We had a very nice quiet Thanksgiving

with just us. Still a lot of cooking

though, Turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes,

sweet potatoes, green bean casserole (only

way my boys will eat green beans), rolls,

pumpkin pie and for the first time ever

I made a pecan pie.

not too shabby and tasted pretty

good as well - you just never know

when you try a recipe for the first time

Here is part of the spread one of

the great things about my guys

is they don't over indulge just

because it is Thanksgiving and they

like what they like so it keeps the

number of items fairly easy.

The turkey turned out pretty good

stayed moist which is sometimes a challenge.

My husband likes to carve the turkey and

put the carved meat only on the platter.

Hence the photo is the roasting pan.

I also was able to get a lot of stitching

done yesterday. I woke up at 5:00 yes

in the morning and stitched for about

3 hours before anyone else got up.

Then I continued throughout the

day since I had to be near the

kitchen to check on the turkey

and make the rest of the food.

The boys seemed to enjoy!

I tried to take a photo of all of them

looking at the camera at the same

time - finally gave up before

icicles formed on their food.

My little guy though shows no

inhibitions at all. He loves the

turkey leg and if you notice he has a

small band-aid on his thumb from

helping dad peel the potatoes.

Looks like I have my own

little Henry VIII in the

making!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Recovering takes time....

You don't realize how tough it is to get around

until you really can't. I have been spending most

of my time on the upper level given that I have

to go down the steps on my bum.

My little guy finds it quite amusing to say the least.

I go to the doctor on Monday to have my

stitches removed - YEAH!!!!

Then hopefully the pin will come out the

following week which will allow me to

become a little more mobile and less

dependent on everyone.

Having to depend on others to get

things done is not a lot of fun.

Next Saturday is my guild meeting

so I am looking forward to getting

out and hopefully I can leave the

walker at home and use a cane.

I have been able to get quite a bit

of stitching done since I have time in

the evenings after doing what I

need to get done for work.

This weekend looks like a great movie

and stitching weekend.

For now I will leave you with a photo

I took while we were at the beach watching

the sunrise.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Recovering...

Alot has happened since my last post.

The weekend of the 23rd we had my

little guy's birthday party.

Here is my dining room decorated for

his pirate party

These are obviously pre-party photos

it didn't look like this after the party.

Everything went well the

weather was perfect and the two

hours went by fairly quickly.

So it is safe to say we made it

thru all the little pirates.

Here is Lance opening his gifts.

I didn't include photos of the children

because I am not sure how their parents

would feel about them being on my blog.

On the 27th I had foot surgery and

have been recovering.

Fortunately I can work at home and

go in one or two days a week.

I can't drive since it is my right foot.

I was able to get quite a bit of

stitching done over the weekend.

Had to rip some out because my

count was off - guess pain meds will

do that to you.