Thanksgiving...

and much to be thankful for. We had a lovely Thanksgiving day with Doug, Colleen and kids. We met at our favorite Chinese restaurant and ordered Peking duck. It was fabulous. Also ordered a whole walleye and so many sides our table could have collapsed. Hope to make this a yearly tradition. On Friday, we grilled our turkey and had new friends Ben and Brandy over for dinner. They are both from out of state and are relatively new to our church, St. Mary's. Plus, they are in the process of adopting a child from China. Libby has her very first crush and it is on Ben. It is jaw dropping for me to witness. Both B & B are fabulous people and we had a great evening.

Libby and I went to the Wizard of Oz at the Children's Theater with Colleen and Jai. Libby insisted on wearing her Dorothy costume. It was an incredible performance. Both girls really enjoyed it, but Colleen and I agreed that one year older would be the perfect age for most of the plays there.

I am finally decorating for Christmas. I am not inspired this year and if the house had stayed the same, I would have been okay. This is quite shocking for me. I did pull things out and although not up to my usual ho, ho, honess, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. I know that as the girls get more excited for the big day, my feelings will soon match theirs and that is one of the joys of Christmas.

Stay warm!