Our Not-Very-Thanksgiving

*Note - the following post is me complaining and possible boring to read - get ready for the yawn report.

Bryan and I didn't have Thanksgiving this year, and although we are thankful for so many things (too much to count and definitely too much to list) we didn't celebrate Thanksgiving. Bryan had shoulder surgery on Tuesday morning, and since then I have played mom to three and nurse to Bryan without a break! It has been really hard, and very boring, but he is feeling better and is able to do more for himself. The doctor said his injury wasn't as bad as they first thought, so his recovery will be a lot faster, but he has been in a lot of pain and the serious drugs he is on make things a little crazier - he gets light-headed, feels like he is on crack (like hyper I guess?), gets super-sleepy, and feels like his skin is crawling. Yuck! Most days have been really boring for me - I am so used to going to the office that staying home drives me nuts (argh!). By noon I'm counting down the hours to bed time! On Thursday I made a roast - I really wanted turkey but Bryan didn't have much of an appetite and my kids will NOT appreciate the effort that goes into a turkey - with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. So sad right? No turkey! No stuffing! No pumpkin pie? I was so sad, especially when Carissa called and it was so loud where she was, and she explained they were all out to dinner! And Dave called as he was mid-eating an onion ring at Dairy Keen. Throw it in my face why don't you! Friday I was up at 6am to get some good deals. I was initially going for a digital camera for Rix, but they were sold out (of course) and then I read the reviews for the camera online and I'm glad I didn't get it. But I got some other stuff at Target and Walmart. I also (awesome mom alert!) bought delicious doughnuts for all of us before I got home, which everyone was just getting up as I walked in the door. I made awesome stew with the leftover roast, and Bryan kicked my trash three times in Yahtzee (see - we are sooo boring). I have basically cleaned the house, watched Ben 10 with Rix and Bryce, and kept myself from shipping Cole overnight to someone with more patience (any takers?). He has been very clingy and grumpy - hopefully that goes away before we go to Utah. I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving and ate enough yummy stuff for me. Thanks to all who called to see how we were doing. And thanks to those who realized that Bryan isn't the only one suffering! He gets to take naps whenever he wants, can't (or won't??) change diapers, and has played X-Box more this week than his entire life combined. We are excited to see everyone in a couple weeks, and those who I won't see (my sisters!!! boo-hoo!) I hope to see soon. Yawn report - over.