Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Things worked out pretty well this year.  Nick's maternal grandmother has been in the hospital for the past few days, but after a few stints being put in and a pacemaker, she's doing pretty good.  The in-laws decided at the last minute, after the doctor told them she was going to be fine, to go up to WI to be with the other half of the family.  So even though the surprise is spoiled, the rest of it isn't.  I had waited until they decided what they were going to do to decide what I was going to do.  If they stayed, the kids and I would go to the in-laws for the holiday.  If they left, I was going to get food and cook here.

Since they left, I went shopping for a mini-meal for the kids and I.  I went to the town 20min away, even though I live about 1/2 a mile from a grocery store because the Wal-Mart over there never has anyone and I figured it'd be less crowded than the HEB behind the house.  And I was right.  It was so uncrowded, I got a spot right up front and managed to buy everything I needed in less than 30 min.  I got a bagged turkey breast (the preseasoned kind that takes only two hours to cook), sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and all the things to make sweet potato casserole.  I could have spent all day shopping, making the meal bigger and bigger, but I decided to make it the things I couldn't live without.

I didn't have to start cooking until 11, my meal only took 2 1/2 hours to cook.  Unfortunately, it was a lot of peeling and prepwork, but the food turned out awesome.  Also, neither of the kids wanted anything.  Zuri has a head cold and wasn't hungry and Aaron's meds are keeping him from wanting to eat.  Oh well.  I stuffed myself silly and then passed out on the couch for 3 hours.  Have to keep up with tradition.

At this moment, we're working on potty training.  Zuri keeps saying she has to go potty, so she goes to the toilet, sits on it for 2-3min, then gets off and claps.  Nothing comes out.  But she's proud of herself anyway.  I figure I'll let her keep doing it and maybe eventually she'll go.  No pressure.

That's all.  Have a Happy Day!

Boo-ya

I figured out my password :)

I did a 'data dump' on my computer a few days ago and I couldn't figure out which password/username I'd used to create my google account, so I couldn't get into my blogger account.

Let's see...

My last update was on the 29th of Sept, which is a long time ago.  Since then, things have been crazy around here.

Aaron is being tested for behavioral issues.  His teacher is amazed about how much he knows, but he can't seem to control himself in class.  He's disruptive and even getting into fights in class.  Some of the fights have been self defense (another kid pushed him down and he came up swinging) but others have not been prompted by anything.  He's learning so fast though, which usually doesn't happen when kids have these behavioral issues, so the doctor is interested in how he's doing at school.  Hopefully by the end of the month, we'll have an answer to what's going on.  He's also finally gaining weight.  This past week, he went over the 30lb mark, which is a huge deal to us.

Zuri is also learning quickly.  She is full of surprises.  At her 18M check-up, her weight had dropped 3lbs from her 1 year, so when we went in for her 2 year and she had gained over 6lbs, the doctor was really happy.  Zuri is the 'good' eater.  She'll eat anything and everything put in front of her.  She's starting to get a 2 year old attitude, but she does it in such a sassy way, it's hard to get mad at her.

I've been doing really good with my new gym buddy.  We've tired a bunch of different classes together and it's been a lot of fun.  Our favorite is Zumba.  I have no co-ordination, so it's surprising that I'm as good at it as I am.  We've also made friends with the other regulars of the class and the instructor.  She's having a Halloween party and we're going in costume.  It's going to be awesome.  I haven't lost any weight in two weeks, but I've been doing a lot of weight lifting in the body pump class, so I'm hoping I've lost fat and gained muscle weight.  I've also been working on learning how to knit.  I can do the knit stitch, but not the purl.  Which means I can make a crap load of scarves and dish clothes, but nothing else.

That's all for now.  I know there's more, but my brain is mush...