We were a busy bunch over Thanksgiving.  Our home hosted 2 Thanksgiving dinners & some overnight guests & lots of busy-ness!  Thankfully we had healthy kids & most everyone could make it.  It is so nice getting together with everyone to share good food & just be able to talk & enjoy each others company.   Dan's brother Allen had to spend Thanksgiving in the hospital unfortunately, but seems to be doing pretty well now at home.  We were very thankful that his mom was able to make it out & that his dad got to have some "away time" as well!  We continue to pray for everyone to be well :) 

I got in on some black Friday shopping, which I was going to avoid, but caved & decided to venture out to a few places with my mom & sister.  I actually had some pretty good luck & the crowds weren't too awful.  Then I made it back home to decorate the house for Christmas!  I was so happy to have a relaxing afternoon to just do that.  It seems in prior years I have put it off & end up getting so busy I have to just throw everything up & it's not any fun!  Everything is going to get pretty crazy over the next few weeks before Christmas with work projects, Christmas programs, basketball & oh yeh, I'm lucky enough to get to travel to Florida with Reminisce right before the holiday!!!!  Right now all the kids know is that I'm going on a work trip.  Believe me if I made mention of where I'm going, I'll never hear the end of it!  

This afternoon Dan & I are traveling to Iowa City for a little Christmas shopping & the Reminisce holiday dinner.  We're pretty excited to get some time away with each other & getting together with the Reminisce group is always so much fun!  I'm really so very blessed to have such great people to work with {& for}.  Speaking of Reminisce, it would be a smart thing to hop on over to blog to check out all the great things going on... I'm talkin' Design team search & a travel contest!  Lots of cold hard cash & prizes are just waiting to come your way!!!  Good luck everyone!