Happy Day After Thanksgiving.....a.k.a...Black Friday!

How many of you have already been out this morning, braving the masses?

Not me....I was not one of the "lucky" ones that had that oppurtunity...I have to work...I am at work right now as a matter of fact...and, for the first time in two weeks...websense has not blocked my website....so, I just wanted to throw up a quick post...check in with my peeps...LOL...yeah, right...ok...If I had of had the day off today, I still would not have been out shopping...I would be home, all warm and cozy in my bed, sleeping the morning away...

How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was great...although very tiring...I cooked the night before, didn't go to bed until 2 a.m. and was back up at 6 a.m. prepping and stuffing a 25 lb Turkey. I made a ton of desserts, a ton of sides and needless to say, by the time dinner was finally on the table..around 2 p.m..I was about ready to collapse. It was worth it though, every single moment...because I had all four of my boys, my wonderful husband and his family with me....they raved over the food, everyone ate until they were about to bust....all in all....a great Thanksgiving.

I am so thankful for my life, my kids, my husband and family.....my life would not be complete without them.

To all of you...Happy (belated) Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays!

On the road to recovery.....

Hey everyone...just a quick update....Hubby is doing much better. He is on the road to recovery. He has a sleep study to be done next week, as well as a test for his gall bladder....hoping we can get to the bottom of some his problems.

As far as me..well, I had a small bout of the flu (just the regular flu) over the weekend and into this week. I didn't work out for five entire days...that should tell you how bad I felt. Today, I am much better..tired....overly so, for some reason...but, that may be due to just being run down and the added stress here at work. We are working with a skeleton crew, as 12 people from my office got laid off...thank goodness I wasn't one of them. Although, to have a vacation and collect unemployment from this place, would have been nice..the cut in pay and the waiting on the unemployment, that would not have been so nice.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner...2 weeks from today...Wow, this year has totally flew by. I am planning on cooking a traditional dinner, and my two older boys are coming up...also, invited a close friend of ours over....I will have all four of my sons together for the entire 4 day weekend....I am so excited. I am going to cook all of their favorites....play games (apples to apples), some card games, watch movies with them...although I do have to work on Black Friday...doesn't matter to me, other than I would like the time off....as far as shopping goes...I don't even want to go there....need money for that, and I don't have any...so, no point in going out with the masses on a shopping hunt for the best deals around. I will be scrambling to put any kind of Christmas under the tree as it is.....

I so look forward to next February...tax time....that is when our windfall comes in. When we can catch up on bills, put some money in savings and finally be able to breathe again.....

I would give anything to go back to school..weather it be for nursing, administration, business management or even to get certification as a personal trainer....something that would give me more motivation to get up and go into work every day....I used to be in Hospital Management...I was an Operations Manager for 8 years at a 330 bed hospital...I was over the Housekeeping/Laundry Depts....I loved that job....but circumstances and a new boss that couldn't stand me...i.e...was threatend by me, forced me to resign..and I moved with hubby to his hometown....when we first met..he was commuting 4 hours a day....was killing him..literally, he wrecked 2 cars falling asleep at the wheel...so, in his best interest, I quit my job so we could move...but, boy..do I miss it. It was a very fulfilling job...and I would so love to find another one doing the same thing.

Well...I have rambled enough for one post....lot's of work to do....at least Friday is one day away..yay! Look forward to kicking some butt at the gym, cooking for my family and relaxing with a nice bottle..or two of wine....

Love you all...

Dixie

Halloween.....

I know I am probably a little late getting some photos up of the two little guys prior to trick or treating Saturday night....Yes, I did take them. Keith went along, but stayed in the car....they had a great time. We were only out for about 45 minutes...that was enough. They got plenty of goodies, then we came home and Mom whipped up breakfast for supper...they loved it! I made them spinach/mushroom/cheese omelets, smoked sausage and cinnamon toast. Then we watched a scary movie. All in all, a perfect Halloween for them. For us too....

Aaron was a gangster, mafioso...a.k.a...Al Capone...or the Don, Don Corleone that is..From the God Father....


No..the cigar is not real..it was a prop, bought at the local Halloween Store. I told him not to get any ideas...not to even think about trying to smoke for real. I didn't want to promote to him that smoking was ok, he said he knew that it was bad for you, but he couldn't be the "GodFather" without a stogie...LOL...that kid is too much.

Maxwell was an alien....(Grandma bought the costume)...Cute, but the mask was very bothersome for him. At one point, it broke, Dad had to rig it to get him through the remainder of his trick or treating....




Ok, Halloween down..only Thanksgiving and Christmas to go....then another new year, here we go...

Streak of Bad Luck.....

Only have a second...our family has been going through a lot as of late...Hubby had a heart attack...and contracted H1N1....he was in the hospital last week. He is home now...we have a lot of upcoming Doctor's appointments....he is seeing a Doctor regarding all issues this Friday...He is doing better and I will update more when I know more....
Keep us in your prayers.