Thanksgiving and other things

This is a hard time for me trying to get through the holidays. Don't get me wrong I love the holidays and being with my family, it is just especially hard this year without my mom. My husband is so great he made the whole meal, well I did the yams and made the pumpkin pie, but everything else he did! It came out so great too! He even made gravey! I say that because my daughter and I are the only ones that like gravey! It was nice my oldest son came over so I had all my kids with me. My husband wanted us to go around the table saying what we were thankful for, but I told him I really don't want to be crying right now, so we just said we were thankful for all of being together and for the food on our table. After the meal we sat down and my youngest son decided that we should listen to Christmas music. My oldest son and I are like do we have to listen to that now!! my youngest son says well Thanksgiving is about over so now we have to start thinking of Chirstmas! Ok he had a point and it wasn't that bad listening to the Christmas songs. The next day he decided to start decorateing. So he got out our little village that we had started last year and he put up his little tree and he decided he needed a tree in his room so he put that up! I guess someone is really into the Christmas spirt!

The night before Thanksgiving wasn't to good. We decided on the night before a holiday we would just go out to eat. My husband didn't get off work until 7 and my oldest son was going to go with us and came over a few mintues before his dad got home. We went to Chili's which is always nice. My oldest son usually makes the pumpkin pie, but he said he didn't have time to do it because his kitten was sick. So that is why I made it instead which is no big deal I like to cook and bake anyway. Well my son called me at 11:30 Pm and ask me to come over and I could tell by his voice it wasn't good. We had to take his kitten into the vet hospital. I think this is one of the hardest things I ever had to do as a parent because I was the one always calling my mom to ask her to come over for what ever reason came up and here my son is calling me. Well to make a long story short we had to have the kitten put to sleep. Oh my gosh that was so hard on all of us. They were really nice at the hospital gave us time to be with Chester before they put her to sleep and when we were ready the nurse came in explained what would happen and ask if we were ready. Let me tell you that is not easy when your child is bawling and his friend well of course I was too. I am trying to comfort my son and he is just bawling. I tell you it is hard to be the parent!! I am glad I am hear for my son and I am proud of him and told him he did the right thing that she isn't in pain anymore. He buried her in our yard close to were I had buried my cat of 18 years. It is hard to lose a pet because they become a part of your family almost like another child.

On a lighter note, I did not go out black Friday I hate crowds and there was nothing I want that I need that bad, but my oldest son went out to get an x-box. He had saved money that he got for his birthday to get this but needed 100 and so he asked me for it and that he would pay me back, but I told him that this would be part of his birthday so he doesn't need to pay me back. Well than he didn't want me to get him anything else. He did want this book so I had order that but he wasn't due to come until after his birthday. His birthday was yesterday and it was so nice he spent the night Tuesday night and I took him out to breakfast and he ended up staying all day and we went out to dinner as well. I ended up getting him this micro mini helicopter that he had wanted and I got lucky because it was on sale half off! It was a nice day!

Now that that is all over it is time to think about Christmas. I had got a wish list from my daughter but not my youngest son and my oldest still is thinking about what he would like. My daughter wrote down 42 things and said that is why they call it a wish list! That's find with me it gives me a lot to pick from and having a list at least she will get somethings that she wants. My youngest finally made his the other day. So now all I need is money to go shopping!! Hopefully I will be able to do a little bit tomorrow. I really don't want to wait until the last minute been there have done that! I am going to do some baking today, but I am taking off a week from work so I can have some time off with my kids when they are on winter break, than I will have a lot of baking to do!