Thankful that Thanksgiving is over!

I'm so thankful for my husband! I'm thankful for his patience and his ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously while grinning and bearing it.

It was a rough weekend. I was sick. Ella was sick. First, we just had bad head colds. Then it got worse, so we made a trip to urgent care. Our colds had turned into bronchitis (Mommy) and an upper respiratory infection. (Ella)

You have to understand Troy's mentality... for him, a holiday is a time to lay around, watch football, play on his computer and enjoy time off from his work. Throw a child into that plan and his ability to be a "couch potato" is limited. Add my family, visiting for the holiday and Troy's free time is gone.

This was only compounded by his sick, pregnant wife and a sick toddler. Troy cooked, cleaned, fetched, entertained and pampered ALL of us.

Now that the guests are gone and we're on the road to recovery... Troy is ready for his 4 day holiday weekend to begin!

Ella and I are going to try to return the favor this week. Troy loves putting up the Christmas tree and decorations. He gets very festive! We'll make this a special time and hopefully, get him back in the holiday spirit! We love Troy (daddy) very much and we're so thankful to have him to take care of us!

(****On a positive note: my first Thanksgiving dinner turned out pretty well. Everything was edible and enjoyed by all. Lots of leftovers and we're eating those up during the recovery period!)