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Take a look at our Thanksgiving.
We have so much to be thankful for. :) |
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A turkey sat on a backyard fence and he sang this sad sad tune:
"Thanksgiving Day is coming Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble and I
Know I'll be eaten soo-oon
Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble
I would like to run away-ay-ay
Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble
I don't like Thanksgiving Day!"
This was a song my Daddy learned in elementary school and he sang to us as children. Maybe I can teach it to Mackenna. Lord willing, we're headed toward Indy in the morning packing more food than clothes. :) It will be a quick trip but it's all about the family time.
I don't like having my family far away. It's good to have just enough breathing space, but I just don't get to see them as much as I like. Right now I really miss my mother-in-law and would love to give her a big hug. It aches that I can't do that. I miss my little nephews hollering out for "Dannel" to read them a book.
Not to mention, I have grandparents I haven't seen in >2 years. I miss my Aunt Kim *so* much. The holiday season used to center around us visiting them. Boy, if I don't wrap this up, I'm going to start crying.
I'm very thankful I'll get to see my family up in Indianapolis, but I'll sure miss not being able to see the other "half" of my family.
So where ever you end up for this year's Turkey Day, be thankful for the family you have whether it is near or far.
"Wherever you are, near or far, you're always in my heart."
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Ok, so we might have made a big mistake last night.
Last night it was snow-flurrying and we *both* (don't let him tell you other wise) felt sorry for the little frozen fur-balls outside. So we warmed them up in the laundry room. Well, Dan thought they might get into too much stuff in there, so he suggested putting them in the spare bathroom.
First, Dan went down and completely gutted the bathroom. We walk in with the kitties and the room echoed! I told him they wouldn't get into just regular bathroom stuff. (And they don't eat soap!) But he was hesitant to put the toilet paper back on the roller. I have never had a cat play with toilet paper before.
I made them a little litter box while Dan brought in their food and water. We gave them a little basket with towels to sleep in. We had to block the bathroom door as Chloe could crawl underneath it. They started playing with each other and seemed perfectly happy. (Except for the fact that Lola would really rather us just stay in there. She would LOVE to be a lap cat.)
So we made our way to bed and had a very restful night. The next morning....
We got up to check on the cats and to put them outside for the day. We moved the box away from the door and lo and behold there was toilet paper by the door. When we opened the door, we saw that those little boogers had completely taken everything out of the trash can. Tissues, the bag, the extra bag in the bottom of the can, and the can was on its side!
They were happy to see us and were purring. We gathered them together, took their food outside and gave them some cream.
Will this become the norm? Time will tell. We both have soft hearts when it comes to these little babies shivering in the cold. I'm really just a push-over because I've never had cats outside before. However, I can't stand to see Dan suffer with runny nose and sneezes. So we tried it once and I hope the kitties liked it. Maybe just on the coldest of cold nights, we'll let them in. Otherwise, I might just warm up their little heat pad and put it in their outside house. :)
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Please pray for Mackenna Mae today. She gets to go home (if all goes according to plan) sometime this afternoon!
Thank God for answered prayers. |
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I kept telling Kristopher, "Before you know it, you're going to have that little girl in a car seat headed home!" Well, Lord willing, that time is near. They're talking about letting her go home on Tuesday!
Her O2 levels have been great (except for a brief bout on Saturday) and she has no supplement to help her breathe. Her biggest struggle is taking her feedings by mouth, but she has been drinking about half of it by mouth! The rest has to go in through a tube because she gets so tuckered out, so she will be going home with that. Kristopher and Tiffany have been taking turns practicing putting it in and out.
We are so thankful for what God has done for our little baby. We're also very thankful for all the prayers going up on her behalf. Our Christian friends have show that the fervent prayer of the righteous avails much. Sugar, spice, everything nice, and answered prayers. That's what our little girl is made of. :)
Mondays are always hard for me. I get to spend more time with my husband on the weekend and then I don't get to see him ALL DAY. That's really hard. Sorry if that is sappy, but it's true. I love my husband very very much. :)
I never got to carve my pumpkin. I've just not had a good window of time. My evenings have been spent doing other things. Now I'm not sure if the seeds will be good to eat.
The kitties are growing quite a bit. And boy, are they spoiled! I thought I would get them to come to the door every morning by giving them a bit of cream. Well, now they cry and scratch at the door at 6:00am if I'm not out there with cream. So forget that! ;) (I'll still give them cream, I might just make it at night before we go to bed.) |
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