Update by Special Request*

The Holiday weekend is almost over. But what a weekend it was! I got stuffed with turkey and fixin's on Thursday at my sister JoElla's house and then had turkey & noodles at my brother Chuck's house that night (can you say food over-load?). Woke up Friday morning and went to Target to get the adjustment to my new comforter that was on sale (saved $30) and then did some power shopping before returning home to prepare for the trip to Owatonna, MN to meet the newest member of our family, Colton! Of course prior to that, my garage door had a melt down. Tried to shut the door and it wouldn't have it. Apparently I had snapped a cable. Lucky for me the first place I called was able to come within the hour and fix it so I could still make the trip to meet Colton.

We had a wonderful baby shower for Colton and after the baby shower a bunch of us went to the hotel for an "after party" (how my room was chosen for this, I'll never know). We had a blast. Then this morning we all met for breakfast in the hotel before taking off and doing a little more shopping. Made it back home around 2:00, had some lunch, uploaded pictures (see attached), talked to my lovely daughter - hope you're feeling better, and then went to church. After church it was back over to JoElla & Bill's to see the family again. Unfortunately my crazy brother decided to take off for the trip back to Indiana tonight instead of tomorrow morning (*this is where the "by special request" part comes in -- he said to me, "I suppose you're going to blog about this!"). So the visit was cut short and we have to worry about them driving back late at night. He's nuts I tell you, nuts. But, this isn't something we just realized, he's done this many times before with no dire consequences. However, I want it known and established in writing that he is officially nuts. So there.

The photo attached is me holding baby Colton - and he's not crying. He tended to either be crying or start crying while I held him. I'd like to think it's because he knew that we wouldn't get to see each other often enough and that made him sad. But he is just adorable and looks just like his daddy, Collin. Even has the same haircut.

I had a wonderful long weekend and have one more day to enjoy. Tomorrow I am going to go join my sister's gym so I can take advantage of her personal trainer and get my guns. I'm also going to entertain my friend Marylee by allowing her to kick my butt at Scrabble again. I think maybe she cheats, but maybe I'm just worn down by the time we play? She's retired and I am still struggling to work and keep a job. The stress is too much perhaps? We'll see.

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving and were able to enjoy time with family and friends. That's what it's all about!