Germs!

I have had it with germs.

I worry about them a lot these days.

No visits to Frank if you are even remotely sick.

When he comes home we have to be super extra careful about keeping him away from germs.

We are careful now about staying healthy and clean.

But we are being inundated with germs none the less.

and we have finally given in.

Austin first: fever, chills, cough, congestion.

He works at target...was there ever any hope of avoiding sickness?

Then Carter: typical cold with runny nose, sore throat.

I attacked surfaces with lysol.

I changed sheets.

I washed hands.

I still got sick.

Fever, cough, body aches.

and no visiting Frank.

I really hate leaving him all alone day after day.

and I hate that all this time is being wasted laying in bed accomplishing NOTHING when I have so much to do.

On a good note:

I'm all caught up with my Tivo shows.

Looking Back

I've been going through pictures and getting organized and realizing just what a bad blogger I've been.

Since I (in theory) use my blog as a journal of sorts

I don't like it when I realize that I've left out all sorts of things.

So I'm going to take a few minutes and do a little looking back at some of the things I meant to write about

in the last few weeks!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Frank's parents and Aunt Judy here.

It was awesome having them here.

Judy and Janice were even up for getting crafty with me as I tried to duplicate an idea from one of my favorite DIYers from the internet addicted to decorating

 We went to a football game to see Carter play in the marching band

My favorite people came to Thanksgiving dinner.

You will be able to easily see why they are my favorite people...

Then we had a lovely dinner enjoyed by all

and the teenagers managed to find a way to entertain themselves as well...

A great Thanksgiving for 2011!

Moving Day

For quite awhile I've had two things going on around here

One blog here

and 

Another gmail address for emails.

I have no idea how this came to be but it is super dee duper annoying.

So

I'm moving the blog.

I know!

What a pain.

But it's happening.

So from now on you'll need to go here to see my updates.

Just bookmark the new address

www.toomuchdebbie.blogspot.com

The first post will be up soon!

November 28th

I've missed a few days of saying what I am thankful for.

I got a cold.

And I'm not feeling well at all.

And I am not thankful for this situation.

But

I am thankful for a lot of other things

I've just been dead tired, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, having a stuffy head and fever

And just not up to blogging

or much else.

I've also had relatives visiting for which I am grateful.

They probably aren't that grateful that Frank gave them the cold too.

So I've been doing my best to pretend that I'm ok

and taking some naps on the sly.

and sleeping in.

Grandaddy made us homemade Turkey soup tonight which was fabulous

I'm grateful for that today!

I'm grateful for friends and family here at Thanksgiving.

We had a nice day and meal

although it was served two hours later than I planned

We were really off on the timing of things!

I'm grateful for good, upbeat emails from my missionary son.

I also got a package in the mail with several SD cards with pictures!

YES!

I'm really grateful for that.  

I love pictures.

I miss that kid.

Well that's about it for me.

I'm off to bed to try to recover some more.

Thankful: Friends

I'm always thankful for my friends

But today I am specifically thankful for the kind of friend

who will come over

and clean your refrigerator

and dust

and (hopefully) not judge you and still be your friend afterwards

because you needed the help

and you needed to not be judged

and you need friends, even after they've seen what a slob you are

Thankful: Family

Today I'm thankful for Family

Because tomorrow my in-laws and Frank's Aunt Judy are coming for Thanksgiving!

We live far away from family so when we get some to come visit it is super exciting.

I love Frank's family as much as my own

so I am very very happy and excited that they will be here.

Now...

I just need to clean the bathroom.

This one might seem a little silly but...

I am thankful for companies with a sense of humor.

It's a little thing but it can seriously make my day.

I love it when I see an ad that is funny

Or some little bit of humor on a website

...nothing over the top...

just enough to show that these people know how to be funny

and understand a good sense of humor

I enjoy a good sense of humor

For example:

I enjoy using Groupons

I don't buy every groupon that shows up in my inbox but I can't resist clicking on some of the links because at the bottom of the groupon site is some little funny bit of advice.

Here is today's:

The Groupon Guide to: Keeping a Secret

An old saying goes, "Three men can keep a secret, if they are best friends, and one of them is a cardboard dog." If you've been entrusted with a secret, consult this sure-fire guide to keeping it to yourself:

Think about the feelings of others. Especially their anger. You’ll likely avoid sharing their secret by considering your own predominant feeling: fear of their anger.

Seal your lips. Ideally with honey or room-temperature wax.

Find a healthy outlet. Some secrets are so juicy you just want to shout them from the rooftops. Instead, whisper your secret into a shallow vole's nest or speak it aloud at what would normally be an audible volume, were it not drowned out by a nearby car-crashing contest.

Share a secret of your own. Most modern friendships are based on a delicate balance of mutually assured destruction, hence the expression BFF, or Betrayer? Fairly foreseeable.