We did nothing yesterday but eat and nap and eat some more. I finished daughter's wonderful pumpkin pie and hubby almost finished off the banana pudding she made for him. I fell in the bed last night feeling like a beached whale and riddled with guilt that comes from having no self control, lol. So.....after Prissy and Buster uncerimoniously got me out of bed this morning (they wanted to play), I declared war on the kitchen. I flung open the refridgerator door and started taking out all the leftovers and dumping them in a bag for hubby to haul off. Out went the dressing, potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce....all of it, lol. Now, I'm feelin good and IN CONTROL!!! I have successfully wiped away any evidence of Thanksgiving dinner, except the two tablespoons of banana pudding that's left in that great big bowl. Hubby will finish it off shortly and I can wash the bowl. Ahhhhh! Back to normal. Now I need to concentrate on yogurt and brocolli for a while, lol.
I did run across a blog that I had never ventured into before yesterday. It's called Critters by Britty and this lady is not only a good writer, but takes wonderful pictures of her "critters". I spent an hour reading her stuff and really enjoyed it. She got me to thinking that I would like to get some photography training. Also, I noticed another blog yesterday called "The Office" and didn't check it out, cuz I was thinkin, "why would I want to go to the office on my day off?" lol. But I did check it out this morning and this girl obviously has a sense of humor. I'll be watching for more on that one. Oh, and Krispy is back and doing well! Yippeee. I was worried about her. I was going to review the list of top 30 blogs yesterday, but kept getting sidetracked.
I lied earlier. I did actually give two Schnauzer baths while hubby cleaned the six pack's (the pups) area. It was cute listening to them barking and growling at hubby in their little puppy way. Gotta get some pictures today since they've grown a bunch and are now three weeks old. There I go again, getting sidetracked.....Anyway, I went back and read PolarB's "Family of Choice" and it just blew me away. Got me thinking about my own family and how lucky I am to have them. Great blog, PolarB.
I also thought alot yesterday about the two that couldn't be here with us on Thanksgiving. My son's daughter and son from his past marriage. Renee is in the picture that I posted last week. She's a little darlin and I miss her so much. What bothers me the most is that I know she misses all of us too, but her mother is so controlling and manipulative that I wouldn't dream of causing more trouble for Renee by trying to get her here for a visit. It's one of those situations that we will have to bide our time til she is old enough to visit us on her own which will be a few years. Her mother is very immature and reminds me alot of my own mother. I've been hoping for a long time that she would wake up and realize that her spiteful behavior toward my son's family hurts her children more than anybody. Nathaniel is our little angel. He was born with a very rare genetic disease called Propionic Acidemia that didn't present itself until he was three days old (sometimes it takes longer)and by the time the local hospital got him airlifted to Children's Hospital in Little Rock, he was in a coma. His blood sugar was very very low and his acid levels were thru the roof. The defect he has somehow prevents him from processing proteins properly and they turn to acid in his blood. They are able to control it for the most part and he has a feeding tube, but he was in a coma for nearly two weeks and almost died. Then he woke up and they had everything under control as far as his diet and the disease, and we were so happy! Then the doctor pulled us aside and said that the low blood sugar and the high acid in his body has caused significant brain damage. That was when my heart broke in two and I fell apart for the first time. That little angel that was only two weeks old and would never have a chance at a normal life. He is now six years old and has just started walking this past year with the help of special braces that were made for him and he is still fed thru a tube in his stomach. My son worries so much about him and misses his kids a lot. He and Renee both love to fish and he spent every spare moment that he could with her. I wish his ex would have grown up and been the kind of wife he needed, but sometimes those things are just not meant to be. She makes it so difficult for him to even see the kids that I wonder sometimes why he doesn't just give up. But he never will, mainly because his own father was not a father to him and his sister. After we divorced, he just never made much effort to even try to see them even tho I encouraged it. Our differences aside, he was their daddy and I wanted them to spend with him for their sake. He just didn't make the effort, so I watched my kids being hurt over and over and thinking less of themselves because of his disinterest. Both my kids have become wonderful parents and I'm so proud of them. Their daddy has missed so much of their lives and sadly, doesn't even know "who" they are as people. Sad. I don't know why I got off on all that....maybe because it has been on my mind a lot and always weighs heavy on me during holidays. It's good to have an outlet here at the "stream". It helps to write about it. Hubby and I are wanting to catch a movie today or tomorrow and maybe go out to eat Mexican or Chinese food. I hope everybody survived their Thanksgiving okay and enjoyed it as much as I did. Wonder if there are any cookies in the pantry?......
Renee & Nathaniel
