Thanksgiving was wonderful!  We had such a great time with family that day, and I can honestly say that it was the most calm holiday celebration we’ve had since the kids came along.  And then…

On the way home from Chris’s parents place in Arlington I made Chris pull over so my pregnant bladder would live.  And I got out, quickly followed by Amai who rather urgently announced the need to vomit.  So after what can only be described as an impressively disgusting episode of throwing up in the parking lot of a gas station, we headed home for what I thought would be a 24 virus.  And here it is, one week later and we just now think she is finally well.

What is it with the stomach flu?  Why can’t someone figure out a way to make a vaccine for it.  They have the Rotatec vaccine for babies, so why can’t they make a version for preschoolers- and even one for adults while they’re at it.  I hate being sick at my stomach more than anything else in the world.  To put it mildly.  And thish week was fairly miserable.  Poor Amai- she is a trooper for sure.  Kids are much more resilient than I am, I think.

Since we were trapped inside all week, I decided to do something productive so I wouldn’t lose my mind.  While I don’t mind sitting still, I prefer doing something productive while I am forced to stay in one place.  Sooooo, voila!  I finished making roman shades for Amai’s room.  Take a look.

Yay!

I’m going to go with a more bold color palate for the baby bedding, as well as Amai’s bedding.  (I don’t think you can tell, but there are some fairly bold colors in the shades.)  And we may have to tweek the paint color a bit because of the pink in the shades.  I love them though- they turned out much better than Ashe’s, even though his turned out pretty well, too.  I’m even thinking of getting a different bed or making an upholstered headboard for Amai.

In case you don’t know, our house is a major remodeling project in the works.  I love that we’re changing so much of it and will really love how it will help the re-sale value someday.  But it is, by far, a diamond in the rough.  I love our house, I’m so thankful for it every single day, but I know noone else sees the potential in it that I do.  I’m eager to move onto the kitchen and “office” to get the paint and window treatments done.  Then we finally get to focus on the master bedroom and master bathroom.  One day, when any of the rooms are completely finished, I will post before and after pictures to amaze you all with the transformation!

Here’s a pic from Thanksgiving- see how healthy we all look?  Who knew?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!