Thanksgiving At The Bronwell's!!!

Okay I keep saying that my neglect is coming to an end...and it really is! Big Daddy asked me about the blog and why I hadn't been posting on it! Now I know I gotta get in gear and start posting again. So here's to me getting off my rear and posting away!

It has been a hectic few weeks and it isn't even Thanksgiving yet!! Let's just start with the hockey schedule. We have had a Shark's game every other day which totally blows! I feel like all we do is go to the rink!!

Then my little baby, Addison, got croup! Now this is the first dose of this that either girl has gotten. Of course it was when Rick was out of town. I almost took her to the emergency room because she was so upset that she was having a hard time breathing. Once she calmed down, she was better so I held off until the doctor could see her in the morning. This was last Sunday into Monday morning.

Off to the doctor we go. She has hardly gotten any sleep as well as just being cranky sick. I am exhausted!! I am not used to these sleepless nights!! I have been spoiled that my kids have slept through the night from 8 weeks on! Anyway they doctor knows right away it is croup and tells me what to do and gives me a prescription for prednazone or however you spell it!

She finally started to get better in about 2-3 days. Luckily we didn't have anything going on and we could just stay home and rest. So I'm thinking that I kinda am sick, and Ashleigh is kinda sick so we should be done with this nonsense....WRONG!

On Saturday night....Ashleigh gets croup!! Those of you that don't know what croup is will know the first time you hear the cough. It sounds like a seal barking...no lie! So Ashleigh was super sick as well. I knew what to do thanks to Addison's appointment and didn't have to take her to the doctor. The best thing about croup is that it only lasts a few days and it worse at night.

Okay let me back up to Friday. We had a birthday party to go to that the girls were so afraid that we would miss because we were sick....but we didn't! They had a total blast and loved it! It was at this place that we have been to a few other parties at. They have a soccer field with a big hamster ball and big soccer balls that you can kick around. Ashleigh tried to get in the hamster ball but got scared and came out! lol

They also have an area with all kinds of blow up things to play on. Addison climbed up this HUGE slide all by herself and FLEW down it! I'll try to post pictures soon. I haven't even had time to download them!

Now fast forward to today. Rick has a game tomorrow and then goes out of town on Thanksgiving. This is something that we are used to. It happens almost every year. Anyway we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving today as a family.

I cooked dinner for us...duh who else would cook! lol Anyway we had everything that you normally have. I also made roll mops which Rick's mom makes at holidays and Strawberry Dreamwhip, which my mom makes. I know we can't be with our families but this is a way that a piece of each one is there with us.

Everything tasted sooo good! I love to cook Thanksgiving! It's the best and easiest! It takes all day but man is it worth it!!

So we also decorated our Christmas tree tonight. We like to turn the lights on on Thanksgiving and we wanted to decorate as a family. Rick won't get home until late late on Saturday/Sunday morning so we did it today. The girls we so funny remembering all the ornaments from last year. Ashleigh kept saying every one was her favorite. We even put on Christmas music to get us in the spirit. Both the girls danced away. Again pictures to come!

Okay well I better head to bed. All that cooking made me EXHAUSTED! Until tomorrow....hopefully! lol j/k


P.S I think we are all HEALTHY....well mostly healthy now! I'm so done being sick!