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Well, I would love to be writing about the wonderful celebration that we had with family and friends this holiday but it wouldn’t be the truth so I better stick to the facts.  After weeks of preparing for my in-laws to visit (mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother and sister-in-law and nephew) which included cleaning the carpets and all the bedding, the family cancelled at the last minute.  It turned out to be a good decision for them since my little one became ill but it was very frustrating for us!  I guess they just didn’t want to make the 9 hour drive and I really can’t blame them.  They were supposed to arrive Thursday evening and we were planning Thanksgiving dinner for Friday. 

On Thursday, we were also supposed to go to some friends to celebrate the actual holiday with them and their entire family and we were very excited about the visit - DD absolutely loves their twin girls who are the same age!  But that didn’t work out either…  DD had a cold that didn’t seem too severe but she woke up Thursday morning very clingy and whiny.  She didn’t eat much breakfast which was extremely odd for her.  I knew something was up but really wanted to believe that she was just tired.  A few minutes later my fears were confirmed - vomit all over me, DD, and our poor couch that has only recently recovered from a bout of vomit last year (it is really hard to get the vomit smell out of leather)!  DD finally told me that her right ear was hurting so we called our pediatricians office just to see if ANYONE was in the urgent care clinic on the holiday!  Thank goodness the clinic was open but only for a few hours in the afternoon - we made an appointment for 2:15 - first available.  The visit wasn’t very pleasant since DD had a flu shot the previous week in the same office - not fun for her.  Sure enough, ear infection.  So antibiotics were prescribed but it was Thanksgiving and we had a hard time finding a pharmacy that was open - but after driving around and calling all the local pharmacies we finally found one on the other side of town that was eager to accept our prescription and our money.  So, DD got her medicine and we ended up at Crackle Barrel at 4:00 for Thanksgiving dinner. 

DD fell asleep while we were eating and the service wasn’t the best.  But, with all of the drama surrounding this holiday, we still have so much to be thankful for:  friends, family, freedom that comes with living here in the US, our health, our abundance and prosperity, our unborn son, and so, so much more!  We did have our own family Thansgiving dinner Saturday and it was wonderful!  We got our turkey from a local farm and most of our sides were from local and/or organic ingredients.  We all three ate too much but enjoyed the time that we had together to be thankful for all of our blessings - and we have plenty of leftovers that will last a few days!  DD is already feeling better but not 100% just yet. 

I hope that everyone else had a wonderful holiday and created memories that will last a lifetime.  I know that we won’t forget this Thanksgiving any time soon!

Tags: Eat Local, Family and Friends, Parenting //