Our Thanksgiving

So Grandma Kay came out for Thanksgiving. IT was fun. She arrived on wednesday and we went to IKEA to get stuff for Mary's room. Then we got home and I started baking pies and getting stuff ready for thursday. Then of course Mary got sick. All over the kitchen.

I was like Oh no! But then she seemed to be doing better and I was thinking maybe she just ate something she didn't like or something. But then she threw up a few more times. And she ended up going to bed really late, at like 11.

The next day was Thanksgiving and we all had a great meal. Mary didn't eat with us. She was sick til noonish time and she took 2 naps. We were all wasted that evening but we thought, oh what a big meal. But then...

We all got sick. Rich started not feeling well that night. And then threw up the next morning. Mom felt ok til the afternoon and then whammo! I was feeling good til about 5pm and then

 Bingo! By then Mary was feeling right as rain and was being a good girl. While all the grownups were sprawled out on the couch Mary played quietly in her room.

Did I mention the fever too. And the aching and the headache.

By the next day on saturday we were all

 recovering. We were still a little weak but feeling much better. Mom was doing good and we started puting together all the stuff we got at IKEA. Here's basically what we got. You can check out more pics on the photos page. There's a dresser, storage system, tv stand, flower light, picture frames and (not pictured) side table, floor rugs, small chair. Did I mention that I love IKEA?

Then on Sunday we cleaned her room and mom left at about noon. It took her 11 hours to get home. Can you believe that!? Holiday traffic, what a bummer! But now Mary's room looks great. I can actually clean it and I actually love spending time in there. Mary also likes her room a lot. She was running around in circles squealing the first day we put it together.