Things to be thankful for this holiday season...

As we celebrated Thanksgiving this past Thursday I was sick, so sick that I think I slept through most of it. I didn't get to help with the cooking or the planning of the meal or any part of it other than to help Kevin decide that it would be a good idea to visit his parents instead of sitting home since he would probably not be able to see them for Christmas this year. I was glad that we got to go, we got to see many of Kevin's family members and I was told that they played rousing rounds of Guitar Hero III and scrabble while I slept in a drug induced coma for most of it.

We got to go to Mike's to see Logan and Lauren, although by the time we got there most of the food had been consumed and everyone was in turkey induced laziness. It was just not the same to have the holiday that meant so much to Sandi and our family without her there, especially in her house. I was terrified to go there if I am to be honest with you. I was afraid that Mike would
have made sweeping changes to the house and I wouldn't be able to see her anywhere but those fears were unfounded. Mike has kept things very nicely and the kids seem to be thriving in their own way. It was a difficult day and brought back many memories of happier times.


We did visit the cemetery on Thursday. They have placed her marker and planted the tree for her. It looks amazing in that horrible macabre way that you don't want to see but can't seem to not stop to look.


We came home on Friday and Mom and Dad came with us. We had all done other things for what is traditionally a Creighton family event so we decided to come back to our house to do the holiday some Creighton family justice! Mom and I woke early begin the turkey and dressing. We cooked all of the traditional things. We invited our friends and neighbors (all of whom we are most thankful for. Without them I would not have made it through the past six months. I love you guys more than you know!) over to celebrate and watch football (GO MIZZOU) and play hand and foot! Really guys, I would have made that much food just for my family of five! While we played cards and joked with each other we cheered Mizzou to victory over the KU Jayhawks and called it a great night! I am most thankful for good friends and close family. That is what it is really all about!

Ok, I may have fibbed...

So that really wasn't my last post here! Actually it was if you consider the *new* blogger a different site! Ok, I feel better! I have been using typepad for my blog since last year and it was too expensive and too much of a pain in the behind to post to if I wanted to make changes to the layout! So...I think I will be back here! I know that there are people that are having trouble with blogger and picasa and Hello working together but I think I can manage that!

If you haven't managed to get here from my sister's much more read blog...go read it! She is an amazing lady and she is sharing her journey to health and her struggles fighting cancer with us from her new blog! She is a way better writer than I am and it shows in her blog! What is funny is that my parents and other family members are now blogging and reading up on what is going on with Sandi. For a long time they didn't know or care what a blog was and couldn't care less about RSS. See mom and dad, I am not crazy, it is a good thing!

I have been doing way more knitting these days, which I am sure makes my husband happy since he can see all of this yarn sitting here. Honey, I am knitting it as fast as I can and I vow not to buy more until I have made a dent in what is there! I did in fact cast on for a new project yesterday and it is using all stash yarn! I didn't have to run out to buy anything! I am knitting the felted yoga mat bag from last minute knitted gifts and seeing as I have a bunch of Nashua Wooly stripes leftover from another project it is going to better use now! Right now there isn't much to show, but as I get a little further along I will post a picture!

I am also still working on the capelet for Sandi. I just needed a second project. I can't seem to work on one project at a time. When I get bored with one I need somewhere else to go! I love this project though, I have a pic on my other blog. It hasn't changed much, it has gotten longer but the idea is the same, I am almost to the shaping so it will get more interesting soon I promise! I guess Sandi, if there is any benefit to the weight loss you have had to endure that it is cheaper and faster to knit things for you now that the smallest size will fit! Thank you for taking my knitting budget into consideration!

Ok, I need to go post a farewell post at the other blog, Link is above if you feel strongly that you would like to see it, there are more pictures there until I get it all migrated back!