WOW! What a LONG Weekend...

Am I complaining...no,not really. But I am really glad it is Monday and we can all get back to normal again. Am I crazy....probably just a little! I am not glad it is Monday because the weekend was bad or because of anything that anyone did, I am just incredibly bored! I have been sitting around on my duff since Friday and I just need to have a reason to get my hiney off the sofa and rejoin the real world! I never even got out of my "comfy clothes" yesterday! It was a cold, rainy day and we had nowhere to go...so why change clothes...right?! But I am ready to pull myself back together and rejoin the real world. I think if we could have a 4 day weekend once every month, it would really help everyone destress and refresh, which would in turn, make the world a happier place. What do you think?
I sure hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was nice and we all had plenty to eat. It was the first year, however, that we had absolutely no leftover turkey! I even went out on Friday and purchased a turkey breast to cook so that we could have turkey sandwiches (my husbands favorite). But guess what...They ate all of that in 1 day too! It reminded me of the Tasmanian devil or something...one minute you have this beautiful golden brown turkey...the kids fix their plates in a hurried rush...then when they are done...you only have a turkey carcass. It was crazy! But I am glad they enjoyed it! By the way, my turkeys were both incredibly moist and flavorful...even the kids noticed how yummy they were...my secret, rub it down in mayonnaise from top to bottom and then throw a few cloves of garlic into the cavity. Bake it in a turkey oven bag and wallah...a super yummy, moist turkey!


And as far as "black Friday" goes...Stevie and I went out to the mall and Target for a bit. Just mainly to people watch and stuff. We, like most people, didn't really have any money to spend. But amazingly, the mall was very empty considering the day. I was shocked! But I guess the economy is just hurting people more than you even realize. I know that this household will be having a very small Christmas this year and that we will be putting off some bills just to do that. But it gives me an opportunity to teach my children that it isn't about the amount of gifts anyway. The house is decorated, the Christmas spirit is here and we will soon be doing some holiday baking together. Hopefully, they will take something positive from all of it too. If not....there is always next year!