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I can't believe it! I actually completed my first NaBloPoMo with 30 posts in 30 days! I, like several others that I know who have posted the same sentiments, never really expected that I would actually not miss a day and have a post up for every single day this month. I really thought that it would just be a challenge that I would accept and that it was more of a commitment that I would "post more often" this month. While some of my posts were more than a little lame, they were still posts and I am happy to say I actually completed my goal! YAY ME! This is the most I have ever journaled in a month whether online or with a pen a paper....feels kinda cool! :) I am hoping I will keep it up (though admittedly I don't expect to post every day from here on out) and post more during the next year. Congrats to all my friends who have also completed their own NaBloPoMo.

I know it is officially the day after Thanksgiving, but since I dedicated Thursday's post to food, and Friday's to daily stuff, today's post will be the finale of my Thanksgiving week of posts.  I am thankful for the love of my Lord and Savior - without Him, my life would mean nothing and I would have nothing.   I am thankful for my husband who is as different from me as night is from day, and that's a good thing (even when I don't think it is).  He's a good man who takes excellent care of his family and takes pride in that...and I am very thankful for him, for his love, and for the man he is.   I am thankful for my children - I can not imagine life without my two precious girls.   I am thankful for the days when Addison does not feel well.  Even though I wish she could always feel great, I love those tender moments when she isn't feeling well and she realizes that she actually needs and WANTS me.  Those snuggles at night when I am rocking her are something ...

Steve and I went ahead and made the drive back home with Addison on Thursday night. He was getting a sore throat, I have had a very dry and yet runny nose, and Addison was growing more and more congested and worn out by the minute.  I had hoped that she would get a good nights sleep once at home in her own bed.  That wasn't necessarily the case though.  She still woke up a few times during the night and struggled a little with sleep.   This morning she woke up and seemed in decent spirits and didn't sound too bad so I went ahead and drove back out to the lake with her, leaving Steve here to work from home.   I enjoyed getting to spend more time with the fam, but Addison just got more and more grumpy as the day wore on - even after a nice nap she was still in a bit of melt down mode most of the day.    I finally decided to pack it up and head home again for the night.   Shayna came home tonight from a week at her Dad's.  I was very anxious to have her back at home!  It is ni...

...there was a lot of cooking to do.   It was a wonderful surprise that Wednesday night Steve showed up at the campsite to spend the night!  We thought we would be lucky if we got to see him on Thanksgiving Day at all - work has been sorta crazy lately.  However, he was able to make it out that night and stay overnight and until after Thanksgiving Dinner tonight! Addison was VERY happy to see her daddy whom she had asked for several times over the previous few days.   He was able to spend time occupying Miss A while I spent most of my time in the kitchen that morning.  All good feasts require much preparation...and so it began.   When all the work was done we had more than a feast.  We had a Fried Turkey (our first one ever), honey ham, two kinds of stuffing, scalloped potatoes (a new recipe courtesy of Jeff Vitt that was AMAZING), mashed potatoes, squash casserole, noodles, baked beans, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, and key lime pie.  If I have left any food items off this list, it was...

Today was the first full day of having both a cabin and an RV.  It was also the first day that The Vitt's (my lil sis Debi, her husband Jeff and their three kids; Haven (14), Carlie (9), and Carter (6) were here!  We had a fabulous day of fun and family.  There was football in the street, playing in leaves and in the park, walks by the lake, playing fetch with Tippy the dog (she loved being in the lake haha), games of Upwords, fishing - and more!   Here are some pics of our fun day!                                                                        One of the highlights of the trip for Addison was playing in the leaves                                 The fishing crew - they came back with about 60 striper fish!!!                                                        Carter played well with Addison                                             Addison enjoying some downtime with Grandpa

Today was a wonderful and relaxing day.  We all woke up smiling, had some breakfast and just enjoyed being at the lake and with each other.  It was still just mom and dad plus Addison and I.   Addison took a nice long nap this afternoon in the RV while mom and I played chicken foot (a domino game) and dad obsessed over getting the cable television working at their campsite.   At this I have to laugh a little, cause we are - you know - CAMPING! Can we really not go without the TV for just one more day until Debi and Jeff arrive and we have a TV in their cabin?  haha.  I think more than anything it was just giving my sweet daddy something to do all day.   After a lot of work on the cables and several conversations with the park managers, they (the park managers) decided to let us use Debi and Jeff's cabin for the day/evening so we could watch TV. :)  I took advantage of that and decided to take a nice hot bath and give Addison a good bath (the RV only has a shower and the site we wer...

Addison and I arrived at the RV where mom and dad were staying on Lake Texoma on Monday late in the afternoon.  The drive was a little faster than I expected, just at one hour (63 miles).   The first thing I noticed was that the view was fabulous from their RV - as fabulous as it gets in Texas anyway. :)  We had a nice evening with mom and dad just relaxing mostly, but we also took some time to take a short walk to let Addison greet the Ducks and see the sights.   It was a great start to our Thanksgiving vacation.                                                This is the view looking from the RV window                                                                             Addison REALLY liked the ducks - and they liked her too -                                            until they found out she wasn't going to feed them. :)