Last weekend, my dad and brothers all headed for the cabin to hunt the next few days. Mike was invited but chose to stay home and work. The kids and I still stuck to tradition and spent Sunday night at mom's. We played games and then slept there overnight. Jody and her girls were there too so it was a party!
Monday morning, we started with some peanut butter crackers and then dipped them in melted chocolate! We only do these over the holidays and everyone loves them. They are so good! Matthew and I had to slip out and head to the orthodontist. He got his expander and three braces on his front teeth. He was brave, again, and took it all in well! I must admit that any kind of teeth work is no fun but Matthew does so well with it! Good job, bud!
We got back to moms and helped with coating some chocolate peanut butter meltaways. It was a new recipe for us and Hadassah can't seem to let her fingers off of these small treats! They are creamy inside with a thin layer of dipped chocolate over top! Can't go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter, right? The kids played well together and then worked on some ginger bread houses. They decorated them and pasted on lots of different candies. Then we cleaned up and headed to another appointment. Mom's this time. Mom went to an ear specialist the other week to take a look at her ear drum. He looked at the ear but he also picked up on some 'mass' in her throat. They took an ultra sound of it and she was now going for her results. We decided to all go along. Jody and mom went to see the doctor while me and the kids waited in the suburban. We were all praying and hoping for good news! They came out about an hour later and said that her thyroid is majorly swelled. They will need to do surgery to take it out but it should be nothing too serious! We were thankful that it's something the doctors can fix and that it's nothing life threatening! Praise God!
We went out for supper and then stopped for poinsettias. The kids and I were ready to be back home but happy to make more family memories. Mike was at home enjoying his book in the quiet house. :)
On Tuesday, the kids were back in school. I did some laundry and headed out for a day of shopping with mom and sisters! We decided to go to Christiana Mall this time and we had a great time! The mall is huge with tons of stores! I crossed off some Christmas name gifts and now they wait to be wrapped! Again, we ate supper together and then headed back home to hubby and kids! Three nights out in a row is a stretch! My laundry and house was starting to look like a dumping dock!
I was so ready for a whole day at home on Wednesday! Ashlyn and I cleaned up the house and organized things. We did our loads of laundry! We played together and acted lazy in the afternoon. A nap for sure was on our list! I decided to make something easy for Matthew to eat for supper! Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and string beans went down pretty easy for him. He is having some struggles with eating. His mouth is sore from his expander rubbing against the inside of his mouth. He uses the wax they recommended but it's not enough to keep some ulcers away. He is drinking smoothies but for the most part, he is doing well. We keep turning that expander morning and evening.
Christmas is in a few weeks. We still have a tree to pick out and gifts to wrap! I hope to get my cards sent out soon too! We are looking forwards to the first Christmas family gathering this weekend! Bring on the spirit of Christmas!
