A Thanksgiving of Status Updates

Our Thanksgiving was awesome! Don't get me wrong, I missed our crazy families, but not having to get dressed, clean or travel anywhere was simply fantistic. I knew it would be. As usual, there wasn't a dull moment in our house. Since I don't want to bore you with back stories of every single thing, I figured I'd do this Facebook/Twitter-style and limit myself to just a couple sentences. 

1) nothing like having the boys let you sleep in until 8am to really make you feel old. Seriously, I have this nagging feeling that I've wasted half the day! #forcedtobeanearlybird #iamofficiallyold

2) made waffles for breakfast. They were delicious. The baby would know this too if he would eat a little more than just the whipped cream. #babyisafatkid #hismomcanCOOK!

3) ah, thanksgiving. A holiday where you are supposed to be thankful for what you have. Instead, my boys are spending it fighting over a $2 toy made from a yard stick. #bros4life #thanksgiving

4) been slaving away making a million and one casseroles while my husband is on his laptop. The boys are running around him, screaming. And in go my headphones.  #hecantmakesides #helikesmeat

5) so I'm watching my friend's house/dogs for her while she is away. This means I can wear whatever I want over to her house bc she's not there. So I wear my pjs (gray long johns, a Mizzou shirt and black crocs) with my favorite apron on top ("I gossip better than I cook" it's funny, you can laugh). Sadly, other people had to see me run over to her house wearing this. And to my neighbors, I'm sorry. #desperatehousewivesofAL #mastercheftakesnobreaks  

6) finally sit on the couch to catch my breath and Steve asks me to help clean the dishes...in that tone...  #notinyourlife #IfMamaAintHappyAintNoOneHappy #YouBetterBelieveTHAT #nopicture #noonewantstoseethat

7) my first attempt at making a cheese cake went about as well as I expected. Butter dripped out of the cake pan, into the oven and I almost burned the house down. There was smoke E V E R Y W H E R E. We opened every window and blew fans at every entrance and just as I was starting to go over what I was going to tell the firefighters when they arrived, the smoke cleared and Steve and I could breath again. Luckily, the boys are still short and didn't have to deal with the smoke. #blondmoment #whenovensattack #smokeout

8) we made a TON of food. It was all delicious. Like REALLY REALLY delicious. I was almost sad we had no family here to share it with. Good news: this meant that my picky eaters had at least one thing on their plate they would eat. Also, everything can freeze (except the salad...but I made 1/4 the normal amount and it'll be gone in about 36 hours). Once I post all the recipes, I'll put up links here as well. #mamasabaker #nofamilyhere #innerfatkidcomesouttonight

9) both boys went to bed early so I made a wreath. I'm probably going to pat myself on the back for it too for at LEAST 2 more days. #artattack #momarted #openthewindow

10) bought all my presents online so I don't need to go Black Friday shopping!!! I was going to go to Michael's, but I decided I didn't want to put normal clothes on... Or a bra... Well, my undershirt has built-in support and let's face it, big mama isn't actually so big. So I think that counts as wearing a bra. #suckitTribeck #hangingfree #thisIsMyHappyPlace

11) put up ELMO. Jman has already told me I'm lying bc ELMO wasn't in his Elf on the Shelf book... But Elmo brought candy so we'll see who has the last laugh. #itsgonnabeme #n*syncforever #mwahahahaha

12) going to bed knowing I'm making monkey bread for breakfast. Crap. All that food has stretched my stomach and I'm already salivating!! Goodnight and stay safe if you're Black Friday Shopping!!! #tistheseason #BsBeCrazyYo #BlackFridayIsTheDevil #notreally #GrabThemDeals