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[ashliemh]

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[ashliemh]

Question of the week:What fun Thanksgiving traditions do you have?

Answer:For us it is spending time with family My mom and sisters and I always go black Friday shopping together, but this year we are going to stay home and do our shopping online

AFM: Thanks so much for the kind words and thoughts for my kids! After two hours at statcare yesterday they are both now on antibiotics. We had a raging ear infection and sinus infection. They had both been coughing for two weeks, but I waited on taking them in because I hate to give them meds they don't need. They have had coughs, but no other issues so I just figured it was a virus. Sometimes it is so hard to know what is best to do...I didn't want to over medicate them, but now I feel guilty because I wonder if I had taken them earlier we could have avoided this. :sigh:

Hope everyone has a good day!

[lynn97]

Originally Posted by ashliemh AFM: Thanks so much for the kind words and thoughts for my kids! After two hours at statcare yesterday they are both now on antibiotics. We had a raging ear infection and sinus infection. They had both been coughing for two weeks, but I waited on taking them in because I hate to give them meds they don't need. They have had coughs, but no other issues so I just figured it was a virus. Sometimes it is so hard to know what is best to do...I didn't want to over medicate them, but now I feel guilty because I wonder if I had taken them earlier we could have avoided this. :sigh: Hope everyone has a good day!

Don't feel bad! I'm the same way. Hopefully everyone will be better for Thanksgiving :-)

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[pine_apple_goat]

Aotw- we have two sets of divorced parents so things are messed up. We're still trying to create our own traditions.

Afm- I think I'm going to ovulate soon. Today is our anniversary, we made it through our first year of marriage. We've been together for almost 4 years though. Not doing much today, just relaxing with our sick DD. Watching shows on Netflix.

I hope you all have a great week.

[lynn97]

Originally Posted by pine_apple_goat Aotw- we have two sets of divorced parents so things are messed up. We're still trying to create our own traditions. Afm- I think I'm going to ovulate soon. Today is our anniversary, we made it through our first year of marriage. We've been together for almost 4 years though. Not doing much today, just relaxing with our sick DD. Watching shows on Netflix. I hope you all have a great week.

Happy anniversary!

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[KatieB621]

Originally Posted by pine_apple_goat Aotw- we have two sets of divorced parents so things are messed up. We're still trying to create our own traditions. Afm- I think I'm going to ovulate soon. Today is our anniversary, we made it through our first year of marriage. We've been together for almost 4 years though. Not doing much today, just relaxing with our sick DD. Watching shows on Netflix. I hope you all have a great week.

I know how you feel about the divorce parents. Mine aren't, but DH's are. Their divorce was official in May, but they were separated a year and a half before. It's so strange to split time now during the holidays. When we got married it was easy because they were still together, now it isn't. Luckily, his mom got married again the month after their divorce was finalized and she does things on the actual holiday with her new husband's family. DH refuses to call him his step-dad since he still hasn't gotten used to his parents being together anymore after 26 years of marriage.

[pine_apple_goat]

Originally Posted by KatieB621 I know how you feel about the divorce parents. Mine aren't, but DH's are. Their divorce was official in May, but they were separated a year and a half before. It's so strange to split time now during the holidays. When we got married it was easy because they were still together, now it isn't. Luckily, his mom got married again the month after their divorce was finalized and she does things on the actual holiday with her new husband's family. DH refuses to call him his step-dad since he still hasn't gotten used to his parents being together anymore after 26 years of marriage.

My parents were married for 23 years before divorce and DH's were married for about 20 years. It's crazy. None of our parents are remarried. My MIL has a decent bf whom she's been living with and my mom has this terrible guy she's been seeing off and on since the divorce. Our dad's aren't in the dating pool, lol. I just want to hide in our house and not go anywhere. Too bad we can't. I love the holidays but they are just so stressful around here.

[lynn97]

Aofw: we don't really have any big traditions, just dinner. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner with my family this year after several years with my in-laws. They don't do the whole spread and few things are homemade. I think everything should be homemade, especially for a holiday meal.

AFM I'm just trying to get lots of work done so I can enjoy the week with my family. My body has been wonky lately but I should have I'd last week. We didn't dtd as much as I would have liked but we'll see. Fx!!!

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[lilg82882]

AOTW: we have thanksgiving dinner at my inlaws with my family there too. My mom, sister, brother and I have the tradition if doing black Friday shopping

AFM: I think I'm Oing or just did. Pretty sure we are out this month because I have been so busy we haven't DTD that often but we did Friday so maybe that will all it takes but not hopeful.

[KatieB621]

AOTW: We started the tradition 2 or 3 years ago with my mom and sisters of getting together on Wednesday before Thanksgiving and cooking all of our food together. We have more hands to chop, watch food on the stove/oven, watch kids, and can spend time together. We started it shortly after my grandma passed away so that we could be able to teach each other our signature recipes. My grandma was notorious for making dressing and it's sad to say that when she passed so did the recipe. Now we have no excuse because we are all around to watch/help each other with the cooking.

We also started spliting lunch with both my family and my in-laws (well...actually only half of them since DH's parents are divorced). We eat, very selectively, an early lunch with my family and a late lunch with his. This worked great last year because if we hadn't done this I wouldn't have been able to eat with both sides before going into labor. My DS was born Thanksgiving night last year....labor actually started around 4 PM.

AFM: Expecting AF this week. It always ruins my holidays, birthday, and anniversary.....every one! Anyway, also trying to decide how to decorate DS's first birthday cake. Any suggestions? He's not extremly interested in anything but bluegrass music.....go figure?! The boy claps his hands and sort-of dances if he hears a banjo. FIL is comming in with GF on Tuesday night and staying for a week, which may turn out to be a great thing if AF is as bad as it usually is.....glad I have my Rx painkillers ready if needed.