Thanksgiving

So, I wrote that last post pretty quickly. I jut read it and I would like to apologize. That has to be the worst post I have ever written. Lol. But it got the point across, so hopefully you guys can forgive me :)

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and it was definitely a good one!

We went to Brian's grandparents and there was more food than I could handle! By the time I got halfway through my plate was already packed! I couldn't even think about going back for seconds. Brian's grandma was hurting though. She has arthritis and you could tell all of the standing was really taking a toll on her. We took a pie this year but we are going to offer to bring more next year, or maybe go down early and help her.

After that we went to my grandparent's house. It was so nice to see my family. My grandparents have recently started going to church (though my grandma has went on and off for years and was saved long time ago) and now almost all of my family is saved. It's so great sitting down and hearing my grandpa pray before we eat. I have noticed a difference in my family too. For the first time that I can remember no one (except my dad because he had to) left right after they ate. Everyone stuck around playing in the yard and watching TV together. I spent time with my aunt Dani (pronounced Dana) and everyone enjoyed playing with my babies :) Time with family really does wonders for the soul.

We went to my mom's after that for her dinner :) It was just us and my brother mom and step-dad, but I loved it. It means a lot for my girl's to grow up going to mawmaw's for Thanksgiving and Christmas. and my mom really surprised me, the food was awesome!!

Having such a great day yesterday made a difference for today too! I have been in a great mood! We have been playing Christmas music and cleaning and dancing all day :) We cleaned the dining room, rearranged and decorated. Brian is going to try to get the outside lights up tomorrow and the inside is all ready except for the tree. We get a real tree every year and if we put it up this early it would be a fire hazard by Christmas :P We may put it up next weekend but we will probably wait until the weekend after.

I haven't been doing FLYlady since we were doing OCC all week but I plan to start back tomorrow. The next thing I have to do is put post-it notes on the sink to remind me to keep it shiny and another on the mirror to remind me to get dressed as soon as I get out of bed. Baby steps, right :)

I have been doing some of my own stuff too. Monday is my day to super clean the kitchen. I did the living room Tuesday and the dinning room today :)

I made a chore chart for Hannah Wednesday as part of my effort to keep her from being like me when she has her own house. I want her to understand why it is important to keep a clean house and know how to do it. So her chore chart has 4 weeks on it (Mon-Fri) and every day she has to pick up her toys, make her bed and do "extra chores" (basically whatever I ask of her that day. Helping me with laundry, dishes, etc..). Every day that she does all of her chores she gets a sticker and 1 dollar in her bank. Every Saturday she will have the opportunity to spend her money. For every chore she doesn't do she puts a bead in the "bad" jar (we made "good" and "bad" jars several months back and they work very well) and when all of her beads are in the "bad" jar (for whatever reason) she gets a dollar taken away. In 4 weeks we will look at what has and hasn't worked with the chore chart, reconsider and make a new chart :)

We have a pretty busy weekend but I feel ready since I have had such a nice day at home. I just hope I keep my good mood