Thanksgiving

I have so much to catch up on. I've been so incredibly busy. We're gonna start with Thanksgiving because that comes to mind first. The days leading up to it were crazy. I guess it all started Sun. Scott had to speak that day and work. Well he didn't have to work. But this job they usually do at 3am had to be done sooner so his manager asked who could do it Sun afternoon so they didn't have to come in at midnight and work the whole day. I told Scott to take it. He could use the hours. We had also gotten a phone call that morning about meeting with a high councilman really quick before church. We were trying to figure out what it'd be. So luckily I had been getting ready since like 9am so we had plenty of time to get Charlotte ready and be to the church at 10:30 before church started. So Scott's official new calling is.....ward executive secretary. Oh boy! He's gonna be one busy guy. They had also announced our meeting times are moving from 1 to 4 (boooooo) come Jan. I was really dreading that because that means on Sundays Charlotte doesn't get a nap. Great. A newborn and an ornery 2 yr old. The only good thing is that if I start to get ready really early we should be able to make it on time. So for the rest of the year he's basically in meetings from 7-10. Shouldn't be too bad. So anyway, Scott spoke then left church around 1:30 to go change and grab a quick lunch.

Mon, Tues, and Wed he mainly just worked like crazy. He got like 48 hrs of work in 4 days (only 2 on Sun). Then he had Thurs and Fri off. It was so nice to spend time with him. Charlotte loved having him here in the morning when she woke up. Thanksgiving was such a nice day. I love Thanksgiving. I love to eat and love to spend time with family. What a great day for both! We went up to Scott's grandparent's around 12:30ish. His parents were there and his brother Rick. He also had an aunt and uncle there and a small handful of cousins. His mom's aunt was there and she had brought this couple that's renting her basement out. I cannot for the life of me remember their names but he's from Brazil and she's from Mexico. They were both super nice and it was fun to have some new visitors there and talk to them a bit. The dinner was good. The company was great. Charlotte was the only little kid there. But she was enjoying watching Blues Clues with Scott's cousin Alisha. Although I'm not so sure how much Alisha enjoyed it. Charlotte kept saying she (meaning Alisha) was sad because of some of the noises she was making. I told her it was probably because Charlotte would get in the way and she couldn't see the tv. Scott's aunt later asked how Alisha was doing with her because I guess she gets a little meaner with Charlotte's cousin Olivia. She was fine as far as I could tell. Charlotte never complained about her. I think as long as Charlotte would just sit and watch Alisha was fine.

We spent a couple hours up there and then figured we'd get Charlotte home for a nap. Scott put her down and went down to my parents to see if they needed any help cooking up anything else. I also got to play some kinect with my sister. I love that thing. Its so much fun. They got this Disneyland game that is pretty cool. Brings back lots of memories of growing up. So we ate again down there and just hung out with my parents and brother and sister. That was the first my brother got to hear about my parents having to move. He was pretty ticked at their landlord. We did hear a new development in that. I guess he ended up selling the home his mother in law is living in over in Stansbury Park (the town right across the highway from my parents). I guess the condition of the sale is that the people want to be able to move into that home Jan 1st. Which means his mother in law has to be out before then. So they want my parents out by then and will move her and her caretakers into the house my parents are in. I knew it had to be something like that. But my parents aren't going to get out any sooner so they'll have to move all her stuff somewhere and put her in their basement or something. I just can't believe somebody would do that to people this time of year. My parents are still waiting to hear about the possibility of a loan. There isn't a big selection of homes with horse property. Lots of new con but that still takes 2 to 3 months. They are trying to maybe find a rental in the mean time but rentals with horse property are slim pickings too. Just a lot in the air. Then my mom just had to have a CT scan yesterday. She's still been in pain from her fall so they wanted to see what's going on inside. So hopefully she'll have those results soon. Oh and my brothers kids will be coming to visit in the madness this year. Next year they are spending Christmas with his ex's family so my parents still want them to come up this year. It will be crazy and there is lots to figure out but we're hoping it all works out.

There are just so many things that I am thankful for this time of year. Always family. Scott and I have been blessed with awesome parents who do so much for us. Plus extended family (well mainly Scott's since most of my extended family doesn't talk to us much). Then of course our own little growing family. I'm so glad I have a husband that understands his role as a father and priesthood holder and does what he needs to to take care of his family and does it without complaining. He's an amazing father and is so good with Charlotte. He accepts callings and does the best he can in them. And he sent me the best text a wife could probably ever get from her hubby. He asked if we had plans Fri and I was pretty sure we didn't. He said he thought we could go to the temple together. It's been a while since we've gone on our own. We did baptisms with the youth but other than that its been forever! I was going with the RS all the time so it'll be nice to go just me and him like a date night. We always need those. I'm thankful that we are both worthy to hold temple recommend and can go together. I could go on forever. All in all to sum it all up I am so thankful for my life. For the decisions I made that have led me here, to UT, to my husband to our home and our family. We have been blessed in so many ways and although we have our worldly struggles I'm so thankful we have our testimonies to keep us strong spiritually and know that we will be together forever. I can't imagine not being with my family for all eternity. So very very thankful for it all.