Then came Thanksgiving...

The month of November should have been great, started the month of right with an overnight stay in Salt Lake with my Mom and Sisters at Time Out for Women, but fighting some stress-induced exauhstion and a Sinus Infection I just couldn't kick, I didn't get all that I should have out of my time there.

A week or two more til Thanksgiving and I'm bustling to keep up with my kids and still feeling like I'm waking up with a headache every day. Even Gi's recovered from surgery faster than me, fortunately I finally got on the right anti-biotics in time for our every other year Thanksgiving Feast with the extended Bird Cousins and I was so glad to be there in good health. 2 Grandparents, 3 kids, their spouses add 3, they procreate 16 grandkids who marry (add 16), the next generation tops 56 (and still counting at dinner that day)... All because 2 people fell in love. Thats nearly 100 people. Take away 16 for a few cousins unable to make it, a couple extra special family members passed on, and you still have a roudy group of nearly 70 to host at the Old Red Church in Orem. What a GREAT event, one note-worthy of pictures, food, fun, games, more food and enough leftovers to last til the next event... in 2 years. Never leave one of our family events hungry, it'll be your own fault.

So loved seeing my cousins, missed those who couldn't come, and missed Dad and Grandpa even more... So glad to still have Grandma in her 89 someodd years. We love her and feel especially grateful that we get to now live close to Salina to visit as often as we can. Happy Thanksgiving!!