Gobble Gobble '09!

Yes, I realize it's a week after Thanksgiving but I've been busy-being sick! I woke up last Friday with the flu! Justin and Chasen had been ill the week before, and I guess it was my turn! I've been off from work all week but will be returning tomorrow. The doctor gave me Tamiflu; I think it helped speed the recovery process. Poor Pecan has just been swimming around in a drug-induced haze for a week now! What's ironic is about a month before Chasen was born I caught a stomach bug from Justin and was really sick then too. It's funny how that's happened both pregnancies!

Thanksgiving went well. I tried all new recipes. Some I liked, some I won't do again. Most of my recipes came from "Cuisine at Home" which is an awesome cooking magazine with no advertisements! The stuffing didn't work out, but the green bean casserole from scratch with fresh green beans and the pecan-pie chocolate crust cheesecake were both scrumptious! I have to say even though I had extreme back pain, this Thanksgiving went more smoothly than ones in the past. I think the fact that we had the turkey ready before anyone even walked in the door helped out a lot!

In the pictures is me and my stuffed turkey/baby belly (and Justin), two turkeys (ha ha), Chasen eating dessert (that's all he would eat), and Chasen turning his ball-popper into a hair dryer for Auntie Kim!