Thanksgiving and other things

We had a nice Thanksgiving...we went over to my in-laws house. Usually we have Mexican food but this year my sister-in-law said she wanted and "American" thanksgiving...so that is what we had. And me being the only American in the bunch...I pretty much cooked all the food!!! This is what I made:

A 25lb turkey
A 9lb ham
Gravy
Stuffing
Cranberry relish
Pecan pie
Pumpkin cheesecake w/ praline bourbon sauce
A layered chocolate cake
Peanut butter blossom cookies

My sister-in-law made the mashed potatoes and the in-laws bought 2 huge pumpkin pies and I brought some frozen rolls (didn't have time to make any). Everything was really yummy and we had a great time. It ended early because everyone had to work the next day.....short and sweet..hee hee. Oh yeah I sewed my girls some really cute dresses that they wore....I will have to try and get some pictures and post them later :-)

I NEVER shop during black Friday...too many people, to much greediness.....anyways..we live in a small town so we decided to hit the Menard's and Kohl's here and actually it wasn't really that busy. All the people headed out to the city I guess. We got some really good deals on a few cozy blankets...which was great. We got some really warm...slippery wool socks from Menard's. Why do I say slippery....well I was wearing them last night..getting ready for bed , thinking to myself as I was going to head downstairs..I am going to cuddle up on the couch for a little bit wrapped ion my new blanket. Then I slipped down the stairs and WHAM...smacked my back SO hard on the stairs....it knocked the wind out of me. And as anyone knows who has ever had that happen to them...it induces a state of slight panic. So there I was sprawled out on the stairs and I couldn't breath....Gilbert ran over and I was trying to get up while I couldn't breath and well ...he told me to calm down and just focus on breathing...so I channeled my childbirth breathing skills and I was o.k. in a few minutes...with breathing that is. My back is still this morning in ALOT of pain....bummer. I have had a bad back as long as I can remember....I have mild scoliosis (curvature of the spine)..so this just makes it worse...aahhh well. I need to visit the chiropractor..SOON!!

Oh yes..I almost forgot about my tooth!! I had a severe abscessed tooth the pain was horrible it was in my jaw, my ear, up the side of my head and down the side of my neck. I was taking 3 Advil's every 4 hours during the day and I could still feel the pain but it was somewhat bearable. At night I had to take 2 regular Advil and 2 Advil pm and that would last about 4 hours. I couldn't go to the dentist because we had to wait till our insurance kicked in. There was NO way I was going to be paying hundreds of dollars out of our pockets...we just could not afford it. As far as dental schools around here..there is 1 and it is 45 minutes away. The only take a limited number of patients a day and it is on a first come first serve basis...so that would not work. Well I knew if I went to the dentist the first thing they would do is give me a prescription for Antibiotics to clear up the infection and give me a stronger pain med (probably Vicodin or Oxycontin) and I really did not want to inject any of that crap in my body. So I made a whole made Antibiotic (raw honey, garlic, Echinacea, and colloidal silver) ....I got the recipe from Amanda at wholly by grace. So I took that along with "berry well", "bee immune" and my super mom vitamins. Then I took a cotton ball soaked with salt and baking soda and kept putting it on my gum where it was infected...that caused the infection to draw out and drain and whaa...laaa..I am now pain and infection free. So now I just have to make an appointment with a dentist as soon as I get my insurance card!!! ( now I know there are those who will criticize me....so I am NOT saying that others should do as I did....this is what I did and it worked for me. If you can get to a dentist..by all means please go ;-)

OK.... well I got to run...tomorrow we have to go and get our Christmas tree so I have to get the house cleaned today!!!