Turkey day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! We had a very nice day, and we all even got to sleep in a little. Matt started his famous turkey, and it soon filled the house with fabulous turkey-smell. :-) We ate, and Matt and I felt sleepy, but Kayley was just as revved up as ever. We took her out to the soccer field so she could run it off. And she did...she's a heck of a runner. :-D Matt talked to his Nana, and then to his Mom and Dad, and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Then around 3, Stephen called and put my Nana on the phone. I hadn't talked to her on the phone in about a year, just because her hearing's a little rough. It was wonderful to hear her voice...especially since she was so happy to be home for good....I could actually HEAR her smiling!! I really miss everyone though, this was the first major holiday since Kathy passed away. This was also the first holiday since we moved to the East coast that we had a Thanksgiving...just the 3 of us. :-) It was very nice, and we had a very nice day!

Good day!

Today was a pleasing day indeed. :-) This morning, Matt and I brought Kayley to have her pictures taken again. We went to WalMart 2 weeks ago and they were horrible. The pics from there came back today and they were OK, but not as good as they could have been. This time, we went to JCPenney. Before the appointment, I did her hair, and I used the curling iron and made her look super cute. When we made the appointment last week, they suggested that we wrap a present and give it to her so she can open it for the pictures for a prime photo opportunity. So, we gave that to her today too, but even before we did, the pictures and her smile were SO GOOD! It was awesome, and the photographer was sensational. He was so good with her, and he was very energetic. What a great experience. I don't think we'll go anywhere but JCPenney again. :-)

We went to the movies today too, and saw Bolt, a 3-D animation that opened yesterday. It was so cute, and the first time I think I'd ever kind of cried during a cartoon. It really was wicked cute though, and I can't wait for it to come out on DVD so we can own it. I wonder if our new 3-D glasses will work for a DVD....this was the first time I'd ever seen a 3-D movie at the theater, and it was trippy. :-)

We went to the movies last weekend too, and saw Madagascar 2. It was awesome, and so much better than the 1st one. We're going to have to own that too when it comes out!

I just found out that my Nana's going home for good! She's going home for Thanksgiving, and staying. I'm so happy to hear that...she's been hating the nursing home...they haven't been taking very good care of her. She is going to freak out when she find out that she doesn't have to go back! Yay!!
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Finally!!

We finally heard back from the urologist, and Kayley has an appointment on December 19th at 2pm. And we don't even have to go to Richmond (yay)! So, it'll be good to see what he says about Kayley's kidneys and the correct course of treatment. :-)

Stupid glue gun. Kayley and I were making Christmas crafts yesterday, and I burned 3 fingertips. Ouchie...took almost 3 hours with my hands in cold water for the burning feeling to stop. :-(

Nothing much else to report. We got Kayley's pictures done last weekend, and they didn't come out very good at all. She was fake-smiling. So, we're going to go to JCPenney and try again either this weekend or next.

Hooray!!

I just want to brag that Nana walked 30 feet today!! She rocks! I am so proud of her!

A few more things to celebrate:

Kayley went #2 in the potty all by herself, with no nudging from me. Heck, I didn't even ASK her to! Sorry of this was too much info. But I thought this day wouldn't come...haha

AND, we just bought our plane tickets for Christmas! YAY! Prices weren't too bad either, for all 3 of us. :-)

Still no word from the urologist yet. I'm going to try another number I got for them and try to get an appointment for next week.

I'm a little bummed that Matt doesn't have Veterans Day off....he always has in the past, but not this year? I just don't get it. :-( Oh well. Maybe I'll drop him off at work on Wednesday so Kayley and I will have lunch with my mom...she's here in Reston, VA for a biotech conference. :-)

Where the wild things AREN'T...

Kayley had a great time last night during our first year trick-or-treating in Virginia. We saw just a few trick-or-treaters on our path, and maybe 10% of the doors we knocked on actually HAD people passing out candy. It was very disappointing for us, and I know it would have been disappointing for Kayley if she were a little bit older. But at her age, she was just happy to be dressed in a princess dress, walking around at night, and getting some candy. We have 572 apartments in this apartment complex, and it is very hard to tell who is taking part in Halloween and who is not. There is no outside light people put on when they are passing out candy, like there used to be when Matt and I were kids and trick-or-treating. Matt came up with a good idea for next year...everyone who is participating in halloween and handing out candy should put a red bow or something on their door. Maybe next year, we'll just go to the mall.

We got a few yummy-looking bread recipes from Matt's mom in the mail yesterday. They look really tasty, and I can't ait to try them...thanks Deb!

It's supposed to be a gorgeous day today, about 75 degrees! We're going to go to a fall-type fest, and have a good time. And tomorrow, we're going to try to get Kayley's Christmas pictures done. :-D