So another Thanksgiving has come and gone and I'm left wondering is it worth working in the kitchen for 2+ days for a meal that lasts 30 minutes, at the most? We didn't even get any leftovers this year, which I was particularly bummed about because with my diminished stomach capacity there were a few dishes that I didn't get to really appreciate and was hoping for another crack at them the next day. Oh well. That's the price you pay for not staying at the house the food is staying at. All in all we had a good trip to Rob's mom's. Sam played video games almost every waking moment so he was happy, and Grace was able to convince cousin Sarah to play ponies and dolls nonstop so she was happy too. We did have a brief moment of insanity and went to the mall in Bellevue on Black Friday, but actually it was not too bad, once we spent half an hour looking for a place to park. The store we went to was probably the only one in the entire place that wasn't having huge sales so there wasn't a major crush. Grandma wanted to take the kids to Build a Bear and Friday was the only day we could do it. Both Sam and Grace were entranced with the idea of creating their own stuffed animal and had a blast. Their dog and bunny respectively haven't been out of arm's reach since. I have pictures, but I'm too lazy at the moment to download off the camera. 

Christmas is now in full swing. We got the trees up yesterday and decorated tonight. I'm stressing over the choir program narration which I really should have finished a week ago and only have about half done. Would it be wrong to copy some (a lot) of what I wrote last year? I mean, no one is going to remember what was said after all this time. Can you plagiarize yourself?

I also need to come up with a wowzer of a dessert for the ward party on Saturday. Any suggestions?