Thanksgiving was kicked off with Bloody Marys and Eggnog! It was another gorgeous day, which is wonderful, but we really could use some snow! Meanwhile, while i was preparing the lasagna,
Jordyn decided to play dress up and watch a movie...i think she was a little bored!
After cooking the lasagna for 1/2 an hour, i realized the toaster oven wasnt plugged in....doh! So dinner took just a little longer than we originally planned...but no worries...it still came out tasty!
Jordyn was confused as to why we werent having turkey like everyone else...to which i explained, many families have different traditions, and this is one of ours. Sometimes we do a bird and sometimes we do lasagna, and this year Justin wanted lasagna. But once she started eating i didnt hear any complaints! :)
Friday morning we had some work done on the cabin...this wall above the logs is just a bunch of wood slats with no insulation of any kind...you can even see light shining through in a few places. Anyways, it was something we've wanted to have done for a while, and with winter coming on (or not as the case may be right now), we wanted to cut heating costs by finishing off this wall.
It took them a little longer than they thought (doesnt everything), so it was framed in and insulated on day one...
and on day two...
Doesn't that beetle kill pine look pretty! I am so thrilled with it...it really brightened up the room, and even added a little new color to it! Im planning to put a clear varnish on it to help pull out the colors a bit, but i probably wont bother with that until after the holidays. So while our house was torn up, we spent a good bit of the afternoon up at Aunt LeAnns place enjoying turkey and visiting with some of the cousins. We had a great visit with everyone, but sadly, that afternoon we discovered Jordyn was missing one of her earrings! We tried to put a different stud through her ear, but it was already starting to close and forcing it didnt work. Now we have to wait till that ear heals before we can go back to get it re-pierced, and if we dont find the other earring (and so far we have had no luck), then we will have to pay to have it redone again! doh! Poor thing...she was soooo upset....she thought all of her friends would think she chickened out after having the first one done, to which i replied...no they wont, cause you can see the little scab on the other ear...besides, you can be a pirate for a week before we fix it...and that will be kind of cool :)
So, my little pirate and i decided to put the house back together and then get out the Christmas decorations! We purchased a new tree this year. The old one was starting to wear a bit and i wanted to have a tree that could sit on the floor and still be tall enough to tower over us. I found this tree for the cabin, and it couldnt be more perfect. Its 7 feet tall, but really skinny so it doesnt take up much room, and it even came with lights.
There is nothing quite like curling up in front of the fire at night with the house lights low and the tree illuminating the house. Such a cozy, warm feeling!
Looks like we're ready for the holidays!
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