Yesterday’s dinner exceeded my expectations. The turkey was juicier and more flavorful than any I’ve had in years. The mashed potatoes weren’t too lumpy and the pumpkin pie was just right. I had to call my mother several times during the day to ask her advice on how to prepare one thing or another. It’s a good thing she’s a patient woman 
Today was a much more restful day. We were going to hang up the Christmas lights, but none of us had the energy to do so. Consequently, we just stayed inside where it was warm and played on the computer and read books. My brother and I did some catching up too. It felt really good. He’ll be here for one more day and then he’ll have to drive back to Portland.
My best friend, Kira, is also in town. Right now, she’s spending time at her boyfriend’s parents’ home. She and I will spend some time together this weekend. I’m looking forward to that.
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Robert insisted that we stay home this year for Thanksgiving. It will be the first time I’ll prepare the feast on my own. In years past, my mother has overseen preparations for the meal. She’s unable to be here this year, so I’ll just have to wing it on my own. It’s kind of exciting. I spent a good portion of Saturday morning planning the menu. After that, I braved the grocery store. Once I saw how much food we’ll have on our table, I called my brother and insisted that he come up here for the holiday. There’s no way two of us could do a meal of this size justice. I just hope everything turns out edible. Wish me luck!
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I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired. I just can’t seem to get rid of this cold. It’s progressed from a headache and stuffy nose to a fever and sore throat and finally to a horrible cough. Being sick is bad enough, but being sick and having to care for a baby is very difficult. I constantly worry about giving him what I got–so far we’ve been lucky. He’s only suffered from a fever and stuffy nose. I pray that he doesn’t start coughing. That would break my heart. There’s so little you can do to comfort a sick baby.
The other thing which has got me down is how unhappy Robert seems to be. He loves Sam, but wishes the baby didn’t prevent him from having time for himself and from doing things with me. He misses how we used to be pre-baby: light-hearted and romantic. Now we’re “adults with responsibilities.” I haven’t been making things easy for him either. I’ve been getting all over his case for failing to this or that–mostly minor things like forgetting to take out the trash or neglecting to pick up after himself. I sometimes forget how much he’s going through when I’m trying to cope with all the changes in my life. I really need to stop lashing out at him and start showing him how much I care for him.
One thing I have to look forward to is the arrival of a bunch of books I ordered from amazon.com. I ordered Wicked, The Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married and The Trials of Tiffany Trott. Have you read any of these books? Did you like them? They sound like they’ll be really entertaining. It will be nice to have a diversion
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