Worth every minute...

The last couple of days have been crazy! This past Thursday was Thanksgiving. We went to the Lee/Howard family house for Turkey Day. I don't think I have had that much fun on Thanksgiving since I was a kid. Richie and David played football and baseball all day with Caleb (10) and Connor (7) (David's nephews) Richie helped Caleb with throwing a baseball. Caleb wants to be a pitcher and Richie enjoys working with him. Gracie (5) (Davids niece) hung out with all the women and occasionally jumped on the trampoline. The house filled up fast with family and friends. Probably, 40 people passed through the house at some point. Being with our extended family is so nice. There is never a doubt in my mind that I am loved by that family. I know they would do anything for me and my family, no matter what. Being thankful that I have them all in my life is what Thanksgiving is all about.
Friday, we had Huneka's birthday party at our house. We had a bunch of people over and had a great time. We played beer pong, opened presents, played games and just let loose.
Saturday, Richie had to work and I cleaned up the house from the night before. My back has been sore for about a week now, so it took me a long time to get the house straight. Just trying to do a little at a time. Richie, David and I went out to dinner and came back to our house. I took David home at about 3 am and then could not go to sleep. I stayed up and watched TV until about 6 am. Yikes, I knew I would be hurting....
Sunday, Patrick came over to the house and watched the Redskins game. We have Direct TV and the football package. The Redskins game was not on regular tv and since the Steelers didn't play till 4, he was able to watch the game. We had snacks and watched football all day. I was exhausted, but had to stay up and watch the Steelers kick some butt- YaY!
Monday- Richie was off work and brought all the Christmas stuff down. He put the tree up and moved all the furniture around. That is usually the hardest part. All the other bins are labeled and easy for me to decorate with. I made it easier years ago and did Xmas bins. Makes a world of difference. Hopefully, I will get it all done this week. I came home from work and fell asleep on the couch. I woke up a few times, once to answer the phone and once to eat. Otherwise, I was knocked out and went to bed early!
Long, crazy, couple of days, but so worth every minute!