I started off Thanksgiving with a fun Girls' Night on Wednesday with my brothers' wives. I have five brothers, and some of them drove me crazy while we were growing up. But, amazingly, they all married talented, beautiful, fabulous wives. So, it was fun to spend the evening with them. I do have one sister--she couldn't come, and we missed her.
We went to the Cheesecake Factory. I'd never been there before. It was yummy. It was also very crowded and dark. And they don't take reservations after 5:00. Isn't that weird, what other time would you need a reservation? The evening was a nice chance to chat with everyone without kids climbing all over us, although I also had fun seeing my nieces and nephews the next day.
On Thursday morning, we went to my parents' house. We were greeted at the door with the fresh scent of Lysol and the bad news that my five-year old nephew was in the hospital. He had been sick for a couple of days, but he had gotten a lot worse and had a high fever. He was in the hospital for a few days with RSV and pneumonia. His immediate family all got sick, too. And my dad got sick. And at least one of the other little cousins got very sick. So, that wasn't the best Thanksgiving weekend for all those people. We also had made plans for a big family picture with everyone on Saturday, but that obviously didn't work out.
We saw Wayne's family later in the day, and as far as I know, everyone there was more or less healthy.
We are all very thankful for modern medicine, doctors, and hospitals.
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That's a bummer about Thanksgiving! I didn't know you came from a large family (maybe I did, but those kinds of details slip my memory almost as fast I hear them. But I remember cupcake recipes. Dumb, huh?) In my family there are 5 girls, 2 boys. Aren't sister-in-laws wonderful? Instant friends. Cheesecake Factory is kind of a nightmare for me; their menu is too big for an indecisive person. What a fun night with your SIL's.
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