Brent is currently working yet another long day gearing up for the biggest time in the retail world. I guess I got so spoiled with him being better at leaving work at his scheduled off times since Noah was born (I see how it is) that now when he gets off late or goes in early I am shocked and can't understand why he would do such a thing. But so is the life of a retail wife (hey that rhymes).

On Sunday while Brent spent the ENTIRE day at work opening and then staying for a 8pm meeting I took Noah down to meet him for dinner while he was technically off. We ended up going to a restaurant (I know it was the sabbath but I figured it was best to be together and Noah hadn't seen him for a couple days). I was glad to see him but learned to not take Noah for dinner at a restaurant past the 5 o'clock hour or he will be a little moody/tired.

Work has been going well for me, I'm just chugging through the best I can on my not-so-good days and usually they are fewer. Now that I am going through pregnancy #2 I am re-remembering all of those 1st trimester things that are annoying and make me want to speed this process along. Plus I want to skip to 20 weeks anyway to find out what we're having. I have mixed feelings about which I would want more. A boy would be fun and I already have hand-me-downs ready to go but of course a girl would be fabulous as well. I guess I'm glad it's in the Lord's hands and not ours.

On a side note, a gal that I work with was on her way with her husband and 2 kids to Wisconsin for the holiday when they hit ice and were in a very bad car accident in Montana. All are fine except the woman who had multiple skull fractures, is not able to speak yet and will likely be in the hospital there for another 3-4 weeks before able to transfer back home. It was horrible to learn this at work this morning and it makes me realize yet again how fragile life is. Any prayers on her behalf would of course be appreciated.

As far as Noah goes, he is a total riot and we love being with him. He has a new phrase that he repeats over and over while pointing to something which sounds like "sssat" meaning "what's that" or really "I want that". Along with the pointing I think he feels that this will yield him anything he desires and is very mad when it doesn't work out that way. Also, he is now at the stage where he imitates everything we do and really wants to help us with things. He throws his diapers away, will pull out a dish towel and wipe the floor if he spills water on the kitchen floor, he tries to put the lid on all water bottles for us, closes doors, and on and on. He has also begun to "dance" whenever he likes the music that is playing. I have also recently learned that this is a fabulous age to shop for toys with him in the shopping cart and test them out for approval.

For thanksgiving this year, we are having Amy's fam over as well as my mom and her husband. We have enough people to need a "kiddy" table which is funny to me. I am again escaping the dreaded turkey cooking which will be prepared by my mom and we are contributing a honey baked ham that I bought at the mall. Personally, I really like ham better but the leftover turkey sandwiches are good too.

I am assuming most of the Twilight readers have now seen the movie. Brent, Kim, Treven, and I went to see it opening night and had a few laughs at all of the giggling teenagers that filled the theatre. It really was a good movie though... MUCH better than the first!

Well, I think that is a good update for now. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I would like to say how grateful I am for such a wonderful family, their good health, the jobs we all have, the gospel in our lives and the happiness it brings, and on and on. I wish everyone a wonderful thanksgiving wherever in the world they may be and safe and uneventful travels. Love you all.

Buffy