We had a large crowd for Thanksgiving and strangely enough, I had gotten everything done early enough that I was able to sit and watch an excellent old Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart movie that morning before everyone arrived.  The hustle and bustle of heating everything up and getting the meal on the table in a timely manner made up for my earlier lack of adrenaline and I spent the next day in a self-proclaimed do-nothing state.  (Eating leftovers, of course.)  One thing led to another and every day of the long weekend turned into a glorious quiet time off.  We didn't attempt to do anything of any value until Sunday, when a little shopping was in order.  And does shopping count?  I think not.  Not when I'm not wrestling Baby and the Bickering Big Boys all by myself.  So it was a fabulous weekend, chock full of peanutbutter pie, mom's cornmeal-giblet gravy, and my sister's french bread stuffing!

Predictably, Monday brought the start of a new diet and exercise program -- thought I'd get a jump on New Years Resolution!  Well, the diet isn't new to me.  But I've reactivated my TeamX participation and have started my "self-motivating" blog on my other site.  You don't need to read it unless you are interested in starting a diet/exercise regime for yourself.  It's sort of embarrassing to need to blog about this, but it is almost a necessity to make a semi-public declaration to keep the effort in gear.

Yesterday was the first day back for our homeschool, and it was met with all the enthusiasm you'd expect after a long weekend.  Zip.  So today, I'm going to have to whip out all the tricks and do a better job of motivating them.

So, I'm off like a herd of turtles to do just that.

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