Colds, Carpet, and Thanksgiving (oh . . . and Oreos)

Y'all I've had a cold since last Wednesday (a.k.a. an eternity). I know it's getting better. I've progressed through all the stupid phases of having a cold. I'm just sick of it. I'm sick of my throat hurting, and my nose running, and you get the picture. I know I'm whining about a dumb cold, but have you ever tried to teach school with a cold? It's a sight let me tell you. And my ears are so plugged up that I couldn't hear anything the kids said. I bet I said, "What?" at least 16,000 times today. I'm just glad no one came in to observe me.

The good thing is this cold has not had any effect on my appetite. That's really important because I'm trying to keep my weight up for Thanksgiving. Wouldn't want my stomach to shrink. Then I couldn't eat as much. Which is why I'm eating Oreos as I write this. Plus when I eat my throat feels better. Priorities people.

Anyway, life doesn't stop for a cold so on Saturday I decided it was time to shampoo the carpet. I've already tweeted it, but I have to say just once more that I will never put carpet in a house again. You would not believe how dirty our carpets were. And I'm a clean freak. I mean I was really grossed out, and it is amazing how much better our carpet looks. It's definitely brighter and fluffier.

This is ridiculous . . . I sound like an advertisement for some Miracle Carpet Cleaner.

Oreo anyone?

I'm waiting for this weekend before I put up our big Christmas tree. I'll show you pictures of my decorations when they are all done because I know you're dying to see them. I may or may not be slightly obsessed. I'm actually a little behind this year. I usually have all my gifts bought at this point, but I still have a few men left on my list. What the heck do you buy men for Christmas? Patrick's ideas for gifts fall into the "let's spend half of our savings" category. Hope he likes his shirt. ;)

Either way, Thanksgiving is before Christmas. I can't wait to bake pies, and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and eat, and eat, and . . . well eat some more.

I have so much for which to be thankful. I'm an incredibly blessed woman.