Nan's Post: Another Tuesday

I love a five-day weekend. Thanksgiving this year was spent with the Durisin family: 35 people in one house (and that's with four who couldn't make it this year), food that never stopped coming, and football games that made you cry. All in all, a typical Thanksgiving Day. We then made it to Ken's Aunt Judy and Uncle Mark's house for dessert and Texas Hold 'Em poker. It was a lot of fun, and it was nice to meet his family.

Friday we met some of the family in Novi for the Festival of Trees. I always enjoy being with my sisters and their families as we walk around. The trees, gingerbread houses, and wreaths were great. But my absolute favorite was the Curious George tree- creative, unique, and funny- it should have won first prize!

Saturday Ken and I ordered our wedding invitations and everything that goes with them. We also looked for cake tops, and we finally found one online that we like. That's two things down and only about 150 more to go...

We started to put up Christmas decorations on Sunday and Monday. We still aren't done and probably won't be until Christmas Eve. It's just very hard when we are also painting; putting stuff up and then having to move them, only to move them back... It's a never-ending process.
And that brings us to today- Tuesday. I am home from subbing at Carkenord. It's a school I like, it's close by, and the classes I've been in have all been great. I have two more things to add to my list of "Good Things About Being a Substitute":
3) No papers to correct, grade, or document.
4) No parent / teacher conferences.
It's still a very small list.