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Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Since Ian was still a bit under the weather we decided to stay home for the holiday, but it was still nice. I managed to throw together an impromptu thanksgiving dinner, and the rest of the day was filled with relaxation, football, and Theraflu.

Did you catch that? I said Theraflu. Who was the Theraflu for you ask? Well apparently, the best way to get over a cold is to pass it on to someone else, and Ian, being such a giving child, decided to give his cold to his Daddy. He's such a sweet boy.

But even with two sick men in my house, I still have a lot to be thankful for. I have great family and friends, enough food for a holiday dinner, a roof over my head to protect me from today's rain, and a life full of laughter.

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving and managed to pinpoint a few things in your own life that you are thankful for.

Ok, I gotta run. I need to take another dose of Vitamin C.

turkey picture courtesy of gravityx9

I guess it was bound to happen

Ian is sick.

Well, it's either a cold or really bad allergies. Either way he's not a happy camper these days.

It all started late last week when we noticed he had a slight cough. By Saturday night, his cough turned into this loud, persistent, sleep disturbing, highly congested hack, and we decided to take him to the doctor early Sunday morning (thank God for our after hours doctor's office).

Thankfully, his oxygen saturation levels are in the acceptable range, so right now we are on a medicinal cocktail of daily steroid treatments combined with frequent breathing treatments via nebulizer.

Seeing how last night was a rough one (he woke up practically every two hours crying and coughing, and also had a low grade fever ) we'll probably make a judgment call Thanksgiving day on whether we will still go out of town.

This is the first cold that Ian has had since we brought him home from the hospital, so I'm dealing with my fair share of "Mommy guilt". Dan is calm and collected as usual :-)

If you get a chance, please say a quick prayer of healing for Ian.

Olbermann: I have some questions

I identify religiously as a Christian, however I am in support of legalizing gay marriage (I explain why here). I know to some this is an oxymoron, and some of my friends disagree with me, but this is my opinion nonetheless.
I stumbled upon a video of Keith Olbermann explaining his take on the subject, and it resonated with me so much I decided to link to it here.

Who Am I?

You know those goofy people that like to take online personality quizzes? I'm one of them. Here's my latest find: What Punctuation Mark Are You?

You Are a Question Mark

You seek knowledge and insight in every form possible. You love learning. And while you know a lot, you don't act like a know it all. You're open to learning you're wrong. You ask a lot of questions, collect a lot of data, and always dig deep to find out more. You're naturally curious and inquisitive. You jump to ask a question when the opportunity arises. Your friends see you as interesting, insightful, and thought provoking. (But they're not always up for the intense inquisitions that you love!) You excel in: Higher education You get along best with: The Comma

I stand in awe

In a country where African-Americans were counted as property instead of people, Americans elected a Black President.

In a country where it was illegal for a person of African ancestry to learn to read and write, Americans elected a Black President.

In a country where Blacks were not allowed to enter the same establishments as Whites, Americans elected a Black President.

If you've come to this blog looking to argue and debate political positions, I'm sorry, you can save that for another day.
Today, I'll be too busy looking my child in the eye and telling him:

"Son, you can be anything you want to be; Even President of the United States of America."