Day After Thanksgiving & The Helper Elves Got To Work. Settled. Ready for the next Month.

Transitions occurred yesterday. Yes, the turkey was still being eaten (and the dressing and green bean casserole -- yep, mom, huge hit). We managed to find a short while to get to the beach (not a bad day) and we picked up all the leaves, put out all the decorations, watched Kevin Hart, walked the dog, and hung lights all over the house.

I have to say, with six extra hands, the decorations were up in no time. Because of this, we were able to unwind and chill out in laughter (and many yawns....the turkey still does its thing).

Ah, but today is Chitunga's birthday. We're not sure how we are going to spend it yet, but the gifts have been bought and the cake mix is stirred (I think....Pam insisted on making it this year, so now we have to decide on whether we want to grill steak outside, or simply order Paradise Pizza).

22. That happened fast...

And the house is all lit up. Glamis is thrilled to have so many walks in her day and the ongoing attention no matter where she turns. My t.v., too, is happy to be turned back on and says, "It's nice to get use every now and again."

Okay, time to get the day started. Boom. Just like that.