Going on 32 weeks with Zebedee!!!

It is Friday, November 25, 2016, at 2:35 pm.

Elora and I are home in bed. We both have sinus infections. Lee is at the Park City bike track with Ryan.

Elora turned one 2 days ago!!! We celebrated over Thanksgiving at Holden Park, then at Thanksgiving at Grandpa Ed's. So this is how our Thanksgiving went:

I baked 2 pumpkin pie crunches, a small turquoise birthday cake, and a mini cake for Elora. We got to Holden Park at 1, and had a fun time eating, visiting, and watching Elora play with Serenity and Tucker on the floor. Little Nikolas was there also and I got to hold him for the first time. We also trimmed a thorn runner from the stupid tree by Sam's grave.

After that we went to Grandpa Ed's with Mom, Pop, Glo, and Lyd, and Debbie Avenell. We got there at 5, ate, then stripped Elora down to her pants to eat her cake. She was darling. She was not used to being allowed to grab food, and barely touched the frosting. Even when I used a fork to tear into it and give her a bite, she refused to grab more, instead reaching for the fork and yelling at me to give her a bite! But once she realized she was allowed, she had fun! She smooshed that cake like it was play-doh, and fed it to Lee, Grandpa, ma, and Ryan. She wiped it all over her belly and the tablecloth. When she finished crumbling it she picked up the plate and pressed it to her face, getting frosting and cake all over her face and hair! After those festivities we took her to a warm bath Grandpa had drawn for her, and she had a blast splashing and squealing as she was cleaned up.

Today, Ryan and I played Elysium, then the boys left. Elora and I have been watching "Today's Special", "Lamb Chop", etc, while I got the virus protection installed on this computer Ryan got me for my birthday.

Zebedee is doing great...his birth is getting close and everything is pretty much ready for when he comes.

My prayers for today are:

---Thanksgiving for my husband and kids
---that I go into a natural labor
---that Zebedee is born safely and in perfect health
---for our President-Elect, Donald Trump...praise God for his election! Oh Lord, have mercy on us and teach us your ways. Help all Americans choose love, justice, and mercy, and help them choose to walk humbly with you!