Nov 26, Update

I got a little behind on updates and I know many of you are wondering if we fell of the face of the earth. My work schedule is the same 48 to 60 hours each week but for some reason my shifts have been hit hard and I have been running a LOT! So far I am behind only 5 reports though. Not too bad. So to bring y'all up to date.
Dan had another birthday. For the last two years I have planned weekend get-aways for him. Last year was Iowa City, the year before Chicago by train. This year I figured he would be more surprised if I brought the "get away" home. Sounds strange but I think we've been away so much lately that a stay at home would be nice. So we went to a movie, dinner and had a special celebration at home.
We have continued our work-outs. Kind of funny that 3-4 years ago we walked every night to exercise and chat. Then several years ago we bought a tandem bike to exercise and spend time together now we go to the gym for those same reasons. It seems to me that the older we get the harder we have to work out. Dan hasn't been eating so much junk this last year and that has made a big difference too. My addiction is the "Big Red" caffeinated soda. I drink 3-4 a week. Yes I have been corrupted. Never drank a caffeinated soda until many years after getting married. It is probably the source of my abdominal pains.
We both are working nights on the Thanksgiving holiday. The kids all have other plans so we will be celebrating it later when our schedules coordinate. I spent the day baking for my family's cookie day on Saturday. Robert called and needed some advice on how to cook a turkey. I believe it turned out well for him. I am thankful & proud that all my kids seem to manage well in the kitchen. Which reminds me of a nice memory. He it is:
When the kids were young they liked to make us breakfast in bed. I mean a complete breakfast with eggs, bacon, orange juice or milk. Sometimes even pancakes. Dan and I would be pretty impressed and sometimes I even felt like such a lazy mother to let my kids get up so early and wait on me like that. But it was so sweet. It was around that time that I seemed to have problems trying to find my birth control pills. It seemed they were never where I kept them and several times I even had to get more from the pharmacy. Since then I have discovered the reason for the disappearing pills. Sarah admitted to me a few years ago that she had hid them because she had wanted another brother or sister. Is this why we received such royal treatment??? A reason to keep us in bed??? LOL