Pre-Thanksgiving Wednesday

The first part of the sweet potatoes are done and the topping is ready. I decided to leave all the sugar out of the sweet potatoes and use a little brown sugar in the topping only. I also cut way back on the butter.

The regular spuds are washed and ready to be sliced and boiled for tomorrow's mashing. (Skin on mashed are more healthy!)

Tom felt a little less frozen but not quite ready. Maybe I should encourage my boys to stand in front of the fridgy with the door open a little longer?

I hit the Pig for ice, along with usually groceries; milk, bread and eggs. It was a crazy place! I suppose everyone has taken off work today and is food gathering as well.

The boys washed the bathroom without me having to pour on too much guilt. I just had to announce, "I'm started to get flustered and no one is helping me...."

I'm truly grateful they worked together on the bathroom. Jakob is actually working through a serious problem with his Little Big Planet game. He came across a glitch in the game and he lost everything he's worked on the past several weeks. He's has to start over and now he'll be saving to an external drive each time so he doesn't lose everything again.

He's seriously bummed because I guess he had an online friend playing the game with him, with no way to contact that person again. Can you imagine losing your Multiply account and never having the chance to connect with all your contacts again? I feel for him, and admire he is starting over. I guess he did research the problem and discovered he hasn't been the only one this has happened to.

I wish I didn't have to work tonight. Truth be told I had a frightening experience last night. I was feeling fine driving home and then out of the blue, vertigo hit me. Years ago I had serious vertigo problems, but they couldn't find anything wrong with me. I went through all the crazy tests, and they ruled out everything from brain tumors to Lyme disease. The doctor simply said, "You must have a virus."  It took months to go away.

I wasn't sure if I could pull the van off the road. I was so dizzy I wasn't even sure I'd stay conscious! I removed my foot from the gas, took a deep breathe and tried not to panic. It was over as quickly as it had come. I was only a few blocks from home so with my heart racing, I drove it. My head had stopped spinning so I mentally checked myself. Was I going to throw up? Sometimes I spin before hand. My stomach felt fine. Was I having a stroke? No, I can speak and say the alphabet backwards. My legs felt numb but that was because my blood had raced to my heart because I had freaked myself out!

I walked into the house, feeling fine. I took my coat off, drank a glass of water. I was perfectly fine. No headache, nothing. I can't explain it except for it was dark and I was watching the red headlights ahead of me as the driver passed the car in front of him. I think following the red lights with my eyes triggered it. I think I need to make an eye appointment and see if I need a new prescription.

Well, breaks over. I better get cracking again at Thanksgiving prep before I have to leave for work. I probably won't get the chance to say it tomorrow, so I hope you all have a wonderful day with your families! Happy Thanksgiving!