So I ended up working Thanksgiving(they paid me a lot of money to do it). The 3 days before I was attempting to clean my apartment with my sister. That didn't turn out too well, as we didn't get much done at all. Wednesday evening my sister left for Batavia and I was afforded some alone time, for which I am very grateful. The day at work on Turkey Day it was quiet and quite relaxing, with very few calls throughout the day.

Friday I went to my cousin-sister's house and had Thanksgiving there. It was absolutely fantastic. The meal was delicious(juicy white meat For The Win!), and the company was great. I was asked if I would take my nephew for the evening so my cousin-sister and my brother-in-law could go hunting in the morning. I obliged because I planned on putting my nephew to work, and work we did.

A list of things we did:
Removed the couch and chair
Installed a new sleeper-couch(a bed folds out from underneath) which received my sister's seal-of-approval for comfort.
Moved the table to its original position
Removed the weightlifting bench but kept the dumbbells.
Cleaned my closet out(no skeletons!)
Threw out a ton of garbage and paper, mostly credit card offers.
Vacuumed everywhere.

We got a lot done in less than 24 hours and I'm quite proud of him. I did give him some money, though he refused it at first. I told him to accept it graciously and he did. I'm so happy for all the work we did. After I dropped my nephew off I spent some time at my cousin-sister's house, we talked about family while she hemmed a pair of pants for me. She also decided to give me about 20lbs of venison meat! I'm not a huge fan of venison but I learned a few tricks to make it tasty. Once I got back home my sister and I cleaned up and moved the table to make room for the Christmas tree that my cousin-sister gave me. It's gonna be awesome!

So things are pretty smooth right now. Here's hoping the holidays bring good changes.