Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Thankful


Thanksgiving prayer:
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson


The family, the season, the FOOD, the table planning and setting. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

I kept spotting felt leaves everywhere on fantastic sites like Pottery Barn and MADE, so I created my own huge leaf pile, no raking required. Lilly sat in my lap as I sewed. She even pushed some of the buttons for me. Can't wait to teach that gal to sew with me.


The kids' table is always the most fun, don't you agree? How many of us are still there?

Today was practically perfect. Huge snowflakes were falling as our family arrived. White stuff--a Thanksgiving treat.

Nathan's sister Amy recently had this sweet little bundle. Baby Grant was a huge hit. Can you tell? (oh and the rest of Grant's family were here, too, but not pictured in this post)



Let me pause for a moment to tell the world how ECSTATIC I was to be with, not only all of Nathan's family, but also MY PARENTS and MY BROTHER and his sweet family today. I think it is the first Thanksgiving Day in about a decade that my side of the family has been together on Thanksgiving Day. We usually celebrate a few days early, then they head out to visit other family.

It made my holiday to have them in my home today. I hope they come back every year.

Look at us. We are blessed. And we know it.

I hope you had a moment to be thankful today.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Place to Be

Busy, busy, busy . . . getting my craft on . . . preparing for my 15 minutes of fame (or 4, actually) . . .

KY3 morning show this Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7 a.m.
Me.
Sharing some Christmas countdown crafty-ness. Three ideas to help you answer that "How long until Christmas?" question your kids have already asked a dozen times.

Sneak peeks:

Ali fans might recognize this idea:

Plus a nativity countdown still in the works.

Directions and detailed photos will be posted on my blog this weekend.

And now, on to more important things. I am thankful.

For my honey, Nathan.
xoxo, sweets.

For this guy (and his soccer medal, earned last night):

And for the spirited, chatty, teensy girlie behind these big brown eyes:

Who and what are you thankful for? Happy Thanksgiving, dear blog reader!