Post-Thanksgiving Thoughts

The food has been eaten and Thanksgiving is officially over for 2008, but there is still time to be thankful. We had a great time with my husband's side of the family, and I am thankful that all of them were able to be together. Remember how I told you how I am thankful for stuffing? Well...we had two kinds (hooray!) My husband made my late father-in-law's recipe (delicious), and I tried a crockpot recipe. There is a woman who is using her crockpot every day this year and has a blog to detail every recipe, success and failure. I will put a link to her blog on here shortly! It was so good, I was ready to steal away with the pot and a fork (did I mention I have a little stuffing obsession?)

I made a "Thankful Tree" and we encouraged everyone to write something they were thankful for on a leaf and hang it on the tree. It was really neat to see how blessed we all feel. Here is a picture of it:

Today, I took all the Fall decorations down and this weekend we will begin decorating for Christmas (yeah)! I love this time of year...the music, the decorations, the warm and cozy things, remembering the birth of our Savior. It is "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."

A few more things to be thankful for:

*My husband taking care of me when I wasn't feeling well...
you're the best, honey!
*My kids' hugs
*The color green
*The smells of cinnamon, fresh cut grass, lemons,
my husband's cologne when he's wearing it, my girls after a shower
*BibleGateway.com - so I can look up those passages
I can't seem to remember the reference to!
*A Father in Heaven who created me and loves me
just the way I am, including all my flaws and quirks.
*An unexpected catnap
*Getting home safely on a dark country road
*Good friends, many of whom I miss very much right now
*The ability to praise God openly and freely

Have a wonderful weekend!