Look What the Mailman Brought Me!

Stephanie's pretty Rose Petal Blessings tea cup coasters have arrived.
I could not be MORE delighted! They are lovely.

She packaged it all up so beautifully adding extra touches...

The bookmark with a special message written on the back,

A lovely card and envelope,

A decorative NOEL clothespin and flower blossom,

And a delightful gift label: 

BE HAPPY; BE BRIGHT; BE MERRY

Thank you, Stephanie. I really love them!

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Let your light so shine before men, 

that they may see your good works, 

and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 

 (Matthew 5:16) 

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Holiday Fun

Since the season goes by so quickly, and there is so much to do,
I like to start decorating for Christmas as soon as possible after Thanksgiving Day.

Today, I set the tree and put the lights on it...
12 strings - 6 white and 6 colored.

 ~ Stringing popcorn ~

This evening, we are stringing popcorn while watching White Christmas.

 ~ Placing popcorn on the tree~

I am still in the process... We need more popcorn strings.

~ Christmas lights ~

 My husband put up the lights last weekend to be ready for Thanksgiving Day.

I Appreciate Your Sweet Comments

It's Thanksgiving Day!

~5:00 a.m.~

Both of my older children came home to spend the night with us. What joy to have all five children together! We watched a couple of movies last night, and then enjoyed a bit of Brian Regan on Youtube. At 11:30, I headed to bed and left the children to their visiting. They did not go to bed until around 2:00 this morning. 

I got up at 3:30 to straighten up the house for our big day. I love the quietness of the early morning - enjoying the fire in the wood stove, morning coffee, and preparing for the day.

 ~Breakfast~

 ~ Thanksgiving dinner ~

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:34

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Sketch of Thanksgiving Day

~ A drawing I did nearly 30 YEARS ago ~

This was drawn from my own imagination.

I usually draw from some photo or picture inspiration.
My drawings tend to be SO two dimensional. 

You can see where I messed up - 

See the patch on my paper in my struggle to draw the father?

I don't draw men well.

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Tomorrow IS Thanksgiving Day!

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My Rose Petal Blessings

I got up at 1:00 this morning to check the fire in the wood stove. It had gone out – completely.

I knew it would take a while to get going again, so I decided to chillax using the computer while I waited.

For entertainment, I went to Rose Petal Blessings Stephanie’s Etsy shop to browse her lovely handmade gifts.

 

These two beautiful tote bags were my favorite items. I thought about how nice it would be to send one to my sister Rita. I also thought about what fun it would be to have one for myself. But I could not decide between the two.

At 3:00 a.m., I decided to go back to bed. But I could not sleep. For 45 minutes I lay awake, imagining all the good ways I could use Stephanie's tote. I decided to get up and purchase both bags.

What lovely gifts they would make. Although I really wanted one for myself, I could not justify spending the money on myself, so I settled on sending both totes to two of my sisters.

My sister Joy is always doing nice things for me. She sent me this adorable teapot picture frame...

And this very homey tablecloth. 

I think she would like to receive a special something in the mail.

I am excited about these totes arriving at their destination and the pleasure they will bring to my dear sisters. Thank you, Stephanie, for your pretty little totes.

 

By the way – I did get myself a little something extra special - 

Stephanie's Tea Cup Coasters.

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Only 2 days until Thanksgiving Day!

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My Kitchen Talble this November Morning