Thankful

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

(My thanks to Stephanie Ackerman at Homegrown Hospitality for this lovely gratitude saying!)

Happy Thanksgiving

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends,
the old and the new."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

that other holiday. . .

You'd never know it from the television commercials, but there is a holiday between Halloween and Christmas. And now that my Halloween decorations are finally put away. . .

I thought I'd show you some of my decorations for that holiday-----THANKSGIVING!
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Most of the decorations I have I bought at various craft shows throughout the years:

The scarecrow on my mantle was made by a neighbor who used to do a
craft show every year. . . .I have a LOT of things she made, and I'm sad she doesn't make
her crafts any more.

I couldn't resist this cute Indian Corn decoration. . . I got it at the Carlsbad Faire a number of years ago. It is SO clever!

I love the look of these cloth pumpkins on my dining room table.

This is the one decoration I made, just a few nights ago. . . I already had the frame, and I just
used some of my scrapbooking paper and letters to make this-----I love the way it turned out:

So, what are you thankful for?
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I'll be sharing some thankful thoughts next week.

A wonderful day

I went to my friend Holly's house for a 'birthday tea'. . . a tradition she started many years ago to help me celebrate my birthday. She moved to Minnesota for the last few years, so we haven't been able to get together. But she's back, and she invited me over to her house for tea. Her youngest son was sleeping when I got there, but luckily he woke up before I left--- he was born in Minnesota, so I had never met him before today. Her middle son was just a baby with pudgy cheeks when they left, and he is a beautiful kindergarten student now. Her oldest, a daughter, is just as precious as I remember. I remember when she was just a baby, and Holly and I would go out for coffee or lunch, and the waitresses always came over just to see this beautiful child, with her striking blond hair. Here's a glimpse at the cuties:

How lucky I am to have such a great friend as Holly, and how thankful I am to have her back in California so I can watch her kids grow up!

Hope you had an equally wonderful day!

Blessed.

I feel so blessed every year when my birthday rolls around. My friends and family shower me with cards, phone calls, presents, get-togethers and love. Truly it is amazing, and I am deeply, deeply touched! It makes me realize how very lucky I am in this world, to have such wonderful people to share it with! Thank you all for being a part of what makes my life so special.

Veteran's Day 2008

Thank a Veteran today.

(Thanks, Dad!)

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Two of my favorite things TOGETHER!!!!

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Hope you had a fun Halloween!

Dave and I went over to one of his friend's house, who goes ALL OUT decorating his house for Halloween! Outside, on his front lawn; in the garage; and all over the inside of his house! I don't think the the pictures I took do it justice, but here's a peek at some of his creativity:

The front lawn:

The garage. . . full of animated, moving, moaning figures:

The walkway up to the front door:

And then there was the INSIDE!!!

It was unbelievable! And I am especially in awe of his storage abilities, because he has as much Christmas stuff as Halloween, and he has it stored away in his garage, but you'd never know it.

Hope you had an interesting Halloween, too.