Happy Belated Turkey Day

Post Thanksgiving goodness...

family all together...missing Gary though!
YUMMY brined turkey
Nina and her Princess Pull-Ups... Oh my! Thought we had avoided these altogether, but alas Gigi opened her eyes to the world of Disney :)
Good friends, board games, kahlua and frangelico :)
UNCLE DAN!!
snowy mornings and swimming at the pool
two full days of break left
Big red globes on the tree downtown
Slippers
Walks in the woods
Nina blowing out all of the candles on mom's birthday cake!
"Mama, can I wake the jellybeans up now?"

I am thankful for friends and family near and far...Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you all!

giving thanks

Things I am thankful for at 5:39 am on the first day of Thanksgiving break...

time
the promise of snow
nina & john snoring peacefully in our warm, little red house
coffee dripping
to-do lists
a friend's beautiful artwork on FB
cleaning out my e-mail
a visit from the brothers
chicken feathers growing back in thank goodness
three-legged dogs
the whoosh of the rake on many a pine needle
my daughter's preschool
persimmons

more to come...happy saturday!