Another year of Thanks....

From our family to your....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I am so grateful for days like today!!!!

it has got to be one of my favorites days

it seems like everything is how it should be...

FAMILY.

my family is home together,

I love my family.

the weather took a chill last night and it feels so good,

the house is warm

I love the Christmas music softly playing,

the little ones are playing games,

I love the smell and lights of the tree,

I set up one of my Christmas trees earlier this week,

I started a new tradition this year,

I'm doing 3 trees,

the big one in the front room,

the kids tree upstairs

and

my new tree,

I did a tree of Christmas cards from past years,

I love receiving family Christmas cards but I can never throw them away,

there always too sweet....

so

now you all are on my tree,

so

send me this year's cards so I can add you to my tree,

it's so fun to see you all up there

and especially from year to year....

can you find yourself???

I love making the turkey and after all these years living in Texas,

Kurt and I have it down to perfection....

the turkey smells delicious,

I just love the feel of today...

I love taking a nap after lunch,

and I love watching all the fun movies that come on tv,

I love that it's just a 'family day'

a day for families,

with nothing else happening,

nothing else on the 'to do list'

a day of just being together

happy together.....

.....that's what I'm thankful for.

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.

and

I love to hear the girls laughing and just being sisters.

'the gink'

It's birthday week for this one....

~Candice J~

I can't believe she'll be turning 18 years old this Saturday.

my head believes it, but my heart can't,

it's too much to take in,

I've been thinking a lot about her and her 18 years of life since last week,

we've been laughing at some of the funny things we remember about her when she was little.

I have mixed emotions,

it's so fulfilling to watch your daughter grow up and yet,

you just want to keep them tiny forever.

she was the cutest little "gink"

somehow Kurt deemed her that a very young age,

it was just her...she was so "ginky" and cute!