Gobble Gobble

Our library storytime on wednesday included a book about a small bear who went around the forest gathering items for his family's Thanksgiving dinner. When he met up with a turkey, they loaded him into a box, then into a wheel barrow to be wheeled away for the meal. Of course, as most stories do, this one had a twist. Instead of being cooked up for the dinner, he was invited to share dinner with the bear family. Trevor quickly spoke up to point out to the librarian that the turkey was supposed to be dinner, not a diner. Nevertheless, we invited this fun guy to be our family's guest at Thanksgiving dinner. The four of us, along with Grandma and Grandpa (and our friend the Turkey) had a wonderful day full of yummy food, fun games, leisurely walks and of course, naps. As each of us shared what we are thankful for, Trevor declared that he was thankful for everything! There's nothing like the sincere declaration of a 5 year old! We hope you have a wonderful weekend, as well. Happy Thanksgiving!

Freedom

When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? ~George Canning

Liberty. Something that is so integral to our daily lives, and yet so commonly taken for granted. First and foremost, we owe our daily liberty to God, the Giver of all good gifts. But God chooses to use men and women to protect that gift. They are the service members of the United States military. This week as many of us move freely around our country, gathering in our homes with loved ones, let us not forget those who sacrifice to provide the freedom to do so. There are so many service members who are away from their loved ones this Thanksgiving Day. Take a few minutes to send them a small Thank You note from this website. Xerox is partnering with the Boys and Girls clubs and several other groups to provide this service to our troops. The cards have been designed by children from around the country. They have some wonderful text to choose from, or you may compose your own. Whichever you choose to do, it will take no more than a few minutes, but I promise that it will be sincerely appreciated. Brighten someone's day this week. Be thankful.

The Joyful Times

Sickness came into our home yesterday. Fortunately, it's stay was brief. Still, a day of crying, vomiting and semmingly endless laundry makes one thankful for better days. This thursday is Thanksgiving Day, but I decided that I needed more than one day to consider all the blessings God has given me. Today I am thankful for the joyful, carefree times. Is there anything more carefree than a couple of boys playing with the garden hose?

Notice something missing?

"Hmmmm....something feels not quite right. It's like there's something missing. I can't quite put my finger on it. Wait a minute, there is something missing. What happened to my mountains?" That's exactly what I thought when I went outside the other afternoon. While everyone else was having snow- my sister in MI had 5 inches, my parents had a dusting in VA and even my old neighborhood in NC had flurries- our skies were full of something a little different. Dust. So before I ran inside to shut all the windows, I snapped this picture. As the crow flies, those mountains are only a few miles away. So this dust was pretty thick. The bad news is that I didn't realize what had been happening, so by the time I got all the windows shut I already had a little layer of desert sand on everything in my house. Here's your investment tip for today- dump your whole portfolio into Endust stock. My usage alone is going to make it sky-rocket! Oh, just for reference, this is what my view is supposed to look like.

Une Nouvelle Epoque

As a point of explanation: I have no idea why I have decided to start this blog. For the past several years I have openly expressed my disdain for blogs in general, while secretly wondering how other young mommies seemed to have time to endlessly post online and still get their "real work" done. Yet, for some reason, I have recently felt myself drawn to the concept. Maybe it's our recent move- we've been plucked up from our familiar surroundings and landed in a place that it altogether foreign. I suppose it stems from a desire to quickly share small things that are of interest- I used to snatch up the telephone or mention a bit of news in passing while I waited in the Pre-School pick-up line. Now that's impossible, and a phone call every day is impractical. I think it's a desire to reach out and feel not so far away from so many people that we care about. As always, my motto for this blog is: Enlightening, Interesting, Uplifting or Amusing. Otherwise, it just doesn't belong. Now. . . about all that "real work". . . .