Sunday, December 1, 2019

Thanksgiving Weekending

"All the magic I've ever known I've had to make myself" Shel Silverstein 

The morning after Thanksgiving I organized all of the girls clothes in their closets and drawers - it's a monthly thing I do. I don't mind at all - in fact I could list 'children's clothes' as one of my hobbies for sure. (if that were a thing)

I love to buy at the end of a season when everything is on sale - I buy a size ahead and save it all winter, all summer, all fall until that next season. I took everything out of the bags it came in (obviously needs an iron) and got it all organized. I look for areas where we need a few things and order those. Anna needed a few Christmas tops so those are on the way.

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After I take them all out I label them all for the different events in December. The 'rules' have always been that I pick the Christmas Eve Mass dress, the Christmas Day dress, and the girls get to pick and choose from all of the other things. I punch a hole in an index card in hanging on a hanger it goes!

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On Friday we picked out our tree... and that deserves it's own post coming soon!

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We started reading Christmas stories - you're never to old for picture books.

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Saturday night is 'on the couch' date night for Scott and I. He made this yummy drink for us: cranberry juice (tart, no sugar), club soda, fresh lime, and touch of honey for sweetness.

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On Sunday afternoon Abigail had a sweet friend over - they made frozen hot chocolates.

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And guess what else?! I've been waiting for this alllllll year long.... S N O W... Christmas snow.

Fos-ted Win-dow Panes I kept singing to myself...

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I am quite sure that the angels decided it would be the P E R F E C T weekend for the **first** snow. Yes, there is nothing in the world to a New Englander than that first snow - especially a romantic one like me.



Saturday, November 30, 2019

Thanksgiving 2019

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures..." Thornton Wilder

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*Breakfast started with cinnamon rolls made from the same dough I had just made for our Thanksgiving rolls (and the parade)

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*There was turkey basting and the smells in our home I wait all year long for

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*I made my pecan pie and Christmas sugar cookies the night before, but my apple pie I made that day

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*Lots of greens in our home this Holiday season - a real nature feel

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*A whimsical, baking themed kitchen

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*Her (my baking center) first Thanksgiving in our home

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*Apple pie in the cutest little pie cooling window Scott built me

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*Us, Anna 16, Abigail 13... my heart in that frame

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*This is her very favorite holiday

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*My blessings, my heart could burst it's so in love with those two girls

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*And her dress made me pretty happy too... never grow up...

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*And the next series are all from Anna picking up my camera

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*We do a kitchen dance like no one I know - not literally dancing (although sometimes), more like we love to both cooking at the same time, it's out thing and hosting this holiday brings out the best in us

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*Dad's 80th Thanksgiving

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*Christmas music playing - time for tea and sweets

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*A basket of Christmas cookies makes me oh so happy - and so does pie

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*Cousin love

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*They were down here in the playroom for hours while Scott and I got a chance to finally catch up with my brother and sister in law all cozy in front of the fire

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*I had a lot of help cleaning up in the kitchen from my Mom and sister in law. So when everyone was gone I quickly vacuumed, swept, turned on the fist round of the dishwasher (and left the rest til tomorrow) and Scott and I kissed our girls (chatted extra with Anna who comes alive after 11 and we love that new 'grownup' talk with her) and climbed into our Christmas bed, and fell asleep with the glow of two little trees on our nightstands. I love this holiday so much that I wish we could do it all over again next week...