JOYFILLED SATURDAY

Greetings and Holykisses!

I hope yall had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and have enjoyed all those leftovers. I'm about ready to clean out the fridge now. Well, okay... maybe not the pie. ;)

The photo above is one of my most treasured memories of this Thanksgiving. Trent learned how to make gravy! lol He likes to cook, and is king of the grill. On my birthday, what I'd rather have than anything else is his grilled, cheesy-brats. But looking back, one of the many things I did wrong as a Mom was not teaching the boys much in the way of household chores or cooking. Since I was "home"...... I pretty much did everything for them. Many times, since they've been on their own; I've gotten phone calls from them asking, "Momma how do you make _____" Sometimes it tickles me to no end. But I've decided when they're around and we're having festivities, it's time to put them to work in the kitchen. Besides, it is much more fun for everyone to be taking part, than for one person to be doing it all. And I've found people like to help! Who wants to go to someones house and have to stand there and watch them do everything. It's more fun to pitch in! This Thanksgiving, Trent did just that! He learned to make gravy from ham and turkey! Yeeehaaa! It was delicious too I might add! Good job Trent! You made your Momma proud. ;)

Usually, the day after Thanksgiving, you can find me holed-up here at the house. But this year, to my shock and delight... Myguy wanted to venture to Fort Smith to .... shop?! HOLYCOW!
Will wonders ever cease? There was a tool sale he wanted to hit, so he dropped me off at the Mall. I was armed with my cellphone, and my mad money. -- It was fun! Funny thing too; he and Trent showed up at Sears just in time for Myguy to buy me a really cute green sweater! haa I mean; ho ho ho! The timing was just too perfect!* lol (Really cute sweater...one left in my size...oh look; here comes Myguy!) SEE! Ladies, you all agree with me right? It was just meant to be.
We had a grand day. We had a gift card left over from last Christmas to Western Sizzlin, so we used that for lunch. On the way home we went to a place called A-Z in Alma Arkansas. They have a tool building, a furniture building and then groceries, or gifts... it's huge!
Very inexpensive, and everyone around loves it. For instance if you like floral arrangements etc... they have isles upon isles of floral stems etc. I had an absolute BLAST.

In the photo above, you can see the new rug we found for our new floor at A-Z. Can you see the pink roses in the center medallion? I'm a sucker for pink roses, and liked the vintage feel this one had. You can see the dogs must like the feel too!

This was my favorite A_Z find. I've been looking for so long to find something unusual to display my vintage relatives. Old black n white photos and postcards that I collect. This little stand holds alot! It was made for Christmas cards, ... so I'll probly use it for that too.

This morning, my scissors were flying, as I finished up my package for my Cookie cutter swap partner. I hope she likes the cutters I found for her. I found 2 very special ones at an antique store on the way home yesterday!

Our post office here closes at 10 a. m. Myguy came to my rescue and made a mad dash to go mail my swap partners package for me. (I heart him so) -- I was still in my jammies with glitter all over... paper, yarns and ribbons all over my table. It still is. lol I can already tell, it's going to be one of those days. You kind of have to be in the mood to make things... and it hit me hard and seems to be sticking. That could just be residue from my glue gun- not sure? I signed up for Deena's Pink Ornament exchange and I'm anxious to start on that next. ;)

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!


"What kind of King would leave His throne... in heaven to make... this earth His home?"
While men seek fame and bravery now... in lowliness, our King comes down... Jesus Jesus precious One... how we thank You that you've come! Jesus, Jesus precious One... a manger throne for God's own Son!"

~Happy Thanksgiving~

The turkey AND ham are sharing the oven.
Pies are lined up on the antique cupboard.
Giblets are cooked and waiting patiently for breadcrumbs and broth.
Yams are swimming in brown sugar, pecans and real butter.
The 7 layer salad is chilling. While green bean casserole, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, and hot potato rolls are to do lists inside my head.

I forgot to turn the heater on last night. When I awoke, our new floors were pretty chilly! As I sat at the table with that first cup of coffee and a crocheted throw on the floor for my feet; all three of the dogs laid on it and kept my tootsies warm. :)

Myguy is still in sweet slumber, and when he wakes; I can already hear him exclaim, "I smell turkey!" ;) I'm afraid the fragrances around here are rather varied. Not merely because we are having turkey AND ham, but.... because last night as we walked to the chicken coop, to close the door behind the girls... something black and white was visiting. Another PEPE' LA PEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW was inside our coop. Myguy ran for his gun, and blasted it. OhmY...... I'm afraid it was a big one too.* It REALLY stinks outside! I think we shall have to draw straws to see WHO has to remove it from the coop today. I'll opt for doing ALL the dishes, if someone else will do skunk removal duty. ~~~~ Life on the farm! :) lol

Last night as I was finishing up, putting up the Christmas tree; we had a sweet surprise. Our Tony walked in the door! He was able to come home for the night and doesn't have to work today! The last time we talked he said he was pretty sure he'd not be here for Thanksgiving. Most of you know, he's working for my brother now and when you're doing construction in plants like Tysons, you often have to work holidays when the plants shut down. How thankful I am that he got to come home instead!! I'm grateful we'll have BOTH our sons home this Thanksgiving... and we have so much to be thankful for. At the same time; I know many people today who are going through difficult and hard times. Families who have recently lost loved ones. Families with sick children. People who have lost their job,... and so on. I want you to know that you remain in our prayers, and I hope that today, you can reflect on all your blessings... and see God's goodness. He's faithful and loves us!! Even when we go through hard times... He's still with us.

As I count my blessings today, ... I'm thankful for YOU!

I pray a special blessing for each and everyone of you today. You've enriched my life so very much.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!