I bought stuff for the new puppy, Andrew also bought stuff… I think we went tad overboard…

I was so sad my mother-in-law couldn’t join us this year because of covid but we have so much to be thankful for. Praise God for his faithfulness and his perfect love. Thanks be to God.

We all cooked all day long as we always do on Thanksgiving day. I did have to call (or yell) to get them back a few times, but I know everyone really helped out and I loved having them around. Everything turned out good except for my turkey… I made a mistake on the temperature bc I got confused with other things going in and out of the other oven. Bummer. 🙁 I was so sad, because this could’ve been a really delicious bird. It was still good but it was dry and there was nothing I could do for graving.  
Is the a hashtag for “turkey fail”?

I don’t know what got to me last night, but after I prep the turkey and prepared the menus for the big turkey day, I had this crazy idea to make new table mats and napkins, so I started sewing at 10pm and finished 1am. I can’t help when something triggers my creative juice to start flowing. I just know I must obey it. ;P

Love this reactions from kids when we told them we are finally getting our mini-bernedoodle puppy in December!

Our trees have all turned to beautiful autumn colors.

Today’s temperature drop to 40s so we are using our brand new fireplace for the first time. 

Shane wanted to read by the fireplace this evening, so I cozied up next to him. This is nice…

I make vacation collages on canvases and display them on the hallway walls. Every now and then, we stand here looking at photos reminiscing on our family trips and dreaming about going to places in the future… 

Coffee table: another great find!