This week is coming swiftly to a close, as is the month of November. I’m pausing for a bit with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story to stop, think, and be thankful for the blessings of the week.
1. Thanksgiving Day. We had a lovely time with all the family here and talked with my oldest son in RI the day before. Lots of good food, chatting, and fun.
2. Helpers. Because my heart rate is still elevated, Mittu offered to make all the side dishes for Thanksgiving–I think Timothy and Jason helped. Mittu made a beautiful gluten-free pie crust for my apple pie. Jesse made a pumpkin pie. And Jim cleaned bathrooms and vacuumed. He also always takes care of getting all the meat off the turkey bones after we eat and then washing the roasting pan. He also washed some of the bigger dirty dishes that wouldn’t fit in the dishwasher.
3. A nice Thanksgiving craft kit. I found this at Hobby Lobby–leaves that come with little bamboo sticks with which we can scratch designs. All the Thanksgiving items were half-off when I got them, plus I had a gift card.
A couple of ours: Mittu’s swirly one and Jim’s veined one.
4. This year’s thankful tree. It’s always fun to read everyone’s contributions.
5. Getting the dates set for Jeremy’s visit. It’s always good when everything is confirmed. Looking forward to his coming.
I hope those of you in the USA had a meaningful Thanksgiving, too! I’m planning on staying within my own four walls this Black Friday. How about you?
Stray Thoughts 
I’m so glad you had such a good Thanksgiving and that everyone pitched in. The craft looks cute, and I love your Thanksgiving tree!
it looks like you all had a great Thanksgiving! I love the leaves and the tree with the turkey face. So fun!!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I will pray for your heart rate to return to normal.
Yes, definitely staying within my home this Black Friday! 🙂
I’m so glad that you had such a nice Thanksgiving, Barbara.
Love your thankfulness tree! Today we’re home putting up the Christmas tree.💕🍁💕🎄🎄🎄
That sounds like a nice Thanksgiving! Getting the turkey off the bones and washing the pan is a huge thing; how nice to not have to do it. Ours was nice (drove 3.5 hrs north to MI to my MIL’s house). I’m happy to be back home now and hoping to get some decor going tomorrow (we’re expecting 7″ of snow so I’m kind of hoping my organ church may be canceled Sunday).
I like the idea of the Thanksgiving tree with all the memories of what people are thankful for.
Jim is a treasure. I’m thankful that we both have husbands who cook and don’t mind doing the cleaning. And you are blessed to have Mittu who loves to cook.
I hope your heart rate settles down and you feel better. Willow
Didn’t November just blow by? Ugh.
Glad to hear your Thanksgiving went well and you had good help throughout. Praying that there’s a solution for your heart issues.
Love seeing your annual Thanksgiving tree!
That leaf craft looks fun. Sounds like everyone pitched in and made Thanksgiving special. I love the Thanksgiving tree! We never used to have Black Friday here in Canada. Our big sale day was always Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. Because we are fairly close to the border there were lots of people who would go to the States to shop Black Friday. Now in order to compete we now have have Black Friday too. I avoid stores on both those dates.