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Day 23

1. Making Oreo turkey's with the kids

2. Finishing my makeover pieces of furniture!

3. Shopping by myself

4. A vehicle to get me from here to there

5. Staying up late watching movies with my Hubby

Day 24

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

1. Going to a THANKSgiving breakfast!

2. Enjoying yummy food and family time

3. Pouring over the Black Friday ads....to go or not to go...

4. Sipping warm drinks on a cold day

5. Taking a nap!

Here are a picture like the turkey's we made! (link is above) I do want to caution you that they are not a "cheap" food craft. One bag of oreos only makes 15 turkeys....and that's if there are no broken one! If I had to ballpark it I would say I spent $35-40. (I did buy 3 packs of cookies, 3 bags of frosting, 2 bags of candy corn,  bags of mini Reese cups, one box of whoppers, and a container of little chocolate balls for the eyes. That being said I do think it was worth it. We don't do things like this very often and the kids really loved it. We decided to give them out to some of our neighbors, and a few widow ladies who live nearby. FUN to make FUN to deliver!

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Day 22

1. Our "new to us " refrigerator...compliments of an auction

2. A nice warm house with no where to go on this cold & windy day!

3. The FUN of re-vamping furniture

4. Getting our tickets for the Women's Conf. in INDY!!

5. My new vitamin line-up seems to really be helping me feel better!

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Day 21

1. Getting adjusted at the chiropractor & getting a massage!

2. Having friends over this past weekend we haven't seen in forever!!

3. The warmer temps.

4. Our Sunday School Christmas project

5. Short school week

ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING! 

Amazing how fast this month of THANKSgiving has flown by!!

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DAY 19 

1. Friends who do favors

2. Clean house

3. My little girly girl

4. The quiet after all the kids go to bed

5. Holding hand with my sweetheart

DAY 20 

1. Hot chocolate on cold days

2. New highlights in my hair

3. Going to auctions 

4. Bulk grocery shopping trips (saves me so much time)

5. Meal planning (when I actually take the time to do it!)

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Day 18

1. Pinterest!! LOVE it! 

(You can follow me on Pinterest, click on the icon on the left of your screen)

2. The smell of leaving burning....

3. The excitement the holiday season brings

4. God's faithful promises

5. Putting up Christmas decorations with the kids.

Their eyes were sparkling with such excitement...Julia just keeps saying how beautiful the tree is :)

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Day 17

1. I sold my Stampin' Up bundle on Craigslist!!

2. A WONDERFUL new rhubarb bar recipe (coming soon)

3. My Husband's hardworking spirit

4. A positive outlook, even amongst uncertainty

5. Spending quiet time with my Lord, being refueled & encouraged

In case you missed what this list making is all about, or you want to catch up on what I'm thankful for start here! Thanksgiving is ONE WEEK from today....are you preparing your heart?

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Day 15

1. My husband's love for cooking breakfast

2. My hair appt....I always wait to long!

3. A short week of school next week

4. A clean kitchen

5. Leftovers for supper..no cooking for me! 

It's not late to start making your Thankful List!! Join the fun...start reading here! 

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I'm playing thankful catch from last Saturday through today.....

DAY 12

1. Star gazing

2. a freezer full of meat

3. sleeping in

4. family time

5. teaching my children why it's important to be thankful

DAY 13

1. our pediatrician being open on Sunday mornings

2. worship music

3. corporate worship

4. teamwork when tackling a large task

5. medicine to heal my little girl

Day 14

1. The blogs I follow that encourage, inspire, & teach me new things!

2. My blog: thankful for a place to "scrapbook" our memories

3. You Tube: LOVE watching "how-to" videos!!

4. Having my own quilting studio...leave my mess & close the door :)

5. Our own school room! Such a HUGE blessing!!!

Only 10 more days till Thanksgiving.....keep making your list!

To read more about my list making start here!

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 Are these not the cutiest thing???!! 

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Day 11

1. the gift of yet another day

2. changing seasons

3. a warm cup of coffee, hot chocolate, or tea...yum!

4. a fresh blanket of snow

5. our new comforter...so soft!

To hear more about my list making or follow along go here.

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Day 10

1. watching the sun rise or sunset with amazement

2. Going on vacation alone with my hubby 

3. sitting in the fall sun reading a good book

4. watching my children light up each day their daddy comes home

5. Each day I get to stay home and school my kids (even on the hard days)

Isn't it fun to watch our list growing! We've already THANKED GOD for 50 things.....and that is only a drop in the bucket, and it only took a few minutes each day. Is your daily list making helping to keep your heart in a thankful spirit? I sure hope so! We have the flu floating around our house this week, but amongst it all I'm just thankful that my kids are "hitting the bowl"! Even in yucky stuff we can find things that are praise worthy....again it's a choice.

To follow along on my list making journey start here.

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Day 9

1. Our new computer is up and running

2. For our first day back in our school room!!

3. My nice warm bed to sleep each night

4. surprises from my husband

5. A quiet schedule with no where to be

To find out what this list making is all about or to catch up, start here.

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Day 8 

1. My in-law family

2. The warm glow of a bonfire

3. A stroll through the woods

4. Thrift Stores

5. Finding a great sale...and using a coupon on top of that!

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I don't know about the rest of you but I'm having a blast making my Thankful List! If you want to read more about my list making you can go here to catch up. 

DAY 7

1. Our basement being ready to use again!

2. Doctors with caring heart and compassionate care

3. The Lord's gift of another day

4. Thanksgiving Season

5. Bible Translation for all those still in need of God's Word

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The weekend is in sight and so I'm wrapping up Day 4, 5, 6 all in one post! If you want to play catch up, you can go here.

Day Four

1. Loving Family

2. Faithful Friends

3. Fellowship with Friends & Family

4. Quiet talks with my children

5. Random "I Love You", or "Your the Best Mom Ever" from my family

Day Five

1. Weekends

2. Movie nights

3. Popcorn supper on Sunday

4. Snuggling & reading books

5. A wonderful life full of blessings

Day 6

Our 12 year anniversary!!

It seems so incredible that today we celebrate 12 years of marriage. God has been so good and faithful to us. Four energetic children surrounding us, and making each day memorable. I love my husband more each year, he still makes me laugh and I LOVE THAT! He was made just for me and that simply amazing! I'm excited to see what the Lord has in store for us as we grow old together.

Happy Anniversary Honey!

In honor of our day my list is all about my sweetheart:

1. Your Loving Arms

2. Your Patience

3. Your Kisses

4. Your Hard Working Spirit that allows me to stay home

5. Our last 14 Years together

I hope your having fun with your own list...

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 In case you missed my post yesterday, and want to know what my family and I are doing for the month of November head over here! I hope many of you have decided to join in on the fun and are making your own lists.......

Day Three

11. paint trays...genius little things!

12. our chickens

13. DATE NIGHT with my sweet Hubby!

14. my salvation

15. smiles & giggles from my kids

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November...really....I can't believe it! I do love fall, I think I might have mentioned it once or twice before. I have always really LOVED NOVEMBER for several reasons. To me, November kicks off the holiday season, setting the mood with the many things that I have to be thankful for! On my FB page I started yesterday listing 5 things each day in November that I am thankful for. I love what making a simple list does for my perspective......getting focused on THE GIVER of all these fantastic things on my list. I know that no matter where I am in my journey in life, there are always things to be thankful for. CHOOSING GRATITUDE IS A CHOICE.......a moment by moment choice. I wish I could say I always choose gratitude, but I'm working hard on it. If your wanting some Fall inspiration you can head over to my PINTERST page and find some!

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I would like to invite you to join me in my list making this month. You don't have to have a blog and make them public, simply grab a piece of paper and start jotting them down each day. I plan to make this a family event at our house with each child making their own list of ONE thing per day they are thankful for, and on THANKSGIVING MORNING will can wake up and share them with each other. Doesn't that sound like a fun way to start off the day?

THANKFUL LIST 2011

Day One

1. My Hubby

2. Hot bubble baths

3. my dream house

4. my four kiddos

5. warm sunny fall days

Day Two

6. grace

7. unconditional love

8. church family

9. a warm bed to sleep in

10. fresh, clean, uncontaminated water

I'll leave you with this quote I found on Pinterest today...you may want to sit down it's a powerful one!

What if today God only gave you the things you thanked Him for yesterday?