AMAZING!!!

Now this is what I call a gingerbread house!! 

"A Day of Thanks"

We had a lovely thanksgiving as usual. Don makes the BEST turkey I have ever tasted, and the pumpkin pies (thanks to Laura) were just as yummy!  It was a nice relaxing day and we enjoyed it.  I even won a game of five crowns.  

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As you can see the dogs even got in on the "turkey" action.......for that I am sure they were thankful!!!

I am thankful for.....

With Thanksgiving upon us, I have been thinking about ALL that I have to be thankful for. I know that things aren't perfect, but I do feel blessed every single day and something good always comes from trials and struggles. 

So here are the things that I am so thankful for.....
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1. My Saviors sacrifice, and the atonement.. the gospel of Jesus Christ  brings so much happiness into my life.  I love it.  It completes me.

2. An amazing family heritage.  I was born of goodly parents, who taught me the things that I needed to learn by teaching and example.......I never once was told to do something that my mother herself wouldn't do.  She is truly a woman who I look up to and strive to be like. (I have a lot of work to do).

3. Don.....He is such an amazing father and supports our family financially and emotionally, by keeping a a beautiful home over our heads, and food on our table.... and most importantly,  loving us no matter what!!! .

4.Wonderful Children, who I love sooo much and who make me so happy.  They really are great, and they teach me things daily.

5. My precious 4 legged, furry kids...Max, Casey, and Benji, they are the best, and have helped our family through hard times.  They are also cheaper than a therapist!  haha.

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Although life isn't perfect it fits me perfectly!!!

The "100 Dresses"

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Wanda wore the same faded blue dress to school every day. It was always clean but sometimes it looked as though it had been washed and never ironed. Peggy started the game of the dresses when suddenly one day Wanda said, ' I have a hundred dresses at home--all lined up in my closet.' After that it was fun to stop Wanda on the way to school and ask, 'How many dresses did you say you have?' ' A hundred, ' she would answer.  It turns out that she had designed 100 dresses on paper and had them hanging in her closet.

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving and Serving those who are less fortunate, our Relief Society's November Enrichment night was titled "100 Dresses" based on this book.Our goal was to donate dresses for a few different organizations in need, the activity for the evening.was to make pillow case infant dresses to donate also. We also had the Y.W. model dresses in a fashion show. I am pretty sure that we made our goal.

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   I am grateful for the service in the Church Organizations, and for the opportunities that I have to serve those around me, and in turn serve our Savior!

Halloween...Twenty~Eleven