Happy November everyone!! I LOVE this time of year! :) The leaves, the smells, harvest here on the farm, the cooler weather, all the fall fun things that can be done, deer season, and of course Thanksgiving! My favorite holiday!
I think Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, because it was always the time of year that my family that lives far away would all get together and have Thanksgiving and then prepare the Ohio shotgun deer season! My Dads family would travel fro FL every year for this and we would all spend a week in Southern Ohio hunting from daybreak to dusk! It was this time of year that I have some of my best memories. :)
Thanksgiving is also when I make sure to eat my favorite food ever. My Grandma Johnson's noodles. I have tried for years to make them as good as hers and it just hasn't happened. My only saving grace will be 50 years from now, my grand kids will not have had my grandmother's noodles, so they will think mine are pretty great! :)
In honor of Thanksgiving, I am doing 30 days of Thankfulness! I started this a few days ago, so I will post a couple pics here to get caught back up! My first one was God, for giving me so many things to be thankful for! I am so very blessed and thank Him everyday for those blessings. My second was my home. :) Third was my husband :), and the one for today is my Dad. (we are having his 50th birthday party this afternoon) His actual birthday is halloween! :) So, I am also thankful to get the chance to visit with lots of family and friends today! :)
So what is it that you are thankful for?? Please comment! I love comments! :)
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Day 30: Today I thankful that I had a successful deer season this year! :)
Day 29: Today I am thankful to have been born in the great United States of America and for the opportunities we have here.
Day 28: Today I am thankful for deer season!
Day 27: Today I am thankful to be starting my vacation! :)
Day 26: Today I am thankful for all my wonderful customers!
Day 25: Today I am thankful for Black Friday Sales
Day 24: Today I am thankful for holidays and that they bring people together!
Day 23: Today I am thankful for stand mixers and dishwashers! ;)
Day 22: Today I am thankful for Squanto
Day 21: Today I am thankful for fun TV shows that specialize in finding things that don't technically exist. I'm convinced Bigfoot is out there! :)
Day 20: Today I am thankful that I was raised in the country and have been able to continue to have that lifestyle. I was lucky to have a Dad that took me and my brother hunting at a very young age and that we both still love to hunt as our family has for generations before us. Also in that equation I was lucky to have a mom that even though she wasn't crazy about having her daughter hunting, never told me otherwise. Lucky still to have found a husband that chooses the same lifestyle and adds some farming to it. :)
Below pic is my brother and I in 1988 after frog gigging with our Dad. I was 5 and he was 8! :)
Day 19: I was thankful today to be able to go to Kentucky and see my family for my nieces 2nd birthday party! It was a great day! :)
Day 18: Today I am thankful for food! :) We are very blessed here to have access to some of the best food. Even though I am trying to eat healthier, I did indulge in chocolate waffles at the Outback last night! So good! :)
Day 17: Today I am thankful for lazy days! It isn't often that we get to put away the computers or turn off the phones and just enjoy doing the simple things! I have been making an effort to do this everyday! FYI: I haven't been overly successful! ;)
Day 16: Today I am thankful for my wonderful nieces and nephews! Between my and I, we have 13. They range in age from 3 months to 13 years. 10 on his side and 3 on mine, and our youngest niece, Amelia is 2 today! :)
The below photo was taken at Amelia's 2nd birthday party! From left to right, Mandy, my step-sister, holding our niece, Gabriella Rose (2.5). In the middle is me, holding new nephew, Cassander James (3 months). Far right is my sister-in-law, Erin (married to my bro: Gabbie and Cas' Mama), holding our other niece Amelia Marie!
Day 15: Today I am thankful for that it is my Friday and I am going to have a couples days off :)
Day 14: Today I am thankful for good health! For my family, friends, and myself.
Day 13: Today I am thankful for my hound dogs. This pic is my youngest pup, Harm. She is the 5th generation of females from her line that we have owned.
Day 12: Today I am thankful that my beloved Steelers won the game against the Bengals! Go Steelers! :)
Image is from Google, not mine
Day 11: Today I am thankful for the clients that came in for my mini family photo sessions! Lots of adorable smiling kids! :)
Day 10: Today I am thankful for Veterans and this country! God Bless our veterans and America!
Day 9: Today I am thankful for all my loyal fans and customers! I am so lucky and I can't wait to do family photo sessions this Saturday! :)
Day 8: Today I am thankful for my full time job as a 911 emergency dispatcher!
Day 7: All of my family and friends that are so supportive and that I can always count on them! I am very blessed! :)
Day 6: The doctor and the medical staff that removed my husband appendix and that he is at home recovering safely! :)
Day 5: My Mama with her first grandson, Cas! This was at my grandmother's 80th birthday last month! :)
Day 4: My Papa and I trout fishing in Arkansas fall of 2010! :)
Day 3: My husband getting his officer of the year award for 2010! :)
Day 2: My home! :)
Day 1: Thankful to God and all the things He has given me to be thankful for! :)
Also, the picture of the cross is not mine! I found it on google images!
I hope that everyone counts their blessings, find the silver lining in everything, and always keeps an open mind. Today I thanked God for everything he has given me and then I thanked him for everything he hasn't!
