Updates and Thanksgiving Wishes

I thought I'd better check in one more time before things get really crazy!

You see, every year we host my hubby's family of 12 siblings and various spouses and kids for Thanksgiving. And since everyone brings all the food, I really only have to be in charge of cleaning.
But the challenge is that my Bible Study is Tuesday morning, and I've not quite finished my lesson...which means I'll be doing that tonight. (It's Beth Moore's Daniel...wonderful, powerful stuff!)
Doing that tonight after I do my most dreaded chore...no, not cleaning toilets. I laugh in the face of toilets.

No, it's emptying out the entire fridge and cleaning all the nooks and crannies, washing those veggie drawers, and then putting everything back (except for those item that have now turned into experiments in growing penicillin.)

Am I the only one who dreads this chore?

And then, of course, we still need to do school in the mornings! And then clean...clean...clean.

Thankfully, my husband will be helping a bit after he gets home this week. I've assigned a Honey-Do list...things like getting those cobwebs...
raking the leaves with the girls...


(which every year includes putting the girls on top of the heap inside the can- they'll probably still be doing that when they're teens...)

But little does he know that this includes giving our big lab mix, Mandy, a bath.


Now, one thing about my husband you should know. He tolerates Mandy....but in her first year of life, she has done her share of puppy crimes.
She's torn apart our swimming pool, eaten siding off our house, and generally been a juvenile delinquent on four legs. Needless to say she has not exactly grown on him.

But Mandy does have a sweet side, and is really calming down. Truly. Just look at that face.

Except for bathtime. So, he is elected.

Because of everything on my to-do list, I'll be taking a short bloggy break until after Thanksgiving. (But don't look for me the morning after...I'll be one of the crazy ones braving the masses!) I will be trying to catch up with all of you here and there, though, as time permits.


But before I sign off, I wanted to mention how honestly blessed I feel during this season.

I have so much to be grateful for... my home- which, though now fancy- is big enough to hold so many to celebrate with...

My family, whom I love so incredibly much...

And most of all, I'm grateful that God loves me- in spite of all my flaws...so much that He and gave His only Son..and that He will never leave me nor forsake me.

Last of all, I can't leave out that I'm also grateful for all the new friends I've met through blogging, who have touched my life for the better.

God bless each and every one of you and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!


"...rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." Colossians 2:7