I'm Free!

It is with great pleasure that I announce my first ever guest blogger!  Miss Bellie has great experience and wisdom to share from her 10 years on this Earth, and this little Lady always has my heart.  She is my biggest fan and I hers.  I asked her to join me this evening so that we can all remember what is important in life from a very simple perspective.

Hey, it's me, Miss Bellie. 
I am here to tell you that no matter what you have you should be thankful for it. 
I, personally am thankful for my family and house. I am most thankful for the feeling of riding a horse in the woods. So quiet and peaceful. It really gives me time to think. I think of all the problems I deal with and solve them. The faint, calm tweeting of birds releases all the stress from my body. 
As it gets closer to December, the cold, and more time with family, I count all my blessings, but I leave room for more. Because once christmas comes around, OH BOY! You have no idea how excited I am. Thank you for letting me talk to you. 
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Miss Bellie:)


We can all leave room for more blessings in our life!  Especially when our time together will increase!
I love you dear girl!  Thank you for sharing with us!!

6 Days!

Tomorrow is Saturday and I am lining up all of our activities for the day!  I can't wait!

Here are two activities that you can do with your family.  They are both really simple and the kids think they will be fun!

The first activity involves these wonderful postcard/printables found here.  Barb Crews at About.com has the most awesome stuff to use for free!  Her collections are amazing and she inspires me to be creative!  You can print them out and size them and do what every you want!  I'm leaving this activity open ended to see what the kids come up with on their own!  With such beautiful images it should be interesting!

The second activity involves paper plates and cut outs from magazines.  It is centered around one of my most favorite things: FOOD!  Help your child (if needed) cut out different foods from magazines.  Write your table prayer or whatever you want on the plate and then paste the pictures on it!  When my kids get older, I would like to take them to a Paint Your Own Pottery shop and make a platter for the turkey!

If you have any great Thanksgiving crafts you would like to share I would love to hear them!  Just leave them in the comment section!