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Or is that new yarns? Three years ago I knitted AJ this little hat out of Lion Landscapes yarn.
She loved it.
So, of course, when she grew out of it I had to make her another one.
She actually did like the first one, and asked me to knit her a second, and I was happy to do it for her. And she’s happy, too.
Speaking of happy, Happy Thanksgiving!
This is our driveway.
Think we need to rake?
We’re 16 days into our countdown to Thanksgiving.
Some of my favorite things we’re thankful for include toes…home…my bed…today…friends…ears…the house is clean (thank you, DJ, for saying that!)…but one of the best is the brown one, upside-down near the bottom…
I love it! This will be a family keepsake for sure. (Did I already say, I could see this made in quilting fabrics, with appliqued leaves and hand embroidered words? Maybe next year!)
ETA: my hubs is the one who wrote “mama’s cooking” on the brown leaf…and he was talking about me! :)
We’re working on a project for the month of November. I had read an article recently about someone who had embarked on a month-long gratitude project, writing down things he was thankful for every day. At the end of the article, it gave ideas for how to do the same thing yourself with your kids, and it seems like it said something about making a tree…but now I don’t remember exactly what it was, just that it was the springboard for my own idea.
Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done. Colossians 2:7
I decided to make a giant tree on posterboard and then have each family member cut out leaves in a personal color. AJ chose orange, DJ chose green, I chose yellow, and my husband had to take brown (we’ve somehow used up all of our red construction paper). Now, for each night from now until Thanksgiving, we’ll each write down one thing we’re thankful for. You can’t write down the same thing twice, and you have to think of what to write on your own. The first two nights, AJ was thankful for her unicorn and her bat ring. Last night it was MAMA. :) DJ has written down Mama, Daddy, and Jesus so far. I’ve written down AJ, DJ and my husband. The hubs is behind and needs to catch up already! Here’s a partial close-up.
We’re enjoying the project so far, and I can’t wait to see the tree when it’s covered with 104 leaves by Thanksgiving Day. We decided last night that a lot of leaves will have to be stuck on the “ground” by then!
Other things I’m thankful for:
- Homeschooling. Even though we have our “days”, and if you homeschool you probably know what I mean, it’s mostly a great experience for all of us. I love not having to rush around in the mornings and take kids to school. I also love the notion that in another few years, there will be no evening homework, because we’ll get it done during the day! What a concept!
- Hobbies. I’ve been loving the knitting lately. I’m past the sleeves on my featherweight cardi now and can’t wait to finish!
- Fall. It’s such a relief, after the heat and heaviness of summer in the south. I took the kids out for a walk the other day to collect pretty colored leaves for a notebook, and we enjoyed the cooler sunshine so much. I’m also thankful that we live in a quiet neighborhood where we can head out the door and wander around and feel safe.
One more fall photo for fun. I love this time of year!
What are you thankful for?
