My Simple Day Book Post

FOR TODAY: November 30, 2009...

Outside my window... My little four year old ‘ bundle of FUN’, grandson and I have been watching lots of birds fighting for their share of the bird seed in the feeder. They are putting on quite a show. The sun is shining, the sky is bright blue and a neighbor is taking advantage of this beautiful day to put up Christmas lights. We couldn’t have asked for better weather this past Thanksgiving weekend.

I am thinking... How very blessed I am to have all the comforts of life we enjoy. We enjoyed seeing 3 of our children and their families this long weekend, although all but one son and his wife spent the day and had Thanksgiving dinner with their other families. Another son couldn't come home and stayed in Virginia with their little family. (MISS YOU) Our home though rocked with laughter, when 18 of us gathered on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, to share leftovers, pie and games. It is a great thing to have your family grow up to be wonderful people who are a joy to be around. I love just listening to them visit and catch up.
 We enjoyed seeing the movie once again, 'Blindside', with several of our kids on Friday afternoon, and then going on Saturday morning to a 'Bowling Birthday party '

for our grandson Caden, who just turned five.

Even barely 2 year old Jake loved to throw his BIG ball. It more than not, stopped half way down the lane! So much fun watching them all.

We also were able to put Mr B’s Dad’s tree up for him and decorate his apartment on Thanksgiving Day. He was very cute about it and loves how the fiber optic ends of the branches light up his room.

I wish... our son and wife’s car wouldn’t have been broken into while they were visiting us from Colorado. We feel we live in a safe neighborhood until something like this happens. They had two suitcases and about 50 CDs stolen. They didn’t realize it had happened until they got up early Saturday morning, and drove to Bountiful to attend the Bountiful Temple. Jamie's suitcase contained the dress she wore when were married, not quite a year ago. I felt so bad for both of them. ;{

From the kitchen. I smell the wonderful aroma of Turkey broth simmering for homemade Turkey Noodle soup later and I have bread dough rising for bread sticks.

 I am running dinner into a family tonight. I am glad we still have left over pumpkin pie to share for their dessert. :)

I am wearing. Comfy brown cords and a brown Tee with a lace top and warm socks.

I am creating. Actually I am changing some of our fall decore into Christmas.

This was a center piece I used for our Thanksgiving table and now it

looks a bit more like Christmas!

 I just finished my last Christmas gift which I planned to make... (I might get a wild haired idea and make some more later, if I know me! :) One of our little 7 year old granddaughters is soo in L♥ve with everything about C.S. Lewis’s, ‘Narnia’ books and movies. I noticed while visiting, she had drawn these sweet letters in pencil on white notebook paper and taped them to the top of her bed.

I wanted to make her letters spelling Narnia, for her to hang above her bed and I finished them in just in time to get them wrapped, the night before Thanksgiving.

I am reading. The UNDAUNTED by Gerald N. Lund, It is the true story of the miracle of the Hole-in-the-Rock-Pioneers who Mr B descends from.

 He had two grandfathers who were called in 1879 to create a settlement between the established communities of Utah and the lawless frontier of the four Corners area of the United States. This is a historical story about our children’s ancestors!
Gerald Lund says, “It is the story of a group of people who offered everything on the altar of the Lord and received, in return, the miracles they need to do his will. They were a small band of men, women and children who left well-established farms and businesses to yet again settle the untamed wilderness.
Their road: Only what they created for themselves, blasting out a perilous trail over slick rock and through desolate cliffs.
Their hearts: UNDAUNTED”

I am hoping to finish our Christmas shopping this week. I am almost finished:-)

Around the house. The Christmas Decor is going up and then lots of sprinkled sunshine! I had my four year old grandson and 22 month old granddaughter today while their mom went Christmas shopping. The toys, memories and the sweet things left out, after they leave are just bits of sunshine:) We made tent forts, and enjoyed playing Hiding go Seek! I am so grateful some of our little ones live close by. They all bring us so much joy!

Here is  a picture I thought I would share of baby Archie who is almost three months old is so sweet,  and happy. He is also juicy to hold. I wanted to just bury my face in  the sweetness of  his neck! He is smiling and talking back to us now. They grow too fast!

~♥~