~The Joys of Family~

(cranberries & paper chains for my Sweet Annie feather trees)

Good Sunday morning everyone. As I write this I am enjoying the most delicious homemade bread....made by my dad.....toasted & slathered with real butter & fresh raspberry jam...It is fantastic! My dad has always been a great baker and cook and in his retirement he has decided to take up baking as a profession and his breads & baked goods are out of this world! When Spring arrives he will be peddling his wares at local farmers markets and other various homemade & handmade venues. I'm so excited for him..and mom..who is his partner in this new venture :).
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(Kurt, Aneesa, Jenna & Ben at the Great Adirondack Corn Maze this fall)

I'm so excited this morning .... Kurt Ryan will be home this afternoon!!!! He actually came into town yesterday..but he was only here long enough to deliver Reese and then he headed out to a friends house for a birthday party. Aneesa will be home with her mom & dad for Thanksgiving this year..:( we will miss her not being with us but seeing your parents is very important..and...she'll be here at Christmas :)Now.... Reese is Jenna & Ben's pup...Mark & I & Kurt are babysitting. Jenna & Ben are in Philadelphia visiting Ben's parents...so they will not be here until Wednesday evening....Reese is such a wonderful dog! We all love him.... he and Odie get along great...they act like they've known each other forever..and Jacob actually likes him this visit......much different than his last visit...ohhhh my goodness.......Jake did not care for Reese the last time he was here!!!!
(A couple of my newest offerings...Available soon)

Today I will be doing some baking & cozying up of the kids rooms! And this week there will be a LOT of cooking & baking going on...as well as hiking in the woods with the kids, board games...card games, relaxing by the fire, sipping wine and visiting with family & friends . And then on Thursday...OH THURSDAY...that most delicious of days...we shall eat, drink & make merry!

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~I wanted to share with you our new living room furniture & freshly painted walls...:)..We have been needing to paint and buy new furniture for quite some time now..a long time actually...but there just never seems to be enough time.....we finally decided not to put it off anymore.... We purchased the furniture..and the day before it was to be delivered..we painted...OH....what a long day that was... then the next day the furniture arrived..OH HOW I LOVE IT :). We painted the living room a rice cocoa color and the furniture is cream ultra suede..and unbelievably comfortable..
It's not completely done just yet...we still need to pull up the carpeting & put down hard wood floors and add a nice large braided rug with a bit of red in it....add molding where the ceiling & walls meet.....AND mark's blue recliner needs to be replaced.....but that will be a project for the spring...or maybe longer....usually when Mark & I talk about doing something to the house..it's 2 years before we actually get around to doing it....but..for now..it's lovely & cozy..which is just what we wanted! :)

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Okay, I must get busy...I've a pumpkin pie to make! Oh...I just LOVE this time of year!!

Wishing you all a joyous week of family, friends and love!

Happy Thanksgiving!