While our family always does the football and parade watching, football playing and turkey and pumpkin pie eating traditions, it is the meaning behind the tradition that really gets me. When we think about all that we have to be thankful for it is very overwhelming! Each year we support The Heifer Project and we start to plan what we are giving about this time each year. Our family as a whole is very supportive of this-- my parents started the trend and we've continued to grow it each year. It has been wonderful to help us teach our children. Several children's books have been written about animals donated and how it helps children which really helps drive the message home for our kids. The Heifer Project is a fabulous organization that really helps those in the US and abroad to change their lives and give them something to be thankful for. In many cases, our small donation of an animal changes the lives of children who didn't have enough to eat on a daily basis. They are able to support their family and send the children to school to learn to read and write giving them a chance to realize their full potential. Every child should be given that opportunity but so many do not. I am very grateful for everything that I have been blessed with.
Appropriately enough, CTMH has a great new stamp set called 'Give Thanks'! I thought I'd share this with you to celebrate Thanksgiving. I used this neat set with my Copic markers and Grace papers to create these cards. I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday!
So how was your week? Mine's been a blur! We've been in the hospital with our daughter all week unexpectedly. My 2 1/2 year old has 'reactive airway disease' so a little cold went from nothing but a runny nose to full blown asthma within a few hours. Amazing and very scary! But she is much better and we are finally home.
So far it has been a busy weekend with projects and errands. We took the recycling to the center, put away all our pool stuff and covered the chairs, etc. for the winter. We trimmed a few bushes that were close to the fence that I was afraid would break the fence if we actually get a decent snowfall this year. We pulled up the remaining plants in the vegetable garden, raked up all the loose stuff and put away the hoses. I cleaned up the house, did all our week's laundry and we are preparing for a few friends to come over this evening for a bonfire at our fire pit. Luckily I went to Costco at lunchtime yesterday. Whew! Suddenly I feel tired!!
To decorate, I used rub ons from Close To My Heart and some others I had in my stash. And added some ribbon on the top and a round stamped to from tag (using December Word Puzzle set from CTMH) that I tied on to the ribbon with Flaxy Wax (CTMH). 
Here's a few close ups. I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I plan to bake cookies with the kids and stack them, cover with plastic wrap tie them up with matching ribbon. 
It would also be a great for a new house scrapbook page, a housewarming card, a Christmas scene-- just add some Prisma glitter and white embossing powder to the tops of the shutters, roof, doorstep-- the possiblities are endless with this set! Plus, the images are large making a great embellishment for a scrapbook page.
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