Tis the season for giving, wait for it, THANKSgiving.

And so it is time to update our fall decorations...

I placed these beauties in the dining room.  You can probably tell that we've had these candles since long before I was born.

I made these these pictures for a day care lesson I teach every other week.  I didn't have to, but I wanted to because they could easily become part of our Thanksgiving decorations.  In case you cannot tell, each character can be placed around the table together.  Fun!

And I have many things to be thankful for...

I was watching An Affair to Remember the other day and was quite pleased when this young lad made his brief appearance as one of Deborah Kerr's students...

BECAUSE HE LOOKS LIKE MY FRIEND RACHEL MAREK!  Try to deny it.  It's not an exact likeness, but it's there.

And then later that night, I made a fire outside in our fire pot to burn up some dead branches.

And I used a "sepia tone" filter.  Ooo, nice.

Arguably, my number one thanksgiving is my precious Blue Bell.

Here she is doing her morning ritual of stretch crawling to the stairs.

But Blue Bell can be a capital "B" Buttface sometimes...

Of all things for her to get into, she chewed up my crayons.  I was able to salvage about half or so.  But, what the heck?  And she had a pile of chew toys right next to where she chewed them up. ... And, yes, I am aware that I am the childish one with the crayons.

 I am also thankful for the creative nature God has given me.  Shortly before sitting down to write this, I began planning a gift for a relative's of mine birthday.  The fabric below will be a useful tote bag in a few days.

While I was taking the picture of the fabric, Blue Bell was laying by doing what she does best.

This is her favorite chair and only chair she's allowed on.  She made a play for this wingback's neighbor, but I was like, "Uh-uh."  And she was like, "C'mon!"  But I did not waiver. 

 Also, I am thankful to spend time with my god-daughter Adelaide and her brother, Emery, my god-son.  And their mother...

The ginger is Adelaide.  I am her day care teacher sometimes.

I will end today with something I am NOT thankful for.  Earlier today, I was on the roof sweeping off some leaves...  You will not believe how much excrement I found.  And some of it was good sized.  What animal is pooping on our roof?  And people sized?  I can't imagine it's raccoons or possums.  It would have to be some tree climbing animal...  definitely not a squirrel.

I'm not a sicko.  The reason I took pictures is to show my dad later to see if we need to take action to try to get rid of whatever did this.  To help with perspective, the shadow is mine and the rectangular part is slightly larger than the iPhone I was taking the picture with.