Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday!
It has all the things I like about a holiday and very few of the presures that spoil some holidays:
>>>having friends and family come to my home for a meal
>>>serving traditional Thanksgiving food
>>>having a reason to think and talk about what we are thankful for (something we really should do more often
>>>Thanksgiving is on a Thursday--therefore most people get a four day weekend (how great is that?)
>>>Finally, Thanksgiving kicks off the "Holiday Season" and helps me get in the mood to shop, bake, decorate, etc..which in turn makes me and hopefully my family happy.
HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING--(only one week away)!!!
Take care,
MissT
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Holiday Spirit
Holiday Spirit
Do you have Holiday Spirit? Do you get goose bumps when you hear Christmas Carols on the radio? Do you look forward to all the festivities that come this time of year? We are in the midst of another Holiday Season--whether we are ready for it or not!
I am ready for it this year. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will be having a big group of family and friends over for "Turkey Day". I am planning a weekend full of "holiday stuff". We will be cooking, eating, shopping, decorating, and most importantly, visiting with each other.
I like the idea of the day after Thanksgiving being the start of the Christmas season. I have done a few thing ahead of time this year. We took advantage of a nice weekend and got the lights hung on the outside of the house. I have been picking up a few gifts--mostly stocking stuffers. This is uncharacteristic of me, normally I do not start any of that until December 1st or later. It actually feel really nice to have a head start on all of that.
As we have done in the past, my family will be having a "Christmas Cookie Bake" during Thanksgiving weekend. This is a fun way to get some baking done, stock up the freezer with sweet goodies, and spend quality time with weekend guest. I will be making my cookie dough ahead of time so that the messy part is over and the fun part can start sooner. Decorating and sampling the cookies is much more fun than mixing up the dough.
I hope all of you are getting in the Holiday Spirit. Try, like I will be, to find the good in the season. Leave the other stuff to someone else to worry about. Yes, there is too much commercialism, yes, Christmas Carol start on the radio before Halloween now, yes, we can get stressed out with too much to do and too little time. But, it is up to each of us to make our Holiday Season uplifting and fun. So, get in the Spirit of the Season and do not let yourself be a Scrooge. Choose to enjoy this time of year.
Take care,
MissT
Do you have Holiday Spirit? Do you get goose bumps when you hear Christmas Carols on the radio? Do you look forward to all the festivities that come this time of year? We are in the midst of another Holiday Season--whether we are ready for it or not!
I am ready for it this year. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will be having a big group of family and friends over for "Turkey Day". I am planning a weekend full of "holiday stuff". We will be cooking, eating, shopping, decorating, and most importantly, visiting with each other.
I like the idea of the day after Thanksgiving being the start of the Christmas season. I have done a few thing ahead of time this year. We took advantage of a nice weekend and got the lights hung on the outside of the house. I have been picking up a few gifts--mostly stocking stuffers. This is uncharacteristic of me, normally I do not start any of that until December 1st or later. It actually feel really nice to have a head start on all of that.
As we have done in the past, my family will be having a "Christmas Cookie Bake" during Thanksgiving weekend. This is a fun way to get some baking done, stock up the freezer with sweet goodies, and spend quality time with weekend guest. I will be making my cookie dough ahead of time so that the messy part is over and the fun part can start sooner. Decorating and sampling the cookies is much more fun than mixing up the dough.
I hope all of you are getting in the Holiday Spirit. Try, like I will be, to find the good in the season. Leave the other stuff to someone else to worry about. Yes, there is too much commercialism, yes, Christmas Carol start on the radio before Halloween now, yes, we can get stressed out with too much to do and too little time. But, it is up to each of us to make our Holiday Season uplifting and fun. So, get in the Spirit of the Season and do not let yourself be a Scrooge. Choose to enjoy this time of year.
Take care,
MissT
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Veteran's day
Veteran's Day
I spoke to my class of seventeen, three to six year old children today about the special holiday we have today. I told them that a Veteran is someone that is in the military. Then I asked them what they knew about soldiers. The most common thoughts that come from that group of young children was that a soldier had a gun, gaurded things, and looked for bad guys. We stood up, we all looked at a small flag held by one of the children, recited the Pledge of Allegiance and then I went on to speak to them about this special day.
I said that because we had brave people willing to be soldiers we stayed safe at school and at home. I told them that because they were good at gaurding thing they did not have to use the guns very often. I asked them to say, "Thank you" to the next soldier they saw wearing the special clothes we call uniforms. The children I teach are very young and innocent. The are easy to impress and easy to convince to "do the right thing".
I hope we all think and pray for the service men and women that are in harms way today and every day. Violence, as we are all acutely aware, because of the recent events in Texas and Florida, is such a waste of human life and sprit.
It is heartening to me to see young innocent children each day and realize it is possible to teach PEACE to them.
Take care,
MissT
I spoke to my class of seventeen, three to six year old children today about the special holiday we have today. I told them that a Veteran is someone that is in the military. Then I asked them what they knew about soldiers. The most common thoughts that come from that group of young children was that a soldier had a gun, gaurded things, and looked for bad guys. We stood up, we all looked at a small flag held by one of the children, recited the Pledge of Allegiance and then I went on to speak to them about this special day.
I said that because we had brave people willing to be soldiers we stayed safe at school and at home. I told them that because they were good at gaurding thing they did not have to use the guns very often. I asked them to say, "Thank you" to the next soldier they saw wearing the special clothes we call uniforms. The children I teach are very young and innocent. The are easy to impress and easy to convince to "do the right thing".
I hope we all think and pray for the service men and women that are in harms way today and every day. Violence, as we are all acutely aware, because of the recent events in Texas and Florida, is such a waste of human life and sprit.
It is heartening to me to see young innocent children each day and realize it is possible to teach PEACE to them.
Take care,
MissT
Friday, November 6, 2009
Mountain Air
Clear mountain air!!!
Thought for the day:
Breath in deeply,
Think clearly,
Be deliberate in action,
Find time to be kind or generous, and
Your day will be good.
This is my last day in the Mountains--although I will be in Colorado one more day and night. It is so good to have the opportunity to get away from my day to day routine and experience nature in an up close and personal way. Being in the Mountain Berg of Frisco Colorado is a real gift to me. I take long walks, snap lots of pictures and collect tokens of nature to take home.
On this trip I took advantage of the unusually nice weather for early November--we could have had a foot of snow on the ground. I was able to collect lots of dried flowers and weeds. I have been creating dried flower bouquets for my friends here and I am able to take a nice array home to "play with" when I return to 'flatland' country.
I find such beauty in the way nature dries out a gorgeous flower or weed and creates yet another thing of beauty. My home (and those of my friends) will be decorated with this natural beauty for Thanksgiving.
I am so looking forward to the "Holiday Season" this year. I have planned the Menu for Thanksgiving--picked out recipes for the cookie bake that will happen that weekend as well--and thought about gifts for Christmas--I have even purchased quite a few gifts already this year.
The practice of early shopping has never been something I did--or even thought of as a possibility for me. I always have marveled at people (mostly women I know) that could "prepare" for the holidays all year round.
I never found myself in the "Holiday Spirit" so early in the season before. I am hoping my early preparations will help me (and my family) have a more relaxed and enjoyable Christmas and New Year.
The next time you hear, "Happy Holidays", and have the thought to be a scrooge about the offered sentiment, think about the fact that the person uttering the words may be one of those people (like me now) that wants to "start early" and get a little more enjoyment out of this time of year.
Take care,
MissT
Thought for the day:
Breath in deeply,
Think clearly,
Be deliberate in action,
Find time to be kind or generous, and
Your day will be good.
This is my last day in the Mountains--although I will be in Colorado one more day and night. It is so good to have the opportunity to get away from my day to day routine and experience nature in an up close and personal way. Being in the Mountain Berg of Frisco Colorado is a real gift to me. I take long walks, snap lots of pictures and collect tokens of nature to take home.
On this trip I took advantage of the unusually nice weather for early November--we could have had a foot of snow on the ground. I was able to collect lots of dried flowers and weeds. I have been creating dried flower bouquets for my friends here and I am able to take a nice array home to "play with" when I return to 'flatland' country.
I find such beauty in the way nature dries out a gorgeous flower or weed and creates yet another thing of beauty. My home (and those of my friends) will be decorated with this natural beauty for Thanksgiving.
I am so looking forward to the "Holiday Season" this year. I have planned the Menu for Thanksgiving--picked out recipes for the cookie bake that will happen that weekend as well--and thought about gifts for Christmas--I have even purchased quite a few gifts already this year.
The practice of early shopping has never been something I did--or even thought of as a possibility for me. I always have marveled at people (mostly women I know) that could "prepare" for the holidays all year round.
I never found myself in the "Holiday Spirit" so early in the season before. I am hoping my early preparations will help me (and my family) have a more relaxed and enjoyable Christmas and New Year.
The next time you hear, "Happy Holidays", and have the thought to be a scrooge about the offered sentiment, think about the fact that the person uttering the words may be one of those people (like me now) that wants to "start early" and get a little more enjoyment out of this time of year.
Take care,
MissT
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Colorado Road Trip
Colorado Road Trip
(sing to the tune of "Going to California...")
I'm going to Colorado,
Colorado here I come,
They got some cool tall mountain there,
and I'm going to breath clean air!
I am going to take a ROAD TRIP! I love to pack up the car with drinks, snacks, some clothes, books on CD, and head out for and adventure. I will be visiting family and friends. That means free lodging (nice) and good company.
I will be my own company on the 8 or 9 hour drive to get there. That is nice too. I like to listen to NPR, music, and books on CD to help the time go by. I also like to take in the different landscapes along the way. I know, you are probably thinking, 'what landscape, it's Western Nebraska?' But I like the sparse land I see on the trip along I-80 then I-70. It may seem like a whole lot of nothing, but I enjoy the wide open expanse of sky, the cloud formations, the occasional wildlife, and the small towns I stop in as I make my way west.
Call me crazy, but I think that every state has it's own beauty. Some are beautiful because of all the trees and some are beautiful for the lack of trees. I think it is all in how you look at things. I try to look at things with that positive attitude in mind. I think it makes life more enjoyable and interesting.
Have a wonderful Sunday---I will be packing!!!!
Take Care,
MissT
(sing to the tune of "Going to California...")
I'm going to Colorado,
Colorado here I come,
They got some cool tall mountain there,
and I'm going to breath clean air!
I am going to take a ROAD TRIP! I love to pack up the car with drinks, snacks, some clothes, books on CD, and head out for and adventure. I will be visiting family and friends. That means free lodging (nice) and good company.
I will be my own company on the 8 or 9 hour drive to get there. That is nice too. I like to listen to NPR, music, and books on CD to help the time go by. I also like to take in the different landscapes along the way. I know, you are probably thinking, 'what landscape, it's Western Nebraska?' But I like the sparse land I see on the trip along I-80 then I-70. It may seem like a whole lot of nothing, but I enjoy the wide open expanse of sky, the cloud formations, the occasional wildlife, and the small towns I stop in as I make my way west.
Call me crazy, but I think that every state has it's own beauty. Some are beautiful because of all the trees and some are beautiful for the lack of trees. I think it is all in how you look at things. I try to look at things with that positive attitude in mind. I think it makes life more enjoyable and interesting.
Have a wonderful Sunday---I will be packing!!!!
Take Care,
MissT
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