Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Day 28 of Thanks.......................

Here comes the best Thanks of all..........................
MY FAMILY!!


Husband, daughters, son, brothers, sisters, cousins, mother---all included in gratifulness! 

family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] 
 
nounplural families.
1.
  1. a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children,considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not:
    the traditional family.
  2. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with thechildren they care for:
    a single-parent family.
2.
the children of one person or one couple collectively:
We want a large family.
3.
the spouse and children of one person:
We're taking the family on vacation next week.

4. any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children,uncles, 
    aunts, cousins
to marry into a socially prominent family.
5.
all those persons considered as descendants of a common progenitor.
6.
Chiefly British. approved lineage, especially noble, titled, famous, orwealthy ancestry:
young men of family.
7.
a group of persons who form a household under one head, including parents, children, 

Monday, November 27, 2017

Day 27 of Thanks......................


I am thankful for all my friends--near and far.
We are one happy family!

These are wonderful lovable friends made by
Dottie!  They are heavenly to hold and more
fun to enjoy on her bed of red!
Thanks Dottie for sharing!

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Day 26 of Thanks.........................


I'm so thankful for those folks who
share their talents through exercises such as

Aren't these great?  I love putting together a
Christmas tree quilt or table runner.

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Day 25 of Thanks..........................

On this day of thanks, I'm so thankful that my son likes my fiber art!
He has requested a Texas Flag Quilt for his bed!



This is the pattern he likes--so I'm gathering my stash fabrics
for this challenge!

Friday, November 24, 2017

Day 24 of THanks............


Thanksgiving Day has passed and I'm so thankful for...........

wearables that fit!!!



Just ate too much!!!  

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Day 23 of Thanks................

On This Day of Thanksgiving,
we offer up this short prayer
that reflects our thoughts
of the day!



Interesting facts about Thanksgiving

  • Canadian Thanksgiving predates American Thanksgiving by 43 years. The first Thanksgiving in North America was held in 1578 in what is now Newfoundland, Canada. It was 43 before the first American Thanksgiving which happened in 1621 at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in Massachusetts 
  • Sarah Joseph Hale, who is the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" had contributed to the establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. After 17 years of sending letters to President Lincoln, she had convinced him to support legislation establishing a national holiday of Thanksgiving in 1863. Before Thanksgiving, the only national holidays celebrated in the United States were Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) and Independence Day
  • The TV dinner was invented in 1953 when Swanson had 260 tons of leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and no idea what to do with it. When asked, one of the employees said that they should package it in trays with sides and freeze 
  • There is a grocery in Paris named "Thanksgiving" that sells US food like Skippy peanut butter, Jello Instant Pudding, and Pop-Tarts to homesick ex-pats 
  • The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers and septic companies who call it "Brown Friday" 

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