Giving Thanks~Tweaking~A New Project

Hello blogging friends! Thanksgiving is just two days away so I thought I'd share some little tidbits of things that I'm so thankful for as well as a cute Thanksgiving banner I made up to brighten up our big red stepback cupboard.



Of course, I'm most thankful for having God and my family in my life. My sweetie, whom I love so very much and my two little blessings (which aren't so little anymore). They are what my days and nights revolve around. I'm so thankful for our health and the abundance of blessings from The Lord.



I'm thankful for both my parents and Daryl's mother and all of our siblings and their families, that most of them live so close by.
We enjoy family gatherings during the holidays, birthdays, and many other non-occasion gatherings. We just enjoy being together.


Especially our newest addition to the family, little Javan Michael. I can't wait to meet him for the first time this Christmas. My neice and her hubby are coming up from Texas to be with the family. I'm counting the days already! I can't wait to hold him and kiss those chubby little cheeks of his!



I am thankful to live in such a country with all the freedoms that we so enjoy. Therefore, I'm also thankful for all our past and present service men and women who so selflessly give themselves for our freedoms.



I'm so thankful for the abundance in which God has blessed us with, wood in the woodbin


Food in the pantry



Warm blankets, pillows and beds of our own


Memories and stories of our rich family heritage, passed down from generation to generation.


Our pets, crazy as they are!


The list could go on and on. What are you thankful for? I've enjoyed reading many bloggers posts already about being thankful and they warm my heart! We should try to remember to have a thankful spirit not just at Thanksgiving time but all year through, especially during the tough and trying times.

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I did a little bit of rearranging in our home since the open house. I enjoy having a blank space again as it helps me think outside of the box. The entry way was all but emptied so I brought an oak bench that Daryl's parents made us years ago up from the basement. It was just too pretty to be sitting down there with stuff piled on top of it.


I added a quilt and pillows to soften it up and hung some sweet annie bunches above it. Don't pay attention to the unfinished baseboard. I think it will maybe get finished in my next life if I'm lucky. :) See the prarie bonnet on the peg? I found that on ebay for .50 cents!

I also made some simple curtains for the windows out of muslin.

I added some greens and berry garlands to give it a little country touch.


This sweet box was made by Kath over at The Weeping Cedar. I just love it! It looks great with anything in it. Here I've just added some wheat and a prim doll.

A shelf I changed up.

This is the bucket bench with some of the pumpkins from our garden this year.


More pumpkins on the center of the farmers table

Pumpkins on the fridge...

And on the big red stepback cupboard.



They're all waiting to be cut, peeled, cooked up and processed for cooking with throughout the year.
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Did you notice the banner on top of the stepback cupboard?? I have so much fun making these banners for different occasions. This one says "Give Thanks" and I gave it a little bit of country bling by using vintage glitter on the turkey tray and letters.






Thanks so much for stopping by. I love to read your comments so please take the time to let me know you were here. Have a blessed Thanksgiving! Hugs~ Birgit