A Winner..and We've been

Ok

I have no idea how to do the random generator thing

so I picked a name and

Five Little Moberly's won! 

:)

Can you email me with your address

and I'll (finally) get the book off to you!

I hope you like it!

I'm trying so many new recipes from it!

Life has been crazy lately.

Like really busy crazy.

Steve just got home Saturday night 

after being gone for two weeks.

Vietnam, India and Dubai.

We are so happy he's home.

And looking forward to some 

much needed family time.

I've been busy preparing for Thanksgiving.

I love all the preparations.

My dining room is

once again

upside down.

Last year

we were painting the walls.

This year 

I'm painting the chairs. 

I started with the chartreuse..

wasn't crazy about it. 

So,

I brought

my sweater

(in Burnished Olive)

to my local paint store and had them

match it.

Love it.

It looks so good with the red walls

and all my teal accents!

We're also busy with Nutcracker.

Hannah is a soldier this year

and double casted.

Which means 16 performances.

Wow.

Even though our lives are 

so full and busy right now,

I'm trying to stop and relax

and enjoy these days in my life.

I often think about the years to come,

when I don't have a house full of children

to care for.

I know I'll long for these days.

Even the crazy busy ones.

I have much to be thankful for.