{thankful to have jay home}

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Happy Thanksgiving (Canada)!

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This is made with rubber stamp ink and fingerprints but we'll make similar ornaments with paper and a heart punch. Or we'll just color circles. Haven't decided yet.
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This is made with a styrofoam ball (cut in half + brown paint) and cardstock. Markers are pushed in about an inch (2.5 cm) deep.
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A thankful tree. Everyone writes on the cardstock leaves what they are thankful for.

All these ideas are from:

www.familyfun.com

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I love Thanksgiving. It's a great reminder to be thankful for your blessings.

Jay came home this morning at 9.30. He had been driving all night to come straight home. Needless to say he's sleeping right now. Poor guy was so exchausted. There was a snow blizzard on the way that made the drive even longer. He eventually found a gas station that had duct tape for sale and was able to block the broken window. He was so happy to be home. We gave him tons of hugs and cuddles. Y

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Sienna and I started making rutabaga casserole (lanttulaatikko) for our Thanksgiving turkey supper at Jay's parents tonight. Sienna loves to help cook. I cut the cubes and she put them in the pot. She was so cute examining the rutabaga. "This one is rectangle"... This one is triangle"... "Oh mommy, this is a baby one"... :)

Now we're off to make Thanksgiving crafts to take as presents for gramma & grampa.

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Today I'm thankful that Jay is okay. When I went to his parents yesterday and his mom told me to call him as something bad has happened my first thought was "oh no, something terrible has happened to Jay and he's in a hospital or something".

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