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I love the start of the Christmas Season!!

Hello All,

I hope that all of your Thanksgivings went wonderful! Ours went beautifully. You could not have asked for better weather (warm and sunny with a cool breeze) and company. My dear hubby and I went to my family's farm (lovingly called the Village) to spend the holiday and it was so nice to see my two beautiful sisters and their families. I am so grateful for each person in our family. Each one represents something wonderful and beautiful in this world. My two nieces are as lovely as can be and my nephew, even at 18, is a wonderful gentleman!

Besides being able to spend time with my family, we were also productive. We butchered a hog and now we have alot of pork in the freezer. While I am not one to be a part of the processing, I can appreciate how clean the meat is. It is so nice to know that your pork came from a healthy animal that was treated humanely! What can I say, I am somewhat of a soft heart and I have a hard time with the part of killing the animals for butchering. Luckily though, God gave us several people in our family that have that capability and that is a great thing!! My Mom is soft hearted like I am and I am pretty sure that if my Dad did not like meat as much as he did, my Mom would be a vegetarian..LOLOL!! I am pretty close to that myself, but like my Dad, my husband would pass out if he did not have a steady supply of meat..LOL!! He is a carnivore! We can drive by a field with cattle in it and I'll say "my aren't those cows lovely" and he would say "yes, they make me hungry!" LOL!!  I just love that man!!

Any the who, as for my crafts, I was able to work a bit on an afghan that I am making and also show my Mom and neice how to make granny squares. They both took to it very quickly and my neice made several crochet necklaces for members of the family. So cute!! She is such a smart and beautiful young lady!! It surprises me everytime I see her how much she is growing! Other than crocheting, I have also picked up some fleece to make her a fleece throw. I just love how soft those blanket are!! Mabye I will make one for my hubby also for when he sits down on the couch!!

My favorite tradition of the Thanksgiving weekend, though, is our Christmas Season Starter! Every year, my two sisters, and now my two neices, all get together at my oldest sisters home and we watch White Christmas. It is all of our favorite Christmas movie!! We sing all of the songs, especially the Hanes Sisters' tune, and eat popcorn and M&Ms. It is such a wonderful time. Once the movie is over, Christmas Season has officially started. What a wonderful time of the year!! My family has decided to make most of our Christmas presents and it is so nice to see what everyone has been working on. I appreciate that my parents always made sure that we knew the real meaning of Christmas and it is nice to see it passed on to the next generation!!

Well, I should get back to work. I hope that all of you are doing wonderfully and that the start of your Christmas Season is just as wonderful!

Peace and Blessings,

Lizzy