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Thanksgiving Memories
Nov 26, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm visiting my parents home this week. I won't be here for Thanksgiving as we are heading to my in-laws for that day but we are here Monday through Wednesday. I always enjoy visiting my parents. It feels like a mini vacation from home and the hectic duties of everyday life. My mom keeps her house spotless. Everything is always organized, uncluttered and clean. Although I do a pretty good job of keeping my house picked up and clean, there are my hot spots of clutter here and there. Stress just seems to roll off from me when I'm here.
The home they live in now is not my childhood home. It's actually 3 1/2 hours from that house. It is closer to their childhood home though. About 7 years ago my parents decided to move back to upstate New York, their home town area. They grew up in Massena, NY but live in Canton, NY now. My childhood home is in Winooski, VT. It's actually a block away from my in-laws house. So even though I don't go inside that home each Thanksgiving, I do drive by it and remember the years we all would get together and have Thanksgiving there. I come from a family of 4 children. I have an older brother and two younger sisters. I don't get a chance to see them at Thanksgiving as they each spend their day with their in-laws also. It's been hard for us all to get together since my parents moved out of the area. They were the magnet that drew us all in. My two sisters live in the White River Junction, VT area which is two hours from my house and 5.5 hours from my parents. My brother lives only an hour away from me but he is probably the one I see the least. It's amazing how close we all still live to each other but don't spend very much time together. The last time we all got together was in May 2007 when my brother in law deployed to Iraq.
Alright, back to Thanksgiving. Here I sit in my parents living room. It's 8:24am and my family is still sleeping. My dad is sitting on the couch drinking some coffee. Mom is in the bathroom getting ready. My husband and kids always seem to sleep in late here. I often wonder if they feel relaxed here like I do. By the way they act, I'm thinking they do. Of course, they don't have any chores here and they can pretty much do as they please. My parents own two laptops and we usually bring ours with us. My two kids love having the opportunity to go online whenever they want.
The food here is always plentiful. We always get a homecooked meal and dessert always follows. We never have dessert at home so it's a treat to enjoy that after our meal. Of course that means I usually gain at least 5 pounds when I visit. Every pound is worth it though.
We're leaving to go back home today. I'm not sure when we will find our way back over here but hopefully soon. I'm sure within the next couple of months I'll need a break from everyday life and I know exactly where I can get that - right here at my parents.

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Vermont Maple Giveaway Winner
Nov 17, 2008
For the last month I've been running a giveaway on the blog from Vermont Maple on Etsy. This morning, a random number was drawn through random.org and the winner is Akua from Akua Designs. Amy, from Vermont Maple will be contacting the winner. Congratulations Akua!
Thanks to everyone who entered. Make sure you enter this month's drawing - a $10 Gift Certificate to Sock Monkey Greetings.


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Blog Candy Giveaway
Nov 15, 2008

Giveway from Sock Monkey Greetings


Prize: $10 Gift Certificate to Sock Monkey Greetings
End Date: 11/22/08, 11:59pm EST
Can Be Won: Worldwide
How Many Winners: 1
Etsy Account: Is not needed
Enter: Enter by visiting my etsy store and placing a comment on this blog stating which item from my store is your favorite. For a bonus entry, let me know what special occasion card you'd like me to carry. Please place each entry on it's own comment line.



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Christmas Card Sale
I'm running a sale from now until November 30th. Buy one set of Christmas Cards, get the second one 1/2 off. Shop at my Etsy Store.

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Saying Goodbye to a Good Friend
Nov 11, 2008

This morning, while bringing the kids to school, I found our faithful cat Shadow laying in the road. He had been hit by a car and was killed. It's been a sad day in our household. Shadow was a very loving cat. He had a very tiny meow - he'd open his mouth to cry and a little tiny squeek would come out. He had nice long hair and loved to be pet.


Shadow came to us as a two day old kitten. He was abandonded by his mother, who was a stray cat living on the Army Base I worked at. The gate guards asked me if I wanted a kitten and instead of taking just one, we took the whole litter in. The first night we stayed up feeding the kittens with bottles. The following day we were able to capture the mother (who had left the kittens alone for two days) and secluded her with the kittens. Luckily the mom turned out to be a good mom and took very good care of her kittens. We found a home for all of the kittens but kept Shadow and his brother, Ari.


I thought I'd share some photos of Shadow - in his memory.







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Nov 3, 2008

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