Thankfullness Posts 1 and 2

I thought I'd do a daily quick post for the month of November. It's a busy month for us already- LOTS of things scheduled and things needing to be scheduled, etc. SO- following a lot of my good ole' FB friends I thought I'd *try* to do a daily blog post on things I am personally thankful for...here goes nothin'

#1

Earlier in the week I, like many was thanking my lucky stars for my family, home, and the security that came with all being in one piece after the hurricane hit the East Coast. I am thankful that we live in a country where there is aid to help people in need, and resources that get to people who need it most in times of crisis such as this. I am thankful that people are pulling together and assisting those who are feeling the effects of this horrible storm, and I hope that all of the efforts ease the pain that so many people are feeling right now.

#2

Finding out TODAY that the floor tiles that I recently removed in our kitchen (in prep for the hopeful kitchen reno we will be doing this spring) are in fact NOT asbestos as me, D, and a contractor had all seriously questioned at one point in time. I AM THANKFUL for sure!!


What are you thankful for?

Halloweenies!

Check out my cutie booties

After much much much too much deliberation on their indecisive behalf's I decided on a peacock and bat- thankfully they were cool with it. Initially I VOWED to buy their costumes this year and give myself  a break- and I tried- but once Moses' dino costume arrived and it was 12 inches too short (yes, I know, I know- HE'S TALL...but not THAT tall) I said forget it and went to Joanne's and slapped together these 2 fairly simple costumes in a few hours (inspiration via Pinterest).

And if you want to see Halloween madness- come to my block. We gave out $90 worth of candy and we shut the lights off at 7pm because we were out---- FOR REAL!!!

We had a fun night- but honestly my heart is heavy tonight. Between the insane devastation and aftermath from this weeks hurricane- so many people lost their homes, lives, and family members.
That coupled with the personal sadness we have been experiencing since last night when my sweet kitty Frida did not come home for dinner (just this summer we began letting her outside and she has been SO much happier, she usually stays very close to the house, we have scouredd the neighborhood, sent out crazy neighborhood-wide emails, etc.-tomorrow I'll be posting LOST CAT signs).... my heart is feeling pretty low right now. Please send positive thoughts to the animals guardians out there to help her find her way home soon:)

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