Happy Thanksgiving!

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Woodpecker Ridge . Troutville

Good morning! I'm up bright and early getting the turkey ready to pop in the oven! In just a few minutes I need to get the boys up and fed and drop them off at school...they have football practice this morning, just a couple of hours...they won the playoffs last week so no rest for the wicked ;) Ashlyn will pick them up on her way over to help me cook...then Christian and Madeline will stop over in between their other Thanksgiving visits to Madeline's family...Ashlyn's boyfriend will also stop over in between his running around...I remember those busy holidays of having to visit family on both sides! And for all this, I am thankful today! I am also thankful for you, my blogging buddies...I wish you all a super holiday, and for my non American buddies, have a great day!! Take care!

Linking up with Michelle's Thankful Thursday

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 108

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1)

Thanksgiving Family Photos: Take 1 "Trying to align the camera just right"

2)

Thanksgiving Family Photos: Take 2 "Well this didn't work"
I have no clue what Nick is doing but he really wouldn't care if I post this with him looking like such a dork :)

3)

Thanksgiving Family Photos: Take 3 "sigh...and where'd Christian go?"

4)

Thanksgiving Family Photos: Take 4 "Ok, Christian's back but why is Nick begging like a dog?"

5)

Thanksgiving Family Photos: Take 5 "That's a wrap, let's eat."
(I know, I didn't get the flannel memo!)

I hope you all (my American friends) had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope everyone, my non-American friends included, had a super week! I am so sorry I missed Willy Nilly last week. Nick took the week off and I really thought I'd be able to keep up but man was I worn out! Anyways, I missed you all and hope you will play along this week!


Have a great weekend!

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 62

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This is the way the sky looked one morning this week as I was getting ready to head to school. Look at all those squiggly clouds!

Willy Nilly:

1) Sorry I didn't have this ready to go on time. Braden had a school assignment and was hogging my computer. By the time he was done, I was too sleepy!

2) Yesterday was so pretty...warm and 70...today is a brisk 54 and then dropping into the 40's over the weekend...yikes!

3) Thanksgiving is just around the corner...are you ready? I haven't shopped yet...better get busy!

4) Did you know the first Thanksgiving took place right here in Virginia? Read about it HERE

5) Berkeley Plantation

Well that's it for me this week....I hope you will play along! Post 5 randoms, link up and visit others! Have a great day!

Signs, Signs - Happy Thanksgiving

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Sign outside of Lord Botetourt High School, Daleville

"Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants."
Kevin James

Linking with Signs, Signs

Getting this ready to auto post...gotta hit the hay, lots o' cookin' to do in the a.m.! Have a Happy Turkey Day!

Oh, yeah, this photo was taken this afternoon (Wed)...we got a bit of snow!