We both knew that there was no way I was going to post daily.
Just like Thanksgiving day itself these post will come fast and binge style. :)
I think a lot of women dream of a maid to come and clean their houses or a chef to come and cook their meals.
I on the other hand dream of a master scheduler who would create a schedule just for me. A schedule that allows me to get everything done that I want to get done. Unfortunately the only person who can create that schedule is me. Additionally, the only way I can get everything done that I want to get done is to give up sleep and turn a 24 hour day into 27. A master scheduler would probably tell me to prioritize or something in those regards.
Oh dear considering this is a gratitude post I am not off to a good start.
Thanksgiving thanks number three is "traditions."
Our lives are full of traditions. Things that we always do to celebrate life. Traditions can be grand and traditions can be small. Traditions are what we look back on and think, "I remember when Mom would always...."
One of my favorite traditions with my family has been carving pumpkins. Brent and I started carving pumpkins are first year of marriage. Some years we are fancier than others. Some years it is a rush to fit it in. However, it is a tradition. Over the past few years we have added to our tradition by first growing the pumpkins.
This year we took advantage of some of the vertical space in our yard and grew pumpkins on our six foot fence. You wouldn't believe the questions we were asked as they pumpkins grew larger and larger. One person even asked if they we were fake. A smart blogger would have taken pictures this summer of the pumpkins that grew wild all over the fence. However, my master scheduler did not schedule that and so it did not happen.
With the extra space we ended up with 8 pumpkins and after the ward party we inherited three more. Halloween morning the kids and I went to work. Brent said he was supervising. Below are our creations.
The first two are H's who decided to go free hand. No pattern! "Gasp"
The key to keeping traditions from driving you crazy is to go with the flow a little.
This is Al's. I thought it turned out awesome.
Every house needs one goofy jack on Halloween. Also, this was the last of 11 carved and I think we were a little done by this time.
A.'s Spooky but very cool.
The next two were done by A. and Al. by request. I have a certain neighbor who likes to engage in a little apple vs. android fight. He believes that android is superior. "WHATEVER!!" We showed our love to both.
Daylight shot.. Personally I'm liking the apple. :)
One of S.'s one of her Dad's favorite past times.
Hmmm. I don't remember who did this one.
Mine!
Get it...
No..
It is Jack from the "Nightmare before Christmas." Yup I worked the C word into Halloween.
Scary...
Here are 8 of them in the daylight hours. We line them up like this each year because we have a funky last step that is shorter than you think it is suppose to be on one side. If you step off of it wrong you tumble to the ground. By arranging them this way it forces people to step off the normal side of the stair. Functional and prevents us from being sued! Well at least that is the story I tell Brent when he says, "How many are we carving?"
At the end of the night I just love having the spooky lit faces and the time we spend together carving.
I made it to the end of the post just in time.
Happy Monday Everyone. May your day be filled with blessings.
Krissi
Just like Thanksgiving day itself these post will come fast and binge style. :)
I think a lot of women dream of a maid to come and clean their houses or a chef to come and cook their meals.
I on the other hand dream of a master scheduler who would create a schedule just for me. A schedule that allows me to get everything done that I want to get done. Unfortunately the only person who can create that schedule is me. Additionally, the only way I can get everything done that I want to get done is to give up sleep and turn a 24 hour day into 27. A master scheduler would probably tell me to prioritize or something in those regards.
Oh dear considering this is a gratitude post I am not off to a good start.
Thanksgiving thanks number three is "traditions."
Our lives are full of traditions. Things that we always do to celebrate life. Traditions can be grand and traditions can be small. Traditions are what we look back on and think, "I remember when Mom would always...."
One of my favorite traditions with my family has been carving pumpkins. Brent and I started carving pumpkins are first year of marriage. Some years we are fancier than others. Some years it is a rush to fit it in. However, it is a tradition. Over the past few years we have added to our tradition by first growing the pumpkins.
This year we took advantage of some of the vertical space in our yard and grew pumpkins on our six foot fence. You wouldn't believe the questions we were asked as they pumpkins grew larger and larger. One person even asked if they we were fake. A smart blogger would have taken pictures this summer of the pumpkins that grew wild all over the fence. However, my master scheduler did not schedule that and so it did not happen.
With the extra space we ended up with 8 pumpkins and after the ward party we inherited three more. Halloween morning the kids and I went to work. Brent said he was supervising. Below are our creations.
The first two are H's who decided to go free hand. No pattern! "Gasp"
The key to keeping traditions from driving you crazy is to go with the flow a little.
This is Al's. I thought it turned out awesome.
Every house needs one goofy jack on Halloween. Also, this was the last of 11 carved and I think we were a little done by this time.
A.'s Spooky but very cool.
The next two were done by A. and Al. by request. I have a certain neighbor who likes to engage in a little apple vs. android fight. He believes that android is superior. "WHATEVER!!" We showed our love to both.
Daylight shot.. Personally I'm liking the apple. :)
One of S.'s one of her Dad's favorite past times.
Hmmm. I don't remember who did this one.
Mine!
Get it...
No..
It is Jack from the "Nightmare before Christmas." Yup I worked the C word into Halloween.
Scary...
Here are 8 of them in the daylight hours. We line them up like this each year because we have a funky last step that is shorter than you think it is suppose to be on one side. If you step off of it wrong you tumble to the ground. By arranging them this way it forces people to step off the normal side of the stair. Functional and prevents us from being sued! Well at least that is the story I tell Brent when he says, "How many are we carving?"
At the end of the night I just love having the spooky lit faces and the time we spend together carving.
I made it to the end of the post just in time.
Happy Monday Everyone. May your day be filled with blessings.
Krissi
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