Merry Thanksgiving

Tomorrow the four of us are leaving for Alabama to spend Thanksgiving with my family. We are just about packed and ready to go. I'm especially excited because this will be Riley's first Thanksgiving and Christmas all in one weekend. Considering it is hard for us to make the trip up for both Holidays, we just combine them into one big event. So, that is why it is called, "Merry Thanksgiving". It has a nice ring to it...don't you think?

This year is going to be special because my parents and the Munsey clan are planning on going to the Atlanta Aquarium on Black Friday. Afterwards, we will get to spend some time with some dear friends of ours. (David and Trish and their two kids.)

On Saturday, all of the Day/Munsey/Bryants will get our family portraits taken and on Sunday will plan on opening Christmas presents after lunch. We have a lot planned while we are in town, but it will be so much fun!

This is wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoy your time with your family and friends!

Thankful

Brent and I are surrounded with loving family and friends. It especially became clear to me when Brent committed on going to the Emmaus Walk this weekend. I was so amazed with all the support that was given to him through emails, letters, and phone calls.

Brent was clueless on some of the "behind the scene" stuff that was going on around him. For starters, my pastor from church called and asked me to provide him with encouraging letters upon his arrival. Also, he went out of his way to provide Brent his favorite snacks....chips and dip with Caffeine Free Diet Dr. Pepper. Brent is going to be a happy man!

Thank you for your prayers, friendship and most importantly...love.

Brownies

Campbell helped me make brownies today after lunch for my weekly bible study that is meeting at my house tonight. She surprised me when she told me to set the oven on 3-5-0-F. Then I realized that she was reading the pictures on the back of the brownie box. Next, she preceded to tell me to put the pan into the oven.

While the brownies were baking, I went up stairs to do some chores. A little later on, she came up to tell me the timer was going off and that I needed to get the brownies out of the oven.

How did I ever survive this long without her?

After the brownies had cooled, Brent was home by this time. You always have to test your goods before giving them to your guest, so I nibbled on a corner piece. I thought it tasted rather odd. I asked Brent to try some as well, but he didn't really notice the difference. Then I realized that I had used Olive Oil instead of Vegetable Oil so it would seem a little more "health conscious".

Boy was I mistaken! They had the worst after taste of any dessert I had ever made. Needless to say, they ended up in the trash can! YUCK!

I am not a baker! I like to use a little bit of this and that in my recipes. You can't do that with desserts. Oh no...it is a formula.

I made a call to my sister for some help and she reminded me that I needed to substitute apple sauce in the place of the oil. Now you tell me....

I'll never make that mistake again.

So, at the last minute I ran to Wal-Mart and picked up some Boston Cream Cake for tonight. Campbell didn't seem to mind that her brownies were missing in action. She was just thrilled to be eating cake!

I think we can all learn from her. A little grace and mercy goes a long way!

Halloween

Campbell wanted to be a black kitty cat for Halloween. So, I did what any good mother would do. I dressed her up as a cat. She and her friends in the neighborhood had so much fun on Wednesday night while trick - or - treating.

A few of us moms huddled together because our girls are all the same age. We were amazed how much faster it went this year than last. We come to the conclusion that they were a little more confident and they would run from house to house screaming, "I want candy"!

Campbell couldn't wait to get home to see all the candy she received. It was so exciting. It made me want to be a kid again. Then again....she only wants the hard candy. Leaving me with all the chocolate!

I really wanted to get Riley in the photo's but she wasn't feeling very well. Later on we found out that she had an ear infection. Hopefully, we'll get some good Halloween pictures of her next year.