{"id":454,"date":"2008-11-26T21:52:43","date_gmt":"2008-11-27T04:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=454"},"modified":"2008-11-26T21:52:43","modified_gmt":"2008-11-27T04:52:43","slug":"thanksgiving-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=454","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I write this, it will be Thanksgiving in just 30 minutes.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really hard to believe we&#8217;ll be entering in to the holiday whirlwind that seems to begin with Thanksgiving&#8230;.in just 30 minutes.\u00a0 For the time being though it is totally calm, after all everyone is asleep in the house except the night owl (me).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always gone by the no-Christmas-decorations-until-after-Thanksgiving rule.\u00a0 I like to enjoy the fall colors and traditions right through Thanksgiving.\u00a0 A neighbor&#8217;s house had their holly wreath out today, but not our door!\u00a0 The fall wreath is hanging proudly for one more day.\u00a0 BUT&#8230;I did find this CD in the car today and flashed it in front of the kids.\u00a0 That was a mistake because they immediately wanted me to play it!\u00a0 Could I possibly do that?\u00a0 I did.\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t resist either.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/p:Rudolph%20the%20Red-Nosed%20Reindeer:1921074428\">Burl Ives: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer <\/a>CD has become an absolute family tradition for us.\u00a0 Listening to these songs transports me back, well, back to being in the car!\u00a0 Around the holidays we would go for a cup of hot cocoa, then drive around the neighborhoods looking at the Christmas lights and listening to this very CD.\u00a0 Truth be told, we\u00a0listen to this CD pretty much through Valentine&#8217;s Day.\u00a0 No one has the heart to put it away and everyone loves it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/burl-ives.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449  aligncenter\" title=\"burl-ives\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/burl-ives.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This afternoon, while listening to this CD, we\u00a0all got in to a crafty spirit.\u00a0 I had a project that I never had time to work on, and the kids played with Play Doh at the other end of the table.\u00a0 The little one slept soundly in his car seat (after the car ride home he kept on sleeping), allowing me some time\u00a0to create\u00a0a little Thanksgiving banner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/shut-eye.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-450  aligncenter\" title=\"shut-eye\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/shut-eye-300x294.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/playing-with-playdoh2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-451  aligncenter\" title=\"playing-with-playdoh2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/playing-with-playdoh2-300x194.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/thanksgiving-banner.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-452  aligncenter\" title=\"thanksgiving-banner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/thanksgiving-banner-300x224.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is our Thanksgiving banner, complete with a tree of thanks and a family hand print turkey.\u00a0 Yes, all 6 hands are there for the turkey&#8217;s feathers!\u00a0 The baby completely cooperated in allowing me trace his handprints, much to my surprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/thanksgiving-banner-complet.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453  aligncenter\" title=\"thanksgiving-banner-complet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/thanksgiving-banner-complet-300x227.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0From our home to yours, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/me-and-nathaniel.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-455  aligncenter\" title=\"me-and-nathaniel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/me-and-nathaniel-263x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I write this, it will be Thanksgiving in just 30 minutes.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really hard to believe we&#8217;ll be entering in to the holiday whirlwind that seems to begin with Thanksgiving&#8230;.in just 30 minutes.\u00a0 For the time being though it is totally calm, after all everyone is asleep in the house except the night owl 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