Very cold weather has set in here this week and we have been bundled up outside or nestled in at home this week. I heard on the news that November may be Oregon’s coldest month this year.

It has been wonderful.

Since I am in such a happy mood, I will do another “5 Things I Am Thankful For This Week” post:

1) I made a new pillow! I am loving it (pun intended). It is a nice weaved cream linen with a red linen heart (attached with iron on applique). I haven’t filled it yet, but as soon as I finish it will be going on my bed (on my side).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think I am starting to fall in love with applique. Who knew it would be so easy. Next I am going to try to make this Olive You pillow for Duncan’s side of the bed. One day I will start making stuff that isn’t found on Pinterest.

Maybe.

2) Now that she is two and a half, playing with Elizabeth can be really fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been building block castles. Elizabeth will let me build large/complicated ones and will even wait for me to tell her she can break it down. Clatter, crash. What fun.

3) I am so thankful I have a budding little reader on my hands. We read all of the time and she is showing so many great pre-reading signs. Love it, though I am starting to regret buying a 6 chapter Dora book at the book fair last week (how many more times can I read that one?!).

4) Date Night. Thankful for a wonderful date with my great husband. We had sushi, bought matching new gloves (welcome early Winter!), and went to a friends autumn party. There was adult conversation, uninterrupted dinner and browsing in a store. It was as great as it sounds.

5) There are crunchy leaves on the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth spent a few minutes running through these after lunch downtown today. Laughing, running, stomping, and crunching leaves.

I hope everyone else is having thankful and happy fall thoughts this week.

~ Krista