
Happy last day in November everyone!
It's almost new month and there is Christmas excitement in the air. At least Behind My Red Door there is. I love all the preparations and the fun of getting ready for Christmas. I am very late in shopping this year but it will get done and wrapped and under the tree in time. It always does. To me it is about so much more - especially the traditions. Every year for years and years DH has taken a good part of his vacation time in December and this year is no exception. I always had at least 2 weeks off from school, so we got to make some great traditions together. I'll share those as we go along this month. I love how I see him decompressing day by day and he really relaxes. I can tell it is starting when he plays Christmas Carols on his computer even as he works his tax, 401k and retirement planning strategies for the new year. This year he started before Thanksgiving - the planning AND the music. My early Christmas decorating must have rubbed off on him.
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I am so thankful to have received some wonderful goodies in the mail this past week. I have the sweetest and most generous Webshots and blogging friends.
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I am so thankful to have received some wonderful goodies in the mail this past week. I have the sweetest and most generous Webshots and blogging friends.
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I am so grateful for all my Internet friends. I wish there was a way to gather you all together in my home so I could cook up a big meal and show my appreciation! And maybe we could do some prim crafts? !!!
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I wanted to share a few pictures of most of my side of the family gathered for Thanksgiving Behind My Red Door.(and to show a few skeptics that we DO use this space Behind My Red Door) My brother and his family cook their own turkey and while they aren't here in person, they are in spirit. And you can be sure that every time we take a bite of our Potato Kugelis, we think of Allan! (we miss him and his family and his awesome spring rolls!) 



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Shortly, DH and I head over to our son's house as we are doggy sitting Brady while Jay and Ang are in Disney this week on their long awaited honeymoon. When Jay and Jen were much younger, we took them to Disney this same week - after the Thanksgiving crowds went home but before the Christmas and school break crowds show up - and it was perfect. Disney was all decked out with a million poinsettia's and hundreds of trees, but a fraction of the crowds. Jay and Ang researched and decided that was the perfect time for them as well and they have been waiting since May for this week. DH is sleeping at Jay's to keep Brady company, but I will head home in the evenings to our own bed - and my own computer :-).
DH's snoring is one thing, Brady's is quite another.
Until December - hugs, Linda