JUST BE HAPPY

Now and then it's good to pause
in our pursuit of happiness and
just be happy.

~ pinterest

 My Thanksgiving weekend
has been fabulous and I am
sorry to see the sun setting on
the last of a four day holiday.

 There was a lot of time
spent in the kitchen baking

 and of course eating.

Miss Daisy Mae Turkey was
just glad the whole day ended
and she could roam free with
no worries ;)

 I spent time knitting and
taking care of 'whiny babies.'

 I updated my etsy shop and
somehow messed up the shipping.
Sigh, I hope to get that fixed soon,
as for now it says I only mail in
the US and that's not right.

 More happy mail arrived and I
owe a big thank you to Debby
and to Susan for the socks and
lovely gifts.

 I want to thank EVERYONE for the
sock donations, The final total is 55
pairs of socks and I think that is really
awesome,You are the best.

I started putting out my Christmas
decorations today, and while I
love the sparkle they add to my
home I haven't put the tree up
yet for fear it will be a dried
twig by the 25th.
It has been very warm here and I
noticed this evening that my fig
tree is starting to put on new leaves.
I could really use some cold weather
and a foot or two of snow!

Weekending with Karen

WEEKENDING

If you're struggling tonight
please know you're not alone.
You matter very much. Don't
give up.

~ National Suicide Prevention Hotline
   1-800-273-TALK [8255]

 There are nine pecan trees on
my land and most of the time
the squirrels devour all the nuts
before I can blink, but not this
year!

 There is one tree my furry
little friends seem to have
missed, and while these nuts
are smaller than those on the
other trees, they have the
best flavor. I am only picking
up a handful at a time, but I
am thankful for each nut that
falls.

 Miss Daisy Mae
Turkey has been
enjoying the cooler
weather and having
a chance to run around
the field along with her
chicken sisters and brother.

 The girls found a great
spot to dig for worms.

And Zeus The Rooster has
been keeping a close eye on
everything and he is just waiting
for a chance to send me running,
he does not like me at all.

 I heard that some of you had
frost and some even had snow,
and SC wasn't to be left out, we
did have a wonderful cold front
blow in.  While there won't be
snow on the ground, it is cold
for here and there will be quilts
on the beds.

 I have been getting up and out the
door just as soon as I can see to enjoy
an hour getting grounded for my day,
it just helps the day flow so much better.

I paid a visit to my LYS and
had a hard time sticking to
my list. I saw the sample
knit of this and have not been
able to stop thinking of it. The
yarn was so soft, light and airy.

I tried my hand at knitting

a headband with a huge flower,

and while I am a little too mature

[ahem] to wear it, I think it is

adorable. 

I have enjoyed watching 

the sun rise 

and the sun set each day.

I didn't want to say goodnight

without first saying that if you

are in any way thinking this life

is too hard and that you can't go

on please, oh please, talk with

someone, call a friend, call me,

I would love to talk with you or

call the number at the top of the post.

Suicide is not the solution, it's not.

You are important and you are loved!

We are all fragile, we all go through

stuff, but we are here for each other

and we can all help each other.

Much love,

Tracey

XO

Weekending with Karen