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Enjoying: Thanksgiving Prep

November 23, 2016 By Kelle

If this post was something you could hold, it would be covered in gold glitter–the fancy extra-fine kind–layers of it that would shed off and land in your lap and stick to your skin, not in the annoying way, but just enough to maintain a festive shimmer that reminded you throughout the day that maybe you do like glitter and maybe you aren’t too old to seal your Christmas cards this year with scratch-and-sniff peppermint stickers (do it, do it).

The whole world feels like a scratch-and-sniff sticker right now, and I want to smell it all–the line-up of pine trees for sale out front of the grocery stores, the spiced cider samples, the apples, the turkeys, the smoke from the fireplace. I must admit, wrangling an Enjoying the Small Things post late November feels like containing a field of stallions–so many things to be happy about, so many senses awake, so many “thank yous.”

On the eve of our day of gratitude, we are enjoying…

Our table set for breakfast tomorrow. 

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Preschool prayers and a room full of littles learning gratitude every day…makes me cry.

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A walk in the woods, and pausing for some love.

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And twirling…always twirling.

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Slow mornings and the promise for so many more next month.

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Sister dances.

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Matching girls.

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Happy weekend chaos.

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A solution to making bunk bed beds.

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(Beddy’s zipper bedding–they started their Black Friday sale. I’m just sayin’–our bunk bed probs are gone!)

Her hand stand phase. All day, ‘err day.

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Switching out the kids’ bedding for festive winter stuff. When the weather doesn’t change, we find ways to switch things up.

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Accepting that his baby feet are really man feet. Because they’re huge.

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We’re looking forward to spending the day with family and friends tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends.

…and this song of mine, in three-quarter time, wishes you and yours the same thing too. 

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  1. Jill says

    November 23, 2016 at 10:22 am

    Everything you write makes me happy ❤️

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  2. Courtny says

    November 23, 2016 at 10:34 am

    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Love watching your family grow. Blessings!

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  3. Shannon Brown says

    November 23, 2016 at 10:36 am

    I love how chic your house looks lately~you have excellent taste! Happy Thanksgiving!!

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  4. kmmie says

    November 23, 2016 at 11:35 am

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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  5. Christine Grote says

    November 23, 2016 at 11:35 am

    I love the way you love! Thank you Kel! you are a gift and I am grateful for you. what a nice post to read on my tgiving layover. your blog, your words, your small things, and the gold glitter have become one of my favorite things and I would ask Julie Andrews update her version of that song about favorite things to include a little bit of you. wishing you all the best of this holiday over the next few days!

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  6. Christina says

    November 23, 2016 at 11:57 am

    Happy Thanksgiving! I love the red/black buffalo check bedspread/duvet! Where is that from?

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  7. Oda Karoline says

    November 23, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I love reading your blog all year round, but especially so around the holidays. You are such an inspiration! Have a lovely day and weekend!

    Hugs from Norway

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  8. Jeanie says

    November 23, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

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  9. Andrea Anderson says

    November 24, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving to your family.

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  10. Isabel M Guerra says

    November 25, 2016 at 9:44 am

    +1 to what Jill wrote. Love your beautifully written posts. Hope you and the family had a great day yesterday, and may another follow today.

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  11. JesS says

    November 26, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    I heard a song that reminded me of the songs you used to have on a playlist at the bottom of your blog! Daydream by Ciele. You should listen to it!

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  12. Michele says

    November 27, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    Love…”…wrangling an Enjoying the Small Things post late November feels like containing a field of stallions–so many things to be happy about, so many senses awake, so many “thank yous.”…and your “…do it, do it”…made me smile…and rest assured that “I WILL:)!”
    And last but not least, I also loved the “HELLO…GOODBYE”, sweaters the girls were wearing…there’s a television show up here in Canada by the same name. May I ask; where did you get them?

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  13. Reenie says

    November 28, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving!!

    That bedding is kewel. 🙂

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  14. lisa says

    January 12, 2017 at 10:25 am

    I wanted to know where you got the pillow of the truck with the tree in the children’s room, love it.

    Reply
    • Kelle says

      January 12, 2017 at 11:19 am

      Target, last year.

      Reply

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