Happy Thanksgiving next week!!

I hope everyone is ready for the holidays! Have you started shopping yet or are you already done? When do you start decorating for the holidays?

I wait until the day after Thanksgiving which has been a tradition passed down to me from previous generations. I like to decorate while listening/watching the Georgia and Georgia Tech football game Mr. G is watching. We started this tradition when we got married many moons ago. 🎄❤️

Last year I made some big changes in my Christmas decor and if you missed the post, check it out HERE.

Oh my, the past 30 days have been something else. Mr. G and I went on a short vacation at the end of October to Destin and had the best time. So relaxing, the weather was perfect and we did a lot of thrifting.

When we came home, the next day we had a pretty good leak in the master bathroom. The plumbing is in the attic of this house. The wall peeled and part of the ceiling came down. Mr. G was able to fix the plumbing issue and we will eventually have to have all new plumbing in the attic. Thats a whole other story!!

It took a couple of weeks to get that job fixed since we had to wait until everything dried out, etc.

During that two-week period, we noticed water on the floor next to the cabinet where the sink is. There was another leak! This one had been going on for some time. Probably for months with the damage to the cabinets and wall area. We found the leak behind the dishwasher and again, Mr. G fixed that. But there was mold, not much but we had to pull out the sheetrock that went around the cabinets where the sink and dishwasher are. Mr. G is working on that and we are in the home stretch on finishing that job.

As I sit back and reflect on all that has happened in the past 30 days, I’m thankful. I’m thankful for having a husband who knows how to fix things and who has taught me a lot to know what to do in the future. I’m thankful we live in a beautiful home, even though it is aging and has its issues. We are aging and we have our issues, too!

Thank you, Lord, for the blessings you have bestowed on my life. You have provided me with more than I could ever have imagined. You have surrounded me with people who always look out for me. You have given me family and friends who bless me every day with kind words and actions. AMEN!

If you need a planner to get organized for 2025, you can grab my free planner from my post last week.

In other news, our yearly checkups are at this time of the year. We both have bloodwork and physicals and we also see our dermatologist. I also have my yearly mammogram done too. Ladies, it’s so important to have the girls checked out every year. I found these cute stickers for my planner to help remind me.

🎄FUN AND INTERESTING CHRISTMAS FACTS: The song Jingle Bells was written in 1857 for Thanksgiving, but became a Christmas song in the 1870s. Prince Albert introduced the German custom of decorating Christmas trees to his wife, Queen Victoria of Britain. Since 1978, there have been over 733 different versions of “Silent Night” copyrighted. 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. each year. Alabama was the first state to officially recognize Christmas in 1836. Oklahoma was the last, in 1907.🎄