jOyFULL…..

I really try to live my live with a 'glass is half-full philosophy'….

attempting to be grateful everyday for my many blessings….Thanksgiving gives us

the opportunity to pause and take stock….

it's the ultimate optimists' holiday!  Maybe that's why

I love it so much……or maybe it's the pumpkin pie ;).

This year we will be heading over the mountains to visit

my parent's in Central Oregon.  We will look forward to hanging

out as a family, something it seems becomes harder and harder

with two busy teen girls.  Then on Friday we will

head out for our annual hike to find the perfect

Christmas tree in the National Forest!  This is one

of my favorite holiday traditions!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who took the time

to say 'HELLO' and enter the giveaway for my little

sign!  In these times of sponsored posts, sponsored giveaways

for REALLY high value items, it was refreshing to have

so many of you enter this seemingly smallish giveaway 

that I paid for myself!  Seems like how things used to be

when blogging was new!

The winner of the sign is an Anonymous commenter
who signed her post as "Karen H." - can you please
email me at jillbeth@aol.com???