I am all gobbled out.  In more ways than one!  Seriously, today couldn’t get here quick enough.  And if your kiddos are anything like mine, you would’ve thought it was the day before summer vacation.  OhMAHword.  Amen and praise the Lord for a five day break! So, the other reason(s) I’m gobbled out? Reason #1: Well, ye ol’ thesis that I’ve been working on since the dawn of the day {not to be confused with Breaking Dawn Part I which I fully intend on conning my husband into seeing with me…} was turned in today.  I started my research back in the spring of 2010 and I am so glad that’s it’s done.  Now, I just have to present it to the faculty at my college and I will wash my hands of this degree!  SOOOOOO DONE. Reason #2: Behold…                 The good news?  She’s further along than the picture on the right shows.  Drywall and the new subfloor are installed.  Yahoo!  Looooooove living with my parents (Becks thinks we’re on vacation), but we’re anxious to return home.  I’m ready to decorate for the holidays.  And I miss my kitchen.  And bed.   And everything else about our quaint little cracker box of a home. Reason #3: Oh, it might be because we’ve been Thanksgiving-i-fied out.  I think I’m just going to let the pictures do most of the talking.  {All of it? Totally Cara-inspired.  God bless that girl!} {The beard on the pilgrim man got a little out of control…} Look what we have here… {Yay!!!!!} And now to the 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Extravaganza!!!!  We started the day with a little photo-op… Continued with costume making… Guest readers… We also made turkey cookie glyphs.  Some turkeys looked darling… And, others, well…unique??? {I bet you could figure out what color icing boys used and what color girls used!  Ha!} In preparation for our big feast, the kids also hand-mashed potatoes and made babyfood jar butter.  So fun!  And, I do have to say, that the Extravaganza has probably been my favorite day of school so far.  It seriously went off without a hitch!  I love it when that happens (which is truly not very often!).  Sorry for the picture overload!  It was truly a fantastic day and well worth the effort!  Happy Thanksgiving Eve-Eve, friends!!!!