“No amount of regret changes the past.
No amount of anxiety changes the future.
But any amount of gratitude changes the present.” – unknown


Thanksgiving cooks. Yep, that’s a lot of chefs in the kitchen but we all got along. And for anyone wondering, yes, that’s Mr. D making his famous medium water. I’m so grateful for a houseful of family and friends I adore and love!


It was parent-teacher conference week so the kids had the week off school and got creative doing other things. I’m so grateful for downtime with kids.


Cooper breaking the Thanksgiving boundaries — but fortunately after the meal. I’m so grateful, he wasn’t a gobbler!
(quote from Enlightened Mind 622 – Any Amount of Gratitude)
Amazing and gorgeous Thanksgiving photos, Wynne.
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Thank you, Hazel! I’m grateful for you!
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My pleasure, Wynne. Happy Sunday!
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All the beauties in action, hand in hand. Lovely, Wynne.
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Perfectly said! Thank you, Dr. Stein!
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How fun that the kids get a week of school in the fall. We only get this during the spring time. Looks like it was well spent and time for Thanksgiving bonding too. Mr D is gonna need to patent that medium water. He’s onto something!
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Maybe I should add “patent pending” to this post. 🙂 You’re right, it’s a great week for bonding. Not all of the school districts around here do it but it’s fun. Hope you have a great weekend, Ab!
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Awww! What a lovely Thanksgiving! So lovely!
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Thank you, Tamara! Hope you had a lovely celebration as well!
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Yes, a wonderful time with the family. The grand-twins have come down from college, so it’s nice to be together.
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Oh, that’s awesome!! Yay!
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very creative week Wynne!
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Thank you, Cristiana! Are you still traveling?
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no, I’m back. It was a very beautiful trip!
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Can’t wait to hear more about it!
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Thanks for sharing another week of cheer Wynne. Looks like everyone had fun stirring the community pot!
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Stirring the community pot. I like that, Brad! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Holidays Wynne!
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Looks like a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love that quote. Think I will hang it on my bulletin board.
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Isn’t it a good one? I know it matches the way you live, Darlene! Thanks for the lovely comment.
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So lovely Wynne.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, Maggie! I appreciate you!
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You are so welcome Wynne and likewise.
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Looks like the kids had some fun creative projects! A week off at Thanksgiving–schools around here have that as well. I never got so much time off 😊. Lucky ducks.
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You are so right, Belinda. Lucky ducks for sure! Thanks for coming along with us!
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Oof! That look of concentration on Miss O’s face? Concentration…or…a look that says, “step away, you’re disrupting my creative flow, mama”. I can’t tell! 😜
Fab photos, all! ❤️
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She’s definitely in the moment! You’re right – it’s hard to tell. But she painted a beautiful angel! Thanks, dear Vicki! ❤
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I love these pictures, especially everyone cooking and Cooper checking out what’s for dinner! Also, I got a chuckle because we have the same plate set. Great minds think alike? 😉
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That’s funny, Erin! I’ve had these plates for a dozen years at least. I love them – versatile and hardy! Great minds!
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Cute cooking photos. Medium water should be a pre-requisite for cooking class. : ) What’s the cool multicolored toy?
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Pre-requisite — that’s good, Rebecca! The toy is a bunch of straws and some connectors to attach them together. It’s a pretty fun building experience! Thanks for chiming in!
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Looks like a healthy serving of family kitchen time and creating fun art projects!
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Healthy serving – I see what you did there! Thanks, Mary!
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I’m guessing that Cooper is lobbying for his own seat at the table and it looks like everyone pitched in for the big day.
Also fun to enjoy some down time with family at camp kiddo located right in your very own home, who knew?
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Camp kiddo – that’s perfectly said, Beth!! Yes!
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Medium water strikes again!! 🤩 Looks like a great time!
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Oh, I’m laughing at this comment. You said it, Todd!
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Wynne, I think it’s time I start drinking medium water.😊 I love how Mr. D is so focused on getting it just right. I love it!
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Ah, thank you, Shaun! Yes, he does spend a lot of care on medium water!
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Lovely Wynne. Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. I love your kitchen it looks so huge
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Thank you, Brenda. I love my kitchen island that gives us all enough room to work (most of the time). 🙂 I appreciate your Thanksgiving wishes!!
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I think I may have broken a few Thanksgiving boundries with my diet, Wynne. That being said, I always make room for peach gobbler…um, cobbler. Looks like you had a lot of fun here. Great shots!
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I’m chuckling, Bruce! The joke is even better served up by you! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
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I laughed harder at that joke than it probably deserved. 🙂
There’s no such thing as too many cooks in the kitchen. The more help you get, the better! Glad you and your family had a nice Thanksgiving, Wynne.
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I’m laughing all over again, my friend! Yes, I’ll take all the Thanksgiving help I can get! Hope you and Tara had a lovely T-day. I’m loving all the snow falling on our blogs and am grateful that you showed me how to do that!
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I’m so thankful that WordPress brought it back last year…and right after I wrote about how much I missed it!
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I saw Mr. D with the saucepan, and I knew right away it was his famous medium water. I think Cooper is just checking if everyone ate their veggies. He is always so thoughtful. 😂 The sign is always funny. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, my friend.
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I’m laughing about Cooper being thoughtful. You have the most generous view of things, Edward! 🙂 Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
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Hey, we need to give Cooper the benefit of the doubt. 😀 We had a great Thanksgiving dinner.
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Love the snow! I went looking for this week’s photos of the week and it wasn’t up! I went back in time to find last week’s – looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. Mine was awesome, too. Peach gobbler sounds delicious, but I prefer a pecan or pumpkin pie. What’s your fave? Have a wonderful week!
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I’m so glad you said something, Clay because it made me realize why the post wasn’t up. Gah! I like apple pie actually – but you’re right, it was a lovely Thanksgiving. Glad to hear yours was awesome!
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