A perfect November weekend

In so many ways, this was a perfect November weekend.  For one thing, I had Friday off work, so it as a longer-than-normal weekend.  I made a quick trip to my hometown for a winter shopping event.  It was a bright sunny day, just as it had been the previous Sunday when I went to visit my grandmother.  The leaves that are still on the trees had some pretty colors (although I still think there is too much green).  It was very peaceful.

Catherine came home Friday afternoon, and we allowed Thomas to skip swim practice so Andrew could take the kids to dinner with a college friend.  I was able to accomplish a few things, and it was lovely to know we got to sleep in yesterday (except Andrew, who had baseball conditioning).

I didn't leave the house yesterday.  I worked and worked on things in the house because my mother-in-law is coming next weekend and staying for a week.  Andrew worked outside, and the kids worked on some things as well.  We ordered dinner in, and then our family sat together and watched two Hallmark Christmas movies.  We love watching those together.  Some are sweet, some are goofy, some are ridiculous, but they all bring out the Christmas magic that we love each year.  So very rarely do we get to sit around and all be entertained by the same program, and I went to bed last night full of more gratitude than I can even express.

This morning I got up and found the YouTube channel that shows a fireplace and plays Christmas music.  I don't want to decorate for Christmas yet, but I'm totally fine with playing the music, especially with the scenery of the snow that is falling!  It isn't just flurrying either...it's all out snowing!  It's been too warm to stick on the roads, but the grass could see up to an inch of accumulation.  It is such an incredibly peaceful and beautiful morning.  My heart could not be more full.