Blessed Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving holiday was happy and blessed. Rich was on call for work but fortunately there were not many emergency repairs. So he was able to be home with us most of the time. Thanksgiving morning was so wonderful and mellow for us. I baked my favorite sweet potato dish to take over to Rich's folks house and then I put together my annual Thanksgiving arrangement. I went to out the front step and selected the smallest pumpkin. Rich cut it open for me and cleaned it out. I put a plastic liner inside it and place wet oasis in it.
I used the floral picks below and placed them in the lid of the pumpkin. I use 2 or 3 depending on the size of the pumpkin.

I put the picks in like so. I put the wired end in first making sure they are very secure.

I select my flowers. I bought a large bunch bouquet of mums and mixed flowers at the store.

You must also have a little munchkin to help by playing with the left over flowers!

I place the pumpkin lid in the oasis, tilting it on the side. Then I begin to place the flowers in the wet oasis.


I keep adding flowers.

I put in the final flower and place it on our table. It is ready to go!


We had a really yummy meal at Rich's folks house with all the traditional dishes. We couldn't stay long after dinner because Mary was cutting her back molar and was very tired. She fell asleep on the way home. We are truly thankful for all the Lord has given us!