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This post is sponsored by Celestial Seasonings and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. I grew up drinking Celestial Seasonings and honestly love their line of teas.

With Ryan’s parents hosting Thanksgiving this year, I actually took the day off from cooking and enjoyed a slow morning at home with the kids and working on our Thanksgiving tree together. It’s hard to believe, but his parents specifically instruct me not to bring anything for the meal. Although it feels a bit strange not to be cooking on a holiday which is so centered around food, this year I embraced it and focused my heart on simply being thankful.

Last week my daughter’s brownies troop had an apple orchard outing on the calendar. Nevermind that it was 38 degrees and raining, they were determined to carry on. “Always be prepared” is one of their mottos. With our rain boots, coats, hats, mittens, and umbrellas, we were good to go. We toured the cider mill, drank cider and donuts, and then it was time to pick apples in the biting wind and rain. Most of girls toughed it out cheerfully, happy with their rainy day adventures. Not my daughter though. She made sure to let me know about how freezing she was, and how she just wanted to go home and take a bath. Later that evening we discovered that she had a fever of 102. Poor girl.

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