I am not a Turkey...

 It's that special time of year again, time for the turkeys to disguise themselves and avoid Thanksgiving!

Here's where it all started, with Nathan in 1st grade. 

 And now for this year's creative first graders...

 Supergirl can fly and save people. She has laser vision to cut through metal and steel. Supergirl also gets her energy from the sun.

 I am a pumpkin. I am funny. I like to say Boo. I live at the farm. My name is Spooky. I taste delicious.

I am not a turkey. I am a football player. I won't be able to come to your dinner. I will be busy. Catch me on TV.

 I am not a turkey. I am a Ninja. I fight Bad guys all day!

I am the magnificent Turkey Potter. Although I have turkey in my name I am most certainly not a turkey. I am a wizard and go to Hogwarts.

Gobble! Oops, I mean Hi! I am not a turkey. I am Hermione. See I am standing right next to Hogwarts where Harry Potter lives.

I am not a turkey. I am a police officer Louis. Do not eat me because I am busy catching bag guys. If you eat me you will go to jail.

I am not a turkey. I am a ninja. Watch my awesome super ninja skills with my nunchucks. 

 I am not a turkey. I am a train with six small wheels and a short stumpy funnel. I go with cargo not gravy.

Hello my name is Princess Turkey. Oops... I mean Princess Tulip. My favorite food is pizza. In my kingdom everyone eats hot dogs and ice cream for Thanksgiving no turkeys are allowed.

  I am a scientist, I do experiments in my lab. I study on almost everything so if you eat me my chemicals will make you explode!

I am Santa Clause. Look at my white long beard. I go around giving good little turkeys toys. Oops! I mean kids!

I am not  turkey. I am Mittens Fluff n Stuff. I live in Lalaloopsy land and I love snow. My hair is made of yarn.

I am not a turkey. I am a princess. I have a magic wand. I can turn lettuce into salad. My crown is very sparkly. My mom and dad are a king and queen.

Don't eat me. I'm a ballerina. I am so good at dancing. It is fun to dance. Watch me as I dance away with my friends.

Let us build Legos on Thanksgiving instead of eating turkey!

Hi! I am not a turkey. I am Petey. Look at my stripes. I like to steal stuff and take it to my secret lab. But dog man always stops me.

I am not a turkey. I am a cheetah. It may be hard to find me because I'm camouflaged. I spend my day in the grassy fields of Africa with my family. 

Don't eat me because I am not a turkey. I am Mickey Mouse. I have a play house and you can't come in.

I am a creeper, not a turkey. But if you punch me, I will explode in your face. So don't eat me.

I am not a turkey. I am a beautiful ballerina! Look at my fancy tutu and pink slippers. Turkeys wear necklaces. Oops... I meant to say people!

I am a Turkey Scout. Oops... I mean a Cub Scout. We always do our best! From playing awesome games to working our rank adventures and earning badges.

I am police officer. I help turkey... oops, I mean people. I catch bad people! I keep people safe... So don't eat me!

I am a ninja. I am fast and quick. I can jump high. Ninja's help people. We do not taste good. Please don't eat me.

I am not a turkey. I am a zombie. Look at my green face. I walk around all day eating turkey brains. Oops! I mean people!

I am not a turkey. I am the Grinch. I do not like Christmas. You should eat ham. You will love it.

I am not a turkey. I am a food and candy bunny monster. Look at my tummy. It is full of candy and food. All day I eat a lot of candy and food. Gobble!

I am not a turkey. I am a ballerina. Look at me, I am beautiful, graceful, and strong. My moves are fluid and my lines are perfect. I can twirl on my toes and leap high.

I am not a turkey. I am a beautiful princess. If you think I'm a turkey then you are wrong. Look at my shiny pink crown. It has gems.

I am not a turkey. I am Super Mario. I jump high and run fast. I like to stop bad guys.

Hi! I am definitely not a turkey. I am Wonder Woman and I have super powers. I won't be able to save ??

Hi, I am Mr. T. My fellow turkey students, Oops! I mean people students. My pupil calls me professor T. I am very smart and funny.

I am a member of the United States Army. I help to fight the bad turkeys so that America stays safe. I am brave.

I am not a turkey. I am a unicorn cat. Look at my pointy ears and my pointy horn. I use my horn to grant many wishes.

Hi. My name is Sally. I was in a movie. My friend Jack Skellington will scare anyone who tries to eat me.

Hi! I am a soccer player. I am not a turkey! I am the best soccer player ever. Don't eat me! I have a shirt on and a soccer ball.

I am not a turkey. I am Saint Nick aka Santa Clause. I have rosy cheeks and a big belly. I wear a red suit and deliver lots of toys. I love to say ho, ho, ho!

I am not a turkey. I am Spiderman. Look at my spider web. I help others in trouble.

I am not a turkey. I am a ballerina. I am so sparkly. I love butterflies. My favorite color is purple. I like to grow flowers in my backyard.

I am not a turkey. I am Superman. Look at my red cape. I fly around all day helping other turkeys, oops... I mean people.

I am not a turkey. I am a cleaner. Look at my tools. I love to clean houses for turkeys. Oops... I mean people! On Thanksgiving.

I am queen of Columbia and for Thanksgiving I am having a ball dinner. You can't eat me because I am royalty. I am inviting guests to eat chicken, mashed potatoes.

I am not a turkey. I am a soldier in the army. My job is to defend our country and protect the people of our nation. I put my long neck on the line daily.

I am not a turkey. I am a baseball player, Juan Solo. I play for the Nationals and I just won the world series.

I am not a turkey. I am a knight. I protect lands, kings, and Queens. Also I work with other turkey knights. Oops, I mean people!

I am Deadpool, I am a turkey... oops... I am not! I heal fast, I have feathers. Wait... oops... I don't... I have katanas. 

I am not a turkey. I am an army man. I protect people. And I am in camouflage. 

I am not a turkey. I am a soldier. I have a helmet and combat boots and a uniform. I protect the country and turkies, I mean people.

I am not a turkey! I am Santa. I don't say gobble. I say HoHoHo. I don't have feathers. I have red coat. If you eat me at Thanksgiving you will not have presents.

I am not a turkey. I am a hyena. Do you see my teeth? Turkeys don't have teeth! I would actually eat turkeys.

I am not a turkey, I am Spiderman! If you try to eat me then I will put a web around you. I am red and blue.

I am not a turkey. I am a zebra. Look at my stripes. I am busy getting ready for Thanksgiving... I mean looking for grass to eat.

I am a princess. Yes, that's right, I am a princess, not a turkey. I wear crowns not feathers. I live in a castle, not a farm. My food is 5 stars, not seed. Even if I'm a turkey which I'm not.

I am not a turkey. I am a football player for the Baltimore Ravens. I am the quarterback. On Thanksgiving, I am going to play football.

I am a turkey. I am having a wedding. I lost weight to fit into my suit. Please do not eat me!

I am not a turkey! Don't eat me! I am a soldier in the US Marines. I protect you, so why would you want to eat me?

This is not a turkey, this is Santa Claus. I bring presents to all people. I wear a red coat and black boots.

I am not a turkey. I am Saint Isabelle. I am the patroness of the sick.

I am not a turkey. I am a soccer player named Tobin. My team won the Women's World Cup this year.

I am Spiderman. I am a superhero. I fight crime. I go around saving people. I make sure that villains are in jail. I make sure that the people in the city are safe especially on Thanksgiving.


And here we have another year of saved turkeys!
I'd say the military was definitely represented and there were plenty of ballerinas, superheroes, and Santas!

For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving today, I'm wishing you a wonderful day filled with family and friends. We're having a very small gathering this year, but it's all good!

Friday's Stitching Ground 🐕

Another Friday night, watching Jack Ryan with DH. We finished Season 1 and really liked it!
I can't show you what I'm working on tonight, it's for an exchange I'm running a little late on. I should be able to post it on Monday, so it won't be late but I don't like cutting it so close!


I had a trio of critter company tonight.

Phoenix is here for the weekend and where we sit, she sits!

And that includes Nathan!

It didn't take them long to check out her house, luckily they weren't interested in her dinner.

It's about time, Maximus wasn't scared at all but I'm not sure about Phoenix!

They did a little nose sniffing, then Phoenix was done.

I know DH would like a dog, but since I would be the primary "caregiver", I'm not ready for that. But dog sitting is nice, especially if it's Phoenix, she's a sweetie.
Do you ever pet sit for friends or family? Or is your house full enough?!

Friday's Stitching Ground 🛋

I think they're wondering if he knows three's a crowd?!
As you can see, I had some extra company while stitching this evening. Although not for too long, there were Legos to be built.
It's another Friday night watching Jack Ryan with DH, it's an action packed evening!

Here's a close up of Santa in Maryland. He really doesn't have evil eyes, I just haven't stitched them yet!

Have you started stitching Christmas treasures yet?After this one, I really need to work on some smaller ones for gifts.

We have a teenager in the house! 😮

Here's the birthday boy, Nathan, just a little cold without his jacket! He had a sleepover the night before, but I'm really beginning to wonder if they actually slept - they woke me up at 5am with yelling!

After his last baseball game of the season, we went to an early dinner to celebrate. Gman1 and C were at the game too and were able to join us.

Unfortunately, Gman2 was unable to join us. Something about being in Rome?! He's having a great time "studying" in Austria, with side trips all over.

 Ah yes, the treasured birthday gift!

He wasted no time in putting it together.

And here it is, finished, but not totally together as advertised... every time he actually put them together with the trees, parts of it would fall apart. Frustration, tears, anger, the whole teenage lot! I suggested he look on the Lego website to see what others had said or if there was a solution. No luck, others were having the same problem with glue being the only solution. Let's just say they didn't get a very good review from him!

I'd Leggo of her Eggo, you don't want to mess with El!
At least the character are cool.

So I was looking at some Stranger Things cross stitch patterns, and I think I like these the best so far. But would it be for Nathan, or me?

Here's an added extra - I can't say I've ever heard of the Beaver Moon, but here it is in it's glory.

 A combo picture.

Friday's Stitching Ground 📺

After spending the day doing laundry - clothes, sheets, towels, and whatever else I could find, this evening was for stitching.
I started Santa Visits Maryland earlier in the week and I love it so far! Having kitty company is always nice, whether I like it or not.

And I found a tasty treat waiting for me in the beer fridge!

Normally DH and I don't watch much tv together, but tonight we found something we thought we would try - Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" on Amazon Prime.
We just started the first episode of the first season and we like it! So at least we'll have something to watch together beside some football games.
Is there something you like to watch with your significant other, family and/or friends?

Halloween Exchange at Needlecraft Haven 👻

I know it's November, but here's my belated post on the Halloween Exchange I joined with Needlecraft Haven, such fun! I received my parcel way before Halloween from Clare @Aimetu's Stitching, and it was so hard not to take a peek.

But I waited and look at the goodies I received! I thought there was only one trick being the Christmas card, but she had to give me a hint on the others... I found out the bag had been sewn shut AND the floss (a little hidden on the left side of the photo) had been pre-cut and then I couldn't find the end to unwind the rest - both very sneaky!

This is the ornament Clare made me, aren't they so cheerful?! I love it and I think they're happy in their new home! Thanks so much, Clare, I love it all.

This is what I sent to Deb, just in time for opening day on Halloween.

This is her photo, I had forgotten to take one of everything together before I sent it. The only trick I sent was the Zombie Skittles and when you get one, you know it because it's nasty!

This is the ornament I made for Deb, it's a combination of two freebies from Durene Jones on fb. It wasn't supposed to be that way, but I goofed and then went with it. I used glow in the dark floss for Boo, but it never seems to glow for very long. I even found "matching" fabric for the back.

I also included a Halloween scissor fob I made.

And now I need to think about the Christmas exchange, what to stitch, what to stitch? 🎄

Scavenger Photo Hunt, October 📷

Even though I'm late and it's November, here's October! It's time for Katie's I live, I love, I craft, I am me ... scavenger photo hunt this month.

The words for October are...


Umbrella
Watch out, it's raining PEEPS!
This was from the most recent PEEP Show that Nathan and I have been attending for several years now.

Wet
This is a morning view from the back of the cruise ship we were on this past summer, looks pretty wet out there to me!

Puddles
These are some ice patches that melted on our neighbour's driveway, I guess they count as puddles?

Overflowing
Sidetracking from water, here's our driveway with an overflow of autumn leaves. Although today DH spent the morning cleaning them up so now it's clear again. ☹  I do love seeing all those colours!

Splash
Nathan made lots of splashes while learning how to use the bodyboard on the cruise. I think he'll need some more practice!

My Own Choice
Since we're on the water theme, I decided to add this photo. I saw a beautiful stained glass mermaid on Pinterest about five years ago, and just had to have one!

Thankfully, I was able to track down the artist who made it. He lives in Florida and was actually coming to our area, so when he finished the above piece, he delivered it to me in person to our house that was being built. It now hangs in my craft room window and I still love it.

I hope to see you next month!

Friday's Stitching Ground 🍪

After shopping with Karen today, I headed to her house to stitch, bake, and sleep over!

I'm finally stitching the harvest moon and I've changed to colours to match it... I think. I'm not sure about the colours I chose, but I'm sticking with it for now. Unlike the apple in the upper right corner, I changed that to a different shade of red because I didn't like the way the green looked.

Then it was baking time. We're stitching tomorrow with a new group of ladies I met at the PA retreat and they're only a mile from Karen's house! It's a potluck and I thought I would test out these Chocolate Espresso Chip Cookies, with a little help from Tippy Cow to keep Karen and I going!

Oh my, they are rather strong and very chocolaty. I think this might me a pick-me-up cookie during the afternoon stitching slump.  

And hopefully I'll finish the moon so I can start this guy. I'm making this for my Dad, and maybe even DH and/or the Gmen.

I also spent some time this week baking for Gman1's gf, for her sorority bake sale. Andes' Cookies - yum, Pumpkin Snickerdoodles - yum, Orange Creamsicle Cookies - eh too much white chocolate for my liking, and Chocolate Mummy Cupcakes. She said they sold everything they had so that was great to hear!

Next week my plan is to catch up with my blog reading and respond to comments, I can never seem to stay caught up!

How good are you at reading and responding?