Hello, dear reader. I hope your Tuesday has been absolutely lovely so far!

It’s election day here in the United States, and I’m so curious to watch the coverage later. I hope to print out election maps for my children to color in, and everyone should have a good time.

We just finished our homeschool day, and it went very well. This year is coming along much better than last. I tweaked some of our curriculum choices, which was a win-win for everyone. Everyone happily completed their work, and books have been put away for the day.

I thought today it might be fun to share some of my gratitudes in the form of pictures. This November is turning out to be very blessed, indeed.

It is still quite warm where I live, and butterflies are fluttering around the garden every day. I was so happy to see this monarch so late in the season. I plan to leave the leaf litter, since so many little creatures overwinter there. I wish I would’ve realized this sooner, because we have raked leaves in the past. Hopefully many critters will be safe and sound underneath the leaves until spring comes again.

This picture was actually taken on Halloween, but hey, that’s close to November, right? My little spider man always knows how to make me smile. I’m so thankful for all of my children!

I’ve been making lots of Etsy orders lately, and I’m so grateful for both my customers and my shop. Today, my shop reached 5,500 sales. I can hardly put into words how thankful I am.

After being in storage for ages, I decided to display my Disney snow globes this week. They certainly do bring a smile to everyone’s faces, and the cleaning out I did to make room for them was hardly a chore.

Earlier in the week, I awoke to a deer standing in this exact spot. I didn’t get a picture of it, but we did stare at each other for a while. Hopefully, it realized I was friendly.

I’m loving the autumnal colors that are everywhere I look!

Finally, here is a picture of our bench in the forest, with the light streaming in just so. This is a beautiful place to sit, and just think. I love to steal a few minutes on this bench to listen to the sounds of nature.

I definitely am enjoying November so far, and I hope you are, too. I’ll be back before long with another post. Thank you so much for stopping by today!