Friday, November 18 -- Gratefotos --

Today I am giving thanks along with my friend Mary Jo. She closed on her new house! Mary Jo actually works in my office -- which is great! Unfortunately, she works in it when I am not there. She has a different day job. This summer, her schedule was different, allowing her time to come in and visit -- and paint and help redecorate our office. She definitely brightened my summer! And I thank God for her. When she talked about buying a house, I introduced her to my dear friend Sheri Knepel -- Realtor extraordinaire! When Mary Jo started house hunting, she let me tag along. We all fell in love with this house on the very first day of looking. And -- she ended up getting a good deal on it. I am looking forward to seeing how she will feather her new nest! And -- happy as I am for her -- I am so glad that all of the moving boxes in this picture belong to her -- and not to me!!!