F+W has a short day today which is a great bonus for those of us who travel and have pies, squash and turnips to prepare for the feast day tomorrow.

This year my son wants to start a new tradition, the annual Thanksgiving pinata. No idea where that came from but I'll go with the flow.

Since toys have to be part of the mix I am definitely off to my local craft store for stickers and other fun stuff. I'm the mom who anticipates the kid meltdown after 4 hours with the cousins so once the pinata wears off we'll settle in to do some Christmas ornaments- the ones you shake with paint in glass ball. Even better, I should probably drag out the old Polaroid and we could do some scrapping!

However you plan to spend the Thanksgiving holiday, we hope this it finds you happy and healthy. On behalf of the Scrapbook Retailer team, I thank you for keeping us informed and inspired so that we may share that information with others.

Safe travels and for the intrepid Black Friday shoppers. Be sure to report your stories from the field--Beth