Things I'm Thankful for:

- My awesome family*
- My dependable friends
- My needy affectionate dogs
- The occasional afternoon nap
- Super sweet lindstrom pliers that are smooth like butter
- Good conversation, accompanied by good whiskey
- Sunday brunches

*My family spent the Thanksgiving holiday at my cousin's house. Aside from the obvious awesomeness that is Thanksgiving dinner, this family get-together was especially great because I was able to spend quality time with my cousin and his family, who I don't see on a regular basis since they moved. We took advantage of this time by trading skills. I went over color theory with him and his two beautiful and incredibly bright children as we made color wheels and he taught me how to weld.

These are the color wheels that we made. I'm going to try to put together a smaller scale template that you can download and print on cardstock to make your own color wheels. I also included areas to practice mixing complimentary colors and shading. We had lots of fun and I'm looking forward to doing some actual painting with them next time.

Here I am in some fashionable welding garb with my cousin. He welds to make parts for his jeep and has made some things around his house, like a lamp made from a wrought iron fence. Apparently I have a steady hand, which I learned is needed for pretty and consistent lines. We also played with a plasma cutter - awesome!