Oct/Nov/Dec Trilogy Tidbits

Finally, a hello and howdy from the JK Tidbits residence! 

The past 4+ months have been nothing short of a crazy, insane whirlwind!  

Posting a recap of each month in Trilogy fashion was decided the best way to update y'all family and friends.  

A few snapshots of each month that give the best overview are following below :) 

A quick nutshell in words: We moved 'twice' this past fall--from our rental duplex to the place that we bought here in Texas.......then a week later we headed back to Kansas to finalize selling our Kansan homestead and to pack up what remained in our house/barns, selling what we weren't moving, and packing trailers.  We were in Kansas for a little over a month.  We arrived back in Texas the end of November, had a few visitors that helped haul stuff down, unpack, frame a shed, and make great memories; amidst all this it was preparing for the Christmas Holiday Festivities.  The end of December found us heading back to Kansas for a week for family gatherings.  We have not been plugged-in at all for the last many months--we haven't had internet, but have just got it last week.  We were on a waiting list, but I will have to say, I enjoyed the "unplugged".  

Snapshot Trail-buckle up, hold on tight and enjoy:

(starting at the begin of October and following the happenings through the trilogy months)

Feeding ducks at Riverside while the menfolk were helping clean-up in Houston from the hurricane...

Our new Abode...

front view...

 ...out the back to the north...

 ...living room...

 ...these squash have now become yummy pies, smoothies, casseroles, breads, etc...

 ...a housewarming basket from some dear friends...

...checking out the new tub :O...

 ...early birthday gift...

 ...a visit from the Rokey's in Bastrop, TX the first weekend in our new place...

 ...a quick overnight stay from a sweet Kansan girl on her travels in Texas...

...which found us on a walk on our rental duplex walking hill...

 ...someone loving it...

 ...she loves her espresso with almond milk...

...she will also drink my decaf pour-overs straight black, and oh she LOVES sardines-lol...she is quite the girl!

...celebrated Jadon's 12th birthday before heading back to Kansas--my, oh my, where has the time gone...

 ...went fishing and did a cookout on a friends ranchland...

 ...his "cake"...

 ...George, a retired ranch horse--he is a beauty!...

 ...a lizard that about became a pet, it was saved by heading to Kansas-lol :)....

...we found Kansas bitterly cold, which often found us warming up by the woodstove many nights...

 ...Janessa enjoying Kara(one of the ladies who kept our place running)...

 ...Janessa playing with the dogs, while we sorted barn items...

 ...we wished a sweet little Janessa #2 birthday amongst the craziness of it all...

...NOVEMBER...

...um, so we are supposed to be getting rid of things and packing up for moving, right?  Well, this was on clearance and found its way home from Orschlens as part of her birthday...so, yep she enjoyed it for a few days in Kansas and then headed to Texas with it :)...

 ...loving the 'new' wheels...

 ...Janessa loving this kitty at Dominic and Jenny's...

 ...the 'train' with 'Mav' and Gun'...

 ...we got in on(last minute help and tasting/enjoying) of Bohemian BBQ done by Jason's cousin from Czech Republic...it was delicious!

...One of our last nights at our homestead in Kansas...enjoying the wood stove fire one last time with some roasting of marshmallows with Kara and Ashley...

 ...we are back in Texas now...see the chair-lol :)...

 ...first morning and the goats are not quiet sure...

 ...but they are still sure about feed-lol ;)...

 ...dogs settling in...

 ...Slate, Jadon's cat still not sure about everything--he is supposed to be an outside cat...but he was going crazy out there(trying to come through the screens), so between him and Jadon it was best that the cat be in for a bit-lol...

 ...thanks to the Krehbiel family for helping haul the stock trailer, help unpack for a couple of days...

 ...out on an evening walk...

 ...game on...

...me, oh my--we ended up saying yes to this pup who came with a broken leg--he is doing great now and makes 3 for dogs...this momma said absolutely no more!  

 ...her new hideout...

 ...celebrating our man's birthday--we love you Jason!!!

 ...a quiet Thanksgiving with just us, but was a time of needed recouping.  I had opted for going out to eat, as we had just gotten back from Kansas...but, alas, Jadon and Kirk said it wouldn't be Thanksgiving with out cooking together...

 ...so, I went and got groceries, and we all cooked our meal together...

 ...hhhmmmm, I believe someone left the back gate open-lol!

...Our winter Welcome, a sled that I used to sled on and since we weren't sure how often we would be using it in Texas, we had it redone...

 ...we all were struggling a bit upon getting back to Texas with letting go of our Kansan homestead.  Kirk wanted to put up Winter decorations right away, as it would make it more like 'home'...so, we did and see the winter decor from home, did definitely make it seem more homey :)...

...DECEMBER...

...peek-a-boo...

 ...Thanks to Jody and Zo for help in framing the shed!...

 ...San Saba Lights, definitely worth the drive!...

 ...Kirk's home-ade ornaments...

 ...a neighbor brought a 'welcome' gifts for the kiddos...

 ...Daddy's little helper...

 ...another delicious housewarming gift...

 ...Jadon's home-crafted arrow...

 ...Mommy and Me...

 ...her favorite four-legged critter right now...

 ...Kara and Ashley here, fun visit and help unpacking...

 ...farm sign from Kansas now graces 'Fort Mesquite'...

 ...yum...

 DF/GF pizza and very tasty and good...they cooked while Kara and I unpacked, worked very well...

 ...Late night games...

 ...Speak Out...

 ...headed to the play the 3 menfolk were in...

 ...wearing off energy of a little miss while we wait for the play to start...

 ...Kirk on stage...

 ...Jadon waiting to go on stage...

 ...a late evening face mask--janessa didn't care to join us-lol!...

 ...gorgeous Texas sunset...

...first time roasting hotdogs and s'mores...

 ...Janessa love of piano is strong--I will say music in general, she loves it...

 ...game night with some friends...

 ...Christmas found us here in Texas enjoying some just us family-time together before we headed to Kansas again...

 ...decorating cookies(DF/GF), very delicious!...

 ...Kirk's entirely, from scratch, gingerbread house...

 ...she is a cookie dunker-lol...

 ...Kansas received us again with bitter, bitter temps...like it was a high of 6 deg and often negative the whole time we were back for the New Year holidays...

...here we are helping Ma Meyer go gather eggs...

 ...Kirk's cat that we left in Kansas, found him at a family gathering in Bern--just a few miles from her new home.  We are trying her again and if she isn't content again, we will probably find her heading south with us...

 ...another family gathering, again, finds this one where the music is...

 ...Janessa enjoying the kitchen toys in the house that we stayed at while back...

Hope y'all made it through that long trail!  

We are off to round-up and catch-up the January trail...

Love and Blessing until then!