November's Nuggets

- December 06, 2022

Howdy, everyone :)

November's Nuggets have flitted right by in the blink of an eye. So, once again, the order(or lack of it) has caused me a headache with them going through the month in reverse, AGAIN! I spent too much time late last night trying to get them to go in the correct order....let us just say I gave up probably too much shut-eye working on it...so here we go again in reverse ;)...

...Kirk found a batch of worms that he had kept in a jar...this is one that hatched in a warm snap in the cooler temps...hopefully, it found its way south before it cooled back off...

...KeKe mimicking Nessa doodling on the doodle board...notice she has the chalk side and NOT the marker side, lol :D...

...an early weekend morning curled up reading Calvin and Hobbes before breakfast...note the beggar in the background through the one window, lol :)...

...the last evening that the two guys from Kansas were here, they got into a teasing war with Jason on whether the house was really cold...well, it was teased as they were going to bed that they may just find ice joining them during the night...LOL, the next morning, this view met us on the stairs up to the loft room... it's a good thing there wasn't a fire, or they may have been hindered in their escape route...LOL!

...some Christmas decor found its way up over Thanksgiving weekend...

...the help that helped with the Christmas decor...although two of these helpers definitely were more into it :D...

... guys evening out throwing at the Twisted Axes...they really enjoyed it and said it was worth going...

...the day after Thanksgiving found our Kansas guests and the guys from our crew heading to the Texas Rennaisance festival...they said that the falconry was amazing, along with some of the handmade craft vendors and the food!...

...eating bacon on a stick...I don't think I want to know how many calories they consumed, LOL!...

...it is almost midnight here...it was an absolutely fun, blessed Thanksgiving with great food, friends, fellowship, and games...after our local Texas guests left, we quickly put the house back to order, and these guys did shifts through the shower and reading Calvin and Hobbes...

...one of several games...

...Thanksgiving fun...

...another game after the Turkey Trot 5k...

... post-Turkey Trot 5k pics...

...all the guys did well and had a lot of fun...

...Jadon finished first in his age group and 11th overall...

...pics of each of the guys as they crossed the finish line or right after...

...a great group of young men...

...two of Jadon and Kirk's friends from Kansas came down to spend a few days with us...it was fun and a blessing having them here with us :)...

...the young men in our household over Thanksgiving ran the Turkey Trot 5k...it saw them getting up and going first thing Thursday morning...

...waiting for it to start...

...the Thanksgiving table is set up and ready...

...we celebrated this special man's birthday this month...we absolutely love this guy and are so blessed and thankful to call him hubby and dad!!! He takes amazing care of us and leads with a desire to serve God in all things....Happy Birthday, Jason, and we all love you tons!!...

...a fun treat from one of his Sunday School boys that he teaches...

...we took Jason out to eat for a meal the Sunday before his birthday...on our way walking into the restaurant, we snapped a pic in front of this huge tree...

...Jadon enjoying some fishing and quiet...

...Jadon testing out a fish trap

...one morning, Mittens was randomly ON our roof...we have no idea HOW...there isn't really anywhere he could get on the roof, but here he was, more than ready to be rescued off the roof :D...

...a father/son weekend...it was such a blessing and was a great time for them to unplug and get away as fathers and sons intent on pursuing Christ...here are random snapshots from their weekend...

...Jadon working on making a spoon...

...building stronger friendships...

...and the scenery was gorgeous...

...God's natural beauty cannot be compared to...

...they would do this again in a heartbeat...it was good for their soul to pull away from the hustle/bustle...

...the girls being silly :)...

...a beauty of one of Kirk's plant collections...

...yep, some more plants are joining the plants Kirk has at home :)...

...why yes, another puzzle set completed :D...

...I know another just waking and reading a book picture...but I will never tire of this scene!...

...a cozy corner made for the cats when the weather turned cold...

...Cross Classical Academy's Poetry Chapel and Science Fair...

...Janessa did a short presentation on lightwaves...

...some of the best fun is the simplest...

...a butterfly that hatched out in the house when the weather was freezing, so Kirk fed it inside and then released it on a warm day...

...a double rainbow...

...this caterpillar right here is a Desert Swallowtail Caterpillar...he is slightly bigger than the more common ones and is predominantly black vs. green hues...