Our crazy Elf on the Shelf, Chippy, returned over the weekend. So far, he has hidden in a lot of our glassware. On his second day back, he hid under a beer glass that Andy and I got from the Missouri Beer Festival. Now, Chippy is in our Norton wine decanter and Melty is in one…
Separate Spins
Andy and I took separate spins today. With the time change, it is harder to get in a night ride together. He took his road bike out for about 15 miles. The moon was beautiful during the late afternoon and Andy captured it in the background of his picture. I took my trail bike out…
I Miss You, Mom
We put up our Christmas tree yesterday and I just was not really in the spirit this time. This is my favorite holiday of the year and I love decorating the tree, but it took every ounce of strength I could muster to pull myself off the couch and get it up and decorated. Even…
Christmas Tree
We decorated our Christmas tree today. The kids had a great time hanging all “their” ornaments and looking at all of them from the past years. One of their favorite ornaments is the Holy Bible with their names and baptism dates. This is Laura hanging her bible. This is John hanging his bible. Laura did…
Outside Decorations
Andy finished up the outside Christmas decorations this evening. He hung the big wreath on the house, added the Santa, and put the projector in the ground to give the impression of lights on the tree. I really love it and it feels much more like home this year!
Christmas Decorations!
It is Christmas decoration day! I swear that we did not have that many boxes of decorations last year. They MUST be multiplying while in storage…
Relaxation
Jim and his crew left this morning for South Carolina. It was sad to see them go because we had a great time together! Dave, Kristena, Avry, and Addyson are not leaving until tomorrow, so we decided to start our day with a tasty breakfast at Cracker Barrel. We spent the rest of the day…