Nov 2021

My turn to go to Denton for Al's concert.

This was an insane puzzle. 1500 pieces. I actually considered giving up 1 hour in thinking it would be impossible. But a good audiobook and many hours later, I did get it done in about a week.

Carli and Macey at phase 2 All Region tryouts. Both girls made it into a Region band, which is a big deal!

Plumbing in our house has been a sore spot this fall. We had the plumber come to unclog a drain. He proceeded to let us know we need a new hot water heater soon and the shower valves need to be replaced (walls ripped out, insulation added). A week later the garbage disposal starts leaking! I was so mad; I did not want to call a plumber again. So I purchased and installed a new garbage disposal. 

No lie, same day the mailbox suffered from this fate. Plumbing yet, masonry no. Ugh! We don't really know what happened, but I'm thinking a delivery truck reversed into our mailbox.

R driving us to the Veteran's Day parade.

All Region concert. We went through a lot to find all concert black for my petite little lady!

Sewing class.

Kristina and I have happy hats (our cowgirl hats). This is my other happy hat. It is ridiculous and I embarrassed myself wearing it while talking to sane people who didn't know what think of my crazy hat.

We went to a little lake house here in Frisco. It wasn't lush accommodations, but being trapped in a smaller space together is the idea, so it worked.

These two are standing at the skatepark buying entry fees to 5K and half marathon races. Alex has a new passion: running!

Family game time included Mario Party.

The loft the boys slept in.

After Thanksgiving it is out with the pumpkins and in with the pine trees!

I pulled out my sweet potato vines in the front yard and harvested these tubers! I should have just cut them back for next year, but I didn't know!

That's right, another plumbing problem. Something broke internally in the faucet that it would no longer emit hot water. Big eye roll here. Of course I was like, changing a faucet? sure, i can do that. Well, when it is a rusty mess then I cannot do it. 

God Bless John R and his tools. He literally took a saw and cut the faucet off! The new one was fairly easy to install, but since he was already down there, I let him go at it!

Everyone needs a handy friend who is game to fix anything. Yeah, yeah, we need to actually repair the mailbox or something, but for now it is still standing...