Wordless Wednesday: Do you SEE it??

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Christmas Break (Part 3)

Might have to click to enlarge the picture... but you know you are in redneck area when you are following a guy who just picked up his BEAR from the taxidermist. :)

This was FUN to do again... and this year I didn't miss a DAY... 

Enjoyed MIL and 3 outta the 5 Renauds for NYE... and of course a couple of these guys...

They really are SO good together and love each other so much!

Opening Day TRADITION! Husband, Minnie, Tricky, Guinny and CJ this year!

My girl in her HAPPY place! Frozen water!

Brrr... no thank YOU!

I love that Guinny had this memory pop up and that he sent it over to me...

and these two... who refer to themselves as the FET (fish extraction team) ended up catching not ONLY this rainbow but ALSO THIS HUGE STICK out of the holes they drilled trying to free the fish!

Goodness gracious! :)

Meanwhile cozy at home... :)

Miss B and I watched movies, painted our nails and hung out in our cozy house!

When Husband and Minnie came in Miss B had made her sister a steaming cup of cocoa and a warm pumpkin muffin. So sweet!

On Saturday after practice we all dropped Minnie off at the field house again so she could support her track peeps and Husband, Miss B and I ran around in the "big city"

Sunday ended va-ca with a bang... Abbey came over after church (and her history class work was done ;) and hung out until Corrine's bday party! WILD for a Sunday night before going back to school!!!

Love that they decided to be matchy matchy!

SUPER fun that Corrine's little sister did it TOO! :) and it wasn't even planned! So fun! 

(Pics below courtesy of Becky, SO FUN to get these!)

 

Gals had a BLAST!

and such a special way to end a FANTASTIC CHRISTmas break! We do LOVE vacation!

Christmas Break (Part 2)

While I do NOT love taking care of any of this or worrying about Husband in the driveway on ice and slippery conditions, I DO LOVE my long dirt road and the view I had running people everywhere....

I stopped at the P.O. per Tamarah's request and found this AMAZING Christmas present with the most THOUGHTFUL card... we are "navigating" these "let go" years and I am so SO grateful for her and walking through ALL the stages together... 

I heard Natalie Grant the other day be VERY real about how when you are expecting a baby... EVERYONE is right there... offering advice, helping you wash the baby clothes, paint the nursery, suggest carseats, buy you the "what to expect when you are expecting" book... but then... they are getting ready to look at colleges, think about careers, packing up their stuff (and I know we are still a couple years out but STILL)...MAN that happened fast... and I am one that tried to slow it down at ANY CHANCE we could.... 

So when Tamarah suggested a Jets/Pats game (and Minnie said... it feels like I'm 8 again) uh... YES PLEASE... PLEASE FEEL 8 AGAIN!!!

IT WAS SOOOO fun to have the W crew in our home again... been a LONG time and we were SO SO SO grateful for the visit, the food, the fun, the FRIENDS....

and the LIFETIME we have done together in the SHORTEST 16 years of our lives...

How did we get SO blessed!?!?!

and lest you think we forgot the "other children" (insert eye-roll)  they were causing a ruckus and SO happy we were all home every.single.second of break! I assure you! HA!

Minnie also had a game (and practice and practice and MORE practice ~ along with Miss B)

but FUN to have a 12:00 game and no worry about what's for dinner because...oh you'll be HOME! :)

Wordy Wednesday: 6 Weeks Out

 A quick nod to the post 6 weeks ago and the daily life... today is not a "normal" day in the life but.... fun to document because it will be short and sweet... 

We are on Christmas break...

7:30AM (upstairs in my bedroom) HUSBAND brings the coffee... no cane... no sleeping in the den... (no more infection PTL, although there is some of the incision still "open")

9:30AM.... Husband has been out to the chickens, taken the dog out, showered, gotten himself dressed, creepers on his boots and he is DRIVING he and Minnie to meet up with Guinny to go to the ACTUAL Jack Trap Store (we are a Heritage Family... just sayin')

6 WEEKS out and now we are at the point where we have to REMIND him that he HAD a double-hip replacement because he is out doing ALL.THE.THINGS. 

Plowing, Wood, Cooking, Coffee, Driving, Setting Bait Traps, did I mention Wood, Chickens, Barks, Grilling, Stairs.... all.the.things.

SOOOOO GRATEFUL!

Christmas Break (Part 1)

Pic courtesy of Wes

Minnie and Abbey headed to NH the day after Christmas to pick up Abbey's Aunt... she missed out on NOT FINDING ANY WRAPPING PAPER OR CHEX MIX BAGS... BUT... she did get to go glow-in-the-dark mini golfing (thanks Sky for solving the mystery of the picture) with her bud! :)

Other than some garland with lights... Miss B and I hauled all the Christmas out of the house and cleaned up all the pine needles....

There was chatter of fishing (insert eye roll because....you know.. double hips) but there was  NO WAY my crew wasn't going....

PHOTO GUINNY FB

I sent this pic to Husband's friend (whom Minnie is advertising for) tell me you are fishing after practice WITHOUT telling me... if the UA base layer doesn't give it away the hat sure will! 

Just always a LITTLE odd when I see my gals in the middle of water and I KNOW they are NOT on a boat.... yikes!

CJ went... HAPPY PLACE!!!! Except for the Buddy Heater went out so CJ had to go to our house to grab the STOVE for HEAT... Miss B was FREEZING and I was surprised she lasted as long in her too small boots... 😬

PHOTO GUINNY

This girl.... in freezing temps...is SO.HAPPY. 

PHOTO GUINNY

I love that CJ was out there...made it EXTRA for Miss B (since Minnie was at practice until almost 11!)

PHOTO GUINNY

LOVE HIM!

PHOTO CJ

He ended up coming back home with the crew... I had to go back and forth for Minnie to work on a project with friends but he helped Uncle Scott with some bait stuff and knew there was Chinese Food in the future for him ;) which always works to our benefit because the gals don't eat it! We played a game...

I laughed so hard I cried and it was an amazing day/night all around! I LOVE BREAK!