November 30, 2013

We played Carrom today, for the first time in years.

November 29, 2013

It was high time for haircuts for all the males in the house.

November 28, 2013

November 27, 2013

November 26, 2013

First floor of the barn.  And the beginning of a snowstorm.

November 25, 2013

Lego building- there's usually pieces leftover.

November 24, 2013

My son and his Minecraft birthday cake.

November 23, 2013

My husband moved a few things into the barn, like the wagon and his watering barrel on wheels.

November 22, 2013

For spelling tests, my daughter's second grade teacher has a big list.  She goes through the list with each kid, and the first 15 they get wrong are their own individualized spelling list for the next week.  If they miss a word, it stays on their list until they get it right.  It turns out, my daughter is a good speller, and is pretty far down the master list already.  This was her list for this week.  I had to stop and think for a moment on some of those words myself!

November 21, 2013

My daughter is in basketball this year.  Today was her first game.  The first play of the game she shot and make a basket!  She didn't attempt any more baskets the rest of the game, so I guess she has a 100% shot record for now.  She did really well though, guarding and passing.  It will be fun watching her and the other girls getting better each week.

November 20, 2013

They came and finished framing and roofing this morning.  Time to make the final decision on what shades of red/white we want for the siding and trim. 

November 19, 2013

Today he got his two favorite things in one: Lego and Minecraft.

November 18, 2013

A crane came today and they got the trusses set up.  The wind got worse throughout the day, so it's good they started early.

November 17, 2013

A glass pumpkin I bought at an arts/craft show.

November 16, 2013

November 15, 2013

My kids on a Friday night.

November 14, 2013

This was the list they left of stuff to get.

November 13, 2013

The south wall of the barn.  We've got a door, a window and a large door.

November 12, 2013

We got snow last night, and had snowfall all day.  

November 11, 2013

They got the first floor walls up today and one gable end ready.  It seems so tall, but it needs to be so we can get the camper inside.  Tomorrow is supposed to be wet and cold, so they're coming back later in the week with a crane for the trusses.

November 10, 2013

We got everything tarped and ready for framers to come tomorrow.  We finally found someone who would do it for a reasonable price (thankfully, as we still weren't sure how we would get the trusses up there if we did it ourselves).

November 9, 2013

We've had a stack of osb board in the basement for many years.  He had to haul it out of there and bring it up with the rest of the lumber. 

November 8, 2013

We got lumber and trusses delivered today.

November 7, 2013

My daughter's class had an assignment, to decorate this turkey.  So we managed to find some random stuff to glue on, including some camouflage so he can hide a little easier.

November 6, 2013

The sunrise this morning.

November 5, 2013

My daughter is starting to butter us up for Christmas.

November 4, 2013

Blueberry bush leaf.

November 3, 2013

One of the trees in the back.

November 2, 2013

This is a net that goes over round aluminum that we get.

November 1, 2013