December 23, 2024

My oldest froze some water in a bucket to make an ice block.  He put it in the ice box to see how cold it gets.  The temperature has dropped some, but it's taking a while.  Maybe the block isn't big enough.
 

December 22, 2024

We made some 3D printed toys this week.  The "ice cream" spiral slides in and out, and the star is a sort of gyroscope.
 

December 21, 2024

 

December 20, 2024

There is a holiday light show at the fairgrounds this year.  We got to drive around a lot of animated light setups, plus a few trees like this one.  It had flashing white sparkles throughout the tree too.  It was fun and we hope they continue to do it each year.
 

December 19, 2024

We  bought another set of bubble lights for the tree.  These have more colors on the lower part.
 

December 18, 2024

We got a little bit of snow.  The rain melted it all later but it looked Christmas-y for a little while.
 

December 17, 2024

These two plants seem really happy at this window.
 

December 16, 2024

The tree already looks like Santa came.
 

December 15, 2024

Got our tree up today.
 

December 14, 2024

I got the plants from an arrangement separated into their own pots.
 

December 13, 2024

My son was given this hat (ugly Christmas sweater hat?) at work.  It has bright LED lights which blink at seizure-inducing rates.  I didn't know this was a thing- or maybe it isn't, I'm not sure.
 

November 12, 2024

 

November 11, 2024

 

December 10, 2024

 

December 9, 2024

My husband has a start on present wrapping.
 

December 8, 2024

Our new vent is up.  It's a bit noisy but seems to work.
 

December 7, 2024

We went through the blimp hanger for the toy donations today.  They moved the collection area to the end this time.  I think it worked better as the last part of the wait was inside the hanger so we could gawk more.
 

December 6, 2024

 

December 5, 2024

We had the first hard snow of the season.  Our mailbox has already taken a hit from the snowplow going by.  We'll have to bend it back when the weather's a little bit better.
 

December 4, 2024

 

December 3, 2024

My daughter got a spider plant last year at the fair.  It's grown and we finally got it into a hanging pot.  It's in the dining room for now.
 

December 2, 2024

I bought everyone a Christmas shirt. I figured it would be better to give it to them at the beginning of December.
 

December 1, 2024

The advent calendar has been started.  As for the pumpkin pies we tried today, everyone seemed to like the cushaw pie.
 

November 30, 2024

I made pies from four different varieties of pumpkins.  We'll do taste tests tomorrow.  I was surprised at how different they look.  Top left, dickinson, looks pretty normal.  Top right, winter luxury, is so shiny my little sign has a reflection.  Bottom left is amish pie, which also looks pretty normal.  Bottom right is cushaw, which is the lightest and it seems like some of the spices float to the center top which doesn't happen with the others.  I can remember my grandma's pies looking like this, it never occurred to me the variety of pumpkin could cause that to happen.
 

November 29, 2024

We went to the local game store and bought some new games on sale. We played one this evening.
 

November 28, 2024

 

November 27, 2024

We swung into the grocery store.  There are a lot fewer turkeys now than last time I was in.
 

November 26, 2024

 

November 25, 2024

I've still got one flower blooming near the house.
 

November 24, 2024

My son's truck needed new tires.  He ordered them online.  One arrived Thursday, two on Friday, and the last on Saturday.  He and my husband got the tires on today.
 

November 23, 2024

 

November 22, 2024

 

November 21, 2024

We got some snow today.
 

November 20, 2024

 

November 19, 2024

My son has a lot of Legos to piece together this fall.
 

November 18, 2024

The parsley is still growing well in the garden.
 

November 17, 2024

We had sundogs and dramatic clouds this afternoon.
 

November 16, 2024

 

November 15, 2024

This is the vent we're going to put up once the wall is ready.
 

November 14, 2024

We got the tractor in the garage to replace a few parts. 

November 13, 2024

These trailers look huge when on the road.
 

November 12, 2024

Most trees have lost their leaves, but two of our pin oaks are still clinging onto theirs.
 

November 11, 2024

My microwave stopped working.  We got a countertop one to replace it and a dedicated vent for above the stove.  I'm working on the holes the old microwave left in the wall before we put the new vent up.
 

November 10, 2024

I got another cushaw squash chopped up today.   

November 9, 2024

We got the second round of leaves done.  There wasn't as much, only one trailer this weekend.
 

November 8, 2024

 

November 7, 2024

 

November 6, 2024

There's been a tree trimming crew on our street this week.  They made it to our house this afternoon then moved on up the road.
 

November 5, 2024

My husband cleaned the leaves out of the gutter with this new blower extension.
 

November 4, 2024

Our tree has lost all it's leaves.  The pin oak leaves are still hanging on though.