November 2018-A lot to be Thankful for!

Cousins

Rotter's visiting their alma mater and friends

The Girl Cousins

"Willow's Swing at Mt. Laural Park

The Mt. Laural Pig!

Sweet Willow and Sheepy and Hedgie with Sweet cousin Abigail



Cousins outside at The Club
 after Thanksgiving Dinner

Found picture of all 4 insects--Is Angela a spider??

Thanksgiving Eve-Greens and Browns and Lyla-
Waiting for Pizza that never came!

Myles with "The Grannies" in Mobile Thanksgiving

Mother and Daugher at "Muttcracker" Ballet Nov 30

I’m writing this on a beautiful December day while I’m having a few days at home to catch up on projects including wrapping gifts and decorating and addressing Christmas cards etc. One of the big events for me in November was getting a new I-phone! I was unpleasantly surprised at how much I had to learn adapting to an upgrade! I went to classes at the Apple Store and hired a “tech tutor” to come to the house to help me in the process. I am not sure if I’ll ever upgrade again. But I’m beginning to appreciate it. November included the “mid-term” elections. Fortunately now there will be a new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives. Several school mornings at Angela’s were a little stressful due to Willow being upset for a variety of reasons due to miscellaneous things such as a missing pacifier or clothes or shoes she didn’t want to wear. One afternoon she was very upset but stopped quickly after taking a few sips from her sugary “Yummy Tummy”, Maybe she just needed a sugar boost? Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving the girls were out of school but both Angela and Brock had to work. They were thoughtful enough to make arrangements for Willow to spend the day at HMS with Ms. C and other children so I had two days with just Lyla. We went to Barnes and Noble where she gave me a lot of ideas for Christmas gifts and we spent the late afternoon at the park with Willow because the weather was great. Wednesday afternoon I picked up Lyla to come to our house to spend the night and wait for the Greens and Browns to arrive. Lyla had a great time with her cousins! And stayed up very late with Abigail. Thursday was a beautiful day and a great meal at The Club with the Stuedeman/ Green/Brown/Rotter families. After a time at Roseanne and Vincent’s the younger people went to a movie and Wayne and I went home. Linda sent me the picture of Myles with the 2 Grannies (my mother and Mike’s Mother). Mother is now 98 years old. She is doing amazingly well right now. But there is a real realization that might not always be the case. After school on Monday I was able to take Lyla and Willow to the gym at HMS which is a wonderful option for days the weather is not good enough to go to the park. The after-school care teacher is nice enough to let me and the girls come in to play. I always have my snack bag with me and that increases my popularity with the other children! On Friday the 30^th I went to the Muttcracker Ballet at the Alabama Theatre with Angela and Lyla. It was a wonderful evening and a good way to end the month of November!