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The Bunch Welcomes a New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Happy New Year Everyone! I can't believe another year has gone by. It is ironic isn't it? As you get older, the years fly by at a faster and faster pace. I really have made a conscious decision to let go of things that don't really matter (I mean why waste my time, it's precious) and focus more on things I do enjoy (like family). That's not to mean that I don't do anything I don't like. I mean cleaning out the chickens everyday and stomping out in single digits to unfreeze their water is definitely not enjoyable, but I must admit in nice weather they are fun to watch. Though if one of the roosters tries to attack me again, I may end up with one less chicken.

We have been stuck inside these past few days because of the artic weather. Again, the south does get cold (really cold on some days), but we rebound fairly quickly and after a week should once again be enjoying nice mild winter days. Unfortunately, our time inside during this cold snap coincided with us all having a terrible cold (which made the multiple trips out to the coop that more fun). We basically just coughed our insides out and watched TV.  It was NOT fun. Thank goodness we are all starting to be on the mend. It is hanging on forever though.

Other than the illness, we had a nice Christmas. We enjoyed the down time by visiting family, watching Christmas movies, and seeing lights. The lights at Texas Motor Speedway were nice. I think after Branson's Christmas Décor that nothing can really compete in the decoration and lighting department. However, it was still a great display and we enjoyed it immensely. I think the neatest part was getting to go into the center of the speedway and have the track going around you. Santa's village is there and has a variety of things to do for the kids. We saw a guy there who carried his dachshund around in a baby carrier! It was really cute (or really weird jury is still out).

Cookie and her shenanigans

Christmas morning..

Maisy has to be part of any celebration!

My in-laws celebrated with us.

Look carefully, Maisy is helping T with his packages.

He was good boy this year! ;)

Very excited over his letter.....L was jealous and never got one. Not sure what happened there.

My baby turns 39. (Isn't it cute he hasn't reached 40 yet?)

The joy of letting the dog out in the country with ANY sort of ground moisture!


The kids are getting older so Christmas is at an acceptable time now. I think we started at about 7am this year. Yay! We opened presents and had a wonderful breakfast. Santa always leaves clues for the kids to find their present and it is always fun to see them "hunt" for their gifts. We also had some family over for lunch. It was a nice low key gathering that we enjoyed.

Happy New Year!

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