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Is It Over Yet?

 Happy Monday, friends!  What a week!  We had tornados, snow, freezing temperatures, and now lots of rain all within a week's time.  Like the weather, things have been on crazy around here as well.  Let me just start off with a few snow pictures first. Our house. I took this from inside the truck, and didn't take the time to edit it. The snow looks pretty, but I hate it! Our church. Looks so pure :) And the river. We stayed at the top of the hill 😊 It's funny how the snow makes the river look especially brown 😒 Being stuck inside for two or three days definitely made the month of January seem longer than it actually is. It's like that Energizer battery that keeps going, and going, and going...! After a couple of days most people went back to work but the schools remained closed, so on Thursday and Friday, Wrenley came to visit us! We bundled up and went to feed the chickens, which she calls "Bok Boks". She found this hat in Carl's truck and put it on her
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Let's Do This!

 Happy New Year, friends!  NYE was pretty quiet here on the homestead.  I wasn't feeling the best (thankfully it only lasted a couple of days) and it was cold and windy.  We did stay up, but that was only because we were watching a movie!  Carlie and Caleb invited all of us (and Caleb's parents) to their house for lunch on New Year's Day. We had ham, potatoes, cabbage, black eyed peas, green beans, rolls, banana pudding and pecan pie.  It was delish!   If you have been around here for very long, you probably know what I am most excited about: new planners!  And, you probably know that I have more than one.  This is my planner stack! This year I went with something completely different. I did stick with the Happy Planner, but I did hard-back and no disc system and I chose the big size.  It is the beige leopard one pictured above. I use this one as my catch-all.  It has a little bit of everything.  My second choice was the green and black one (Carlie got it for me for Christm

Christmas in Wynne

  We celebrated Christmas with Carl's family the week after Christmas.  There are so many families, it was just impossible to get together before hand.  It was great to see everyone.  We his nephews twin boys for the first time!  Some were still unable to attend but we are glad we got to see the ones who were there. It's not easy getting toddlers to cooperate with your photos! And by toddlers, I mean Wrenley :) These are all the great grandchildren except 2. Makena found a twin and almost wouldn't give him back :) She loves all babies though! Wrenley had a ball with the other kids Riley and Wrenley Carl with his sisters and mom Merry Christmas to all!  We are officially done with Christmas :)  After a month, it's a welcoming sight! Now bring on the new year!! Much Love, Beth

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

 For the first time in years, we didn't have anywhere to go on Christmas Eve. We went to church and that was it (other than a last-minute trip to Walmart...10/10 would NOT recommend). There is always something special about a Christmas Eve service.   Wrenley and her BFF, Adalee She was being a silly goose  And then we ended up in the nursery! She was having fun :) In case you didn't notice, I didn't take any pictures of my family, but only Wrenley.  My time management skills were lacking that morning, so we were rushed and it was rainy, so our hair was messy.  It was just better to have Wren as our subject. They went to Caleb's parents after church, so that was the only time I got to see her that day. Christmas Morning Merry Christmas, Munger Family! Carlie, Caleb and Wrenley came out around 8 and we had a big pancake breakfast.  Poor Carlie and Caleb were both feeling pretty rotten, but thankfully Wrenley was feeling great! Testing out her new chair. Bathroom crayons p

O, Christmas Tree!: Christmas With Grammy

A few days before Christmas, Carl and I ventured out to get a Christmas tree for my Grammy's Christmas.  We were having it out in my parents' garage.  We were told to get a tree that was at least 8ft. tall.  Ours ended up being about 12 ft.  :)  It didn't look that big when we cut it! This was my first experience with a real tree.  Trey is pretty allergic to lots of outdoor allergens, so we always have an artificial tree. Channeling my inner Clark Griswold! Next, we had the task of decorating it..which wasn't the easiest thing to do. We enlisted the help of my mom, dad, and Makena for this part. She's a beaut! Me and my girls Trey and Wrenley My kids and Wrenley with Grammy. She was so happy with her gigantic tree :) Another family Christmas down, two more to go (and one of those is next weekend). We are blessed beyond measure to have Grammy with us.  She has always been a huge part of my life and the lives of my kids, and now Wrenley knows exactly who Grammy is.  I

It's Christmas, Man!

 I'm not sure if anyone will actually get the reference from my title, but it is from Alvin and the Chipmunks (the first one and Simon says it). That was always one of Trey's favorite movies, and I'm pretty sure I have seen it enough times to have the whole thing memorized! Carlie asked me to go to Wrenley's Christmas party at school because it fell on a Thursday and they had lots of surgeries that day.  I didn't mind because I got to see her interact with other children. Party food is her love language :) She was having a great time. But didn't let me out of her sight, and yes, I did take her home after the party :) And of course, she wanted to ride the Ranger with Pappy Christmas was a little different this year for a couple of different reasons.  One being that Christmas Eve was on a Sunday and the second one being that my sister's kids had to be at their dad's early on Christmas Eve.  That was fine, it just had our typical days all changed around. Ou