Eeek. November is over and I have not posted in over a month! I wish I could say big things happened, but not really. Kevin does have his car back (finally!) which just happened this week. So, here is a summary of the month and a few pictures from the holidays.
Holiday 1: Veteran’s Day! The hamster re-appeared on Veteran’s Day, courtesy of Ashley. He was very patriotic, and Kevin was touched. For all of the veterans out there – thank you.
As for the girls, Kayla is just going along doing what she does! She has started taking Adderall twice a day on school/important days. It does seem to help, which is a relief. We are working on her application to Woodlands Academy, and hope to get that mailed in the next few weeks. Kayla is also visiting Mom’s to have her hair done today….more pictures to come!
Ashley has her recital coming up next week. She is also going to participate in the school Solo and Ensemble contest in February. She will play the piano. Her teacher is looking for good pieces for that contest, pieces that will stretch Ashley and give her a chance to get good judge feedback. I saw Canon in D and Swan Lake on the piano. Ashley also had her belt test this past Sunday before Thanksgiving. She earned 3 out of 4 stripes for her test (a great job!), and so she is now an orange belt! We ordered the new belt, and I will post a picture once it arrives. She was very excited! Unless she aces her next belt test in the spring, she won’t color up again until next Nov/Dec, when she would move to yellow.
And now holiday 2, Thanksgiving! I only got a few pictures, and by the time we got to pie I was too distracted. Oh well! The food was good, the company was just right, and we got to watch the dog show!
The stuffing….
The girls…
The family…
The bird after we got done with it. Poor turkey….
Tradition in our house is to put up our Christmas stuff the day after Thanksgiving. We have a new addition to our decor this year – the little ceramic tree that Grandma used to sit on her coffee table. It feels like we have a little piece of Grandma with us still, seeing that little tree. Kayla put all of the lights on it.
A quick addition: Kayla got her hair dyed a fun shade of blue. Doesn’t it look awesome?
Congratulations, Ashley, on accom
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accomplishing your Orange Belt…yay!!! 🙂 I’m also glad it turned out that it didn’t interfere with the piano recital coming up. The Holiday recital is always extra nice! Last year Aunt Tiffanie and Trevor were here to attend…hard to believe that’s a year ago!
I’m sure Kayla will be accepted at Woodlands Academy. How exciting it is to think she will be in high school and at such a good school! 🙂
It’s nice to see Grandma’s little tree displayed and lit again. She hadn’t put it out for a couple of years. She got it in 1976!! It’s done well.
Thank you for your help with Thanksgiving this year.
Lots of love and hugs,
Gramma xxxx
First, YAY!!!! Hamster. Thank you Ashley 🙂
It was so nice to be with family for Thanksgiving.
Thank you Cindy, for reading “Grandma’s Prayer”, instead of having the “usual Grace” before the meal, and for the excellent dinner.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Kayla, that her application goes through, and she can attend Woodlands Academy.
Looking forward to Ashley’s recital..
Good afternoon from the East Coast!! Yay Ashley on your Orange belt!!! Yay Kayla on your truly beautiful hair!!! Sooo many of my friends have posted Great Grandma’s green Christmas tree, as that of their Grandmas’…..amazing!! You all will definitely treasure that!!! (((Hugs))) Thanks for Thanksgiving posts!! So thankful you all could be together!! Of course, Great Grandma was missed…am sure you all had wonderful memories that you shared!! More (((Hugs))) !! So wish we could also attend the girl’s recitals when they perform. 🙁 Wishing Kayla all the best with her high school application!! Her cousin Michael is doing the same!! Hugs and lots of love to all!!! 🙂