Alice and Marci

Our neighbor, Marci Hansen, has been Alice's horse-riding buddy for several months now.  Alice finally found someone who enjoys horses and riding as much as she does and they ride almost every morning -- Monday through Friday.

Thanksgiving 2012

We had Thanksgiving dinner with Kristi's family and Suzi's family and Edna.  Teri's family had dinner at the Gardners, but stopped by afterward.  Michael's family is on a 2-week cruise to Hawaii.

Jackson's Birthday

On November 14th, we took Jackson bowling.

He got several spares and came within a few points of beating me.

Afterward, we had pizza.

Nikkail's Orchestra Concert

On November 13th, Nikkail had a concert and they played 4 pieces:

"Minuet" by Luigi Boccherini,

 "Badinerie" by Bach,

 Mozart's "Minuetto," and

the Hebrew folk song "Hava Nagila." 

Mary's Halloween Concert

Mary had a concert on October 25th and they played 3 pieces:

Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King,"

"Overture" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera,"

and "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Badelt.

And this is Mary and Nikkail -- in costume -- after the concert.

Snow Storm

It snowed all day Friday and most of the day Saturday and we got at least 6 to 8 inches.  I wish I'd gotten more steps done before the storm, but I'm glad I got some done.

Retaining Wall and Steps

Michael and I (and the tractor) stacked about 75 boulders around the barn to keep water flow away from it.  We engineered it so that there is now a driving path around the barn.

 On the days that Michael was busy (he does have a full time job), I started putting steps down the hill to the barn.