Where does the time go?

It seems once we return to AZ the time to the end of the year with all the holidays just goes by too fast! For Veteran's Day, since Dawn spent the week helping with her new granddaughter, Iliana, and Vince was helping a sick friend, we went by ourselves to Chili's on Sunday Nov 11 and then Golden Corral on Nov 12. The meal Monday night was one of the best either of us has had in a long time.

Larry at Chili's on Veteran's Day

Waiting in line at Golden Corral

We both have had several doctor's appointments this month and are trying to get everything wrapped up before year end.  Larry has been on a C-PAP machine since Nov 7 and had some trouble adjusting to the mask.  He is thankful he has learned to sleep on his back without moving all night, thanks to our adjustable bed, as he would really have problems with the mask if he was still a side sleeper.  God is so faithful and provided for us again beforehand!

I had decided I wanted to recover the dining chairs so we went to the local Fabric Store. While we were there Larry suggested we re-do the couch too so we ended up having both the couch and the dining chairs done professionally. We had to do without the couch for 10 days and put a lounger in its place and used our camping chairs for the table. The chairs had some padding added and they are so much more comfortable than before! The couch no longer has 'a dip' where it was worn down by 15 years of sitting.

Me in the lounger where the couch goes

Couch recovered

Dining chair

The annual Harvest Dinner at church this year served two purposes as our worship leader and his wife are moving to MI December 3 (reverse snowbirds) so we had a 'farewell meal' with them including some neat slides of them throughout the years.

Harvest Dinner at church

Thanksgiving was at Vince and Dawn's and I was able to see and hold the latest addition to the family,

Great grandma and our newest great granddaughter

Our newest great granddaughter is a good baby and didn't cry during the four hours Colby and Krista were with us. After they left the five of us played Train and Bethany won.

Nov 29 we had two and a half hours of steady rain during the night (the best time in my opinion) and once again our driveway is mushy. It is something we need to address in the near future. 

We have lots to keep us busy this last month of the year and have already received two Christmas cards.  Those folks are really on the ball!