February - Blocks, Night to Shine, Valentines and Loss, and Ice Storm, Fiber in the Hood, New School

 Canyon got K'NEX for Christmas (he picked them out at the store) and put them in the closet after Christmas and I just remembered them so we got them out. 

Time for Night to Shine round 6!

He got to go on a limo ride 2 times and I got to go with him the 2nd time towards the end of the night.

 

He got crazy on the dance floor.

 

It was a pretty good night and he stayed the whole 3 hours.

💗HAPPY VALENTINES DAY💗

The sunrise this morning was Valentines ready.

I lost a precious student today. 

He was the sweetest. 

My favorite kid the last 2 years. 

The best of us.

ICE STORM WARNING! 

We were out of school/work for 3 days.

Fiber optic heading our way. 2 hours ago they busted the water main. They have been doing that every couple days since Christmas. Most times it happens when I'm at work and is fixed by the time I get home. This time it was just down the street and after school hours.  Good thing for us it was leftover pizza night.

Soccer and basketball skills with this crew at RVAC

Liam started his new preschool as his old one closed down unexpectantly with no notice.

January - Snow Days, Sunburst Anniversary

2 days off (Thursday and Friday) of work and school this week for a nice snow storm. I checked the generator, fueled up and got groceries on Tuesday. No ice, hail, or freezing rain this time so power outages didn't happen!

We went for a walk a couple hours after it started. By evening we had about 4 inches.

By morning we were up to 10 and in total we got 11 1/2 inches which is more than double what we usually get for a decent snow.

My neighbor, Dave, probably the only one in the neighborhood with a snow shovel, clearing his walkway.

Canyon decided to go swing.  He said at the end, 'I need a towel'. 

This is a fast forward from the garage cam.  

We made hot chocolate / eggnog snow cream and it was pretty tasty!

Sunburst Elementary had it's 50th anniversary. All alumni were invited for a party.  They had every class picture ever taken on a website so I found all of mine and printed them out. It would have been neat to go back for this.

December - Half Way Marker, Christmas Parade, Christmas Parties, Holiday Glow, New Cars, Christmas, Big 55

This December marks a half way point in my life. Half spent in Arizona and half in Arkansas.

Super cold evening for the parade. 28 and breezy. I thought my toes were going to crack off. How are some people out here in nothing but a flannel?  This is not my weather!

Canyon attended Christmas parties for RVAC, BOST, and Hampton.

We went to the December Art Walk and downtown Holiday Glow.

Happy Christmas, Happy Birthday, Happy New Year to me.

2024 Subaru Crosstrek in Sun Blaze Orange.

Gypsy's last trip out. She's still so cute! She was a good little car.

Tango's first trip in. 

While at the dealership, Jared decided to even swap in his '15 F150 gas hog truck for a '19 Subaru Legacy.

Since all of our cars have names, Sahara stole my 'possible blue car name' for his and it's Oasis.

Christmas time is here!

Canyon opened Santa gifts and then we waited for Sahara, Jared, and Liam to get here for the rest.

Then they were off to visit Jared's family. 

Canyon and I had a small Christmas dinner that I found out still could have fed 6 people easily.  Leftovers!

Back at his house, Liam is Santa ready!

Merry Christmas!

Ready for my senior citizen discounts!!  #55

For my birthday, we went to eat, the mall, and then took Liam to his 1st movie in the theater.

That wrapped up 2024!