G with an O, O with a D, T with an I and an M and an E that spells GOOD TIME!! That was November, a whole lot of GOOD TIMES! I can't believe that November has come and gone already. I always hear people say that the older you get the quicker time goes. Really? I better stop getting older because time already flies by! Anyway here's the November update! It's going to be a long one, but I want to remember all this.
The day after I last updated Mom, Dad and I headed for Midway for the opening night of the Heber City Cowboy Poetry Gathering. The opening show is always such a good show, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's worth it! ;) On the drive up it was rainning a little, but nothing bad. Well, while we were in the show it snowed. We had taken my new car and I had never driven it in the snow, so I was rather worried about how it would handle. You know how it is, every vechile is so different. Well as soon as we got to Highway 40 is was like a total white out and the roads were snowpacked. We slowly climbed the hill going like 15 maybe 20 MPH. You couldn't see where the road was, so the only thing I had to go on was the markers on the side of the road. I can not tell you how happy I was with how my new car performed!! The roads never got any better until we were just about out of Parley's Canyon. So what is normally a 40-45 minute drive turned into an hour and half very stressful drive. I was SO HAPPY to get back home that night.
Thursday the 6th of November brought another University of Utah football game. This time it was against TCU. I left work at 2:30, came home and got Dad (Mom went to Heber for the Michael Martin Murphey concert) and we where off. It was an AWESOME game!! And yet again, we came away the victor!! 13-10
After work on Friday we went up to Heber to check out the Buckaroo Fair at the cowboy poetry gathering and let Mom and Dad kick up their heels at the dance. We headed back up on Saturday to go to the Red Steagall concert and the Bar J Wranglers concert.
Monday the 10th started the November birthdays for our family. Brooke celebrated her 9th birthday!! We called and talked to her and it sounded like she had a great day. I wish they were closer so that we could spend more time with them. Maybe some day!
The 12th was yet another birthday, this time it was Jessica. I'll let you ask her how old she is now!
Saturday the 15th Dad and I got to do one of our favorite things, plumbing!! We needed to do some work on the toilet. So we spent the morning fixing it, but finally got it done. While we were working on it Kylie, Amber, Brody and Bridger came. We put them to work in the backyard racking leaves. Amber and Brody really went to town and racked up two HUGE piles of leaves. So then they had to jump in them. Amber was doing all sorts of tricks. They got done with that, and we bagged up all the leaves and headed in the house to watch the Utah vs. San Diego State football game. Utah showed up to play and won it 63-14!
Sunday we went up to Woodland to see Paul's kids in their primary program. After we went and picked up Grandpa and went to Heber to get something to eat.
Mom and Dad celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on the 19th!! What great examples to look up to!
After work on te 20th we went up to Woodland for Amber's birthday party. She too turned 9. Seriously...how are they that old? I was in High School when they were born and I'm just sure that I haven't been out of school that long. We had a good time and Amber got lots of nice gifts!
Saturday the 22nd was time for the UTAH vs. BYU football game! Our undeafted season was on the line. We had to win this game to keep the BCS bowling hopes alive. We headed up to "the U" Saturday morning. We fixed prime rib and cheesy potatoes in the dutch ovens. It was SO GOOD!!! Then came the game! It was a GREAT game!!! Utah did it again!!! We beat BYU 48-24!! Undeafted - 12 - 0!!! BCS here we come!
Monday the 24th Mom celebrated her birthday. She had to work late, so once she finally got off work she, Dad and I went to dinner.
Thanksgiving was on the 27th. We went up to Woodland and had dinner with the Bisel side. There were about 30 of us. Dinner was wonderful, as always. And of course I ate way to much, but what would Thanksgiving be if you didn't? I got to visit with a couple of my cousins that I don't get to see very much and that was really nice!!
Friday Mom and I got up and went Black Friday shopping. We got some good things, so I guess it was worth the lack of sleep! ;) After we got done shopping we came home and unloaded all the stuff and got Dad and the truck and went and got our Christmas tree. We finally found the one that we all liked and headed back home and put the tree in. It was a very productive day!
Saturday we did a bunch of clean up. Trying to get everything ready for winter.
On Sunday after we got done with church we went up to Kamas and Mom, Dad and I moved hay into the trailer so that Paul can start feeding the animals. Can it really be time to have to start feeding? I'm tellin' ya, time just flies right on by!! Once we got done we stopped at the Francis Cemetery and put a Christmas wreath up for Grandma and Grandpa Gines and then went to the Woodland Cemetery and put one up for Grandma Bisel. The daylight is sure short this time of year. We had to use my cars headlights to see and it was only 5:30.
With Monday came the first of December! December, really? Yep!! Anyway, we got the Christmas decorations boxes up and got the decorations out and put the boxes all back. Now we just need to get all the decorations put up.
We are trying to get lots of stuff done this week! Hopefully we will get it all done!
If you've made it this far then you deserve a prize, and that prize is pictures!! :) Hope you enjoy the pictures from November!!