Sunday, November 30, 2025

November Days

From Magan's Facebook Post:  I just love getting the “Sam is home” and “Davis is home” notifications from life 360.  These are the very best days. There’s nothing better than family time and I am so excited about the rest of the week with the rest of our family!  Happy Thanksgiving friends!  Also, how cute are my cooking side kicks!

This month was a crazy month with a government shutdown record of 43 days, but strangely enough in the circles I run in, the conversation tended to lean more towards when ESPN and YouTube could come together to make an agreement.   

I wish I could capture completely a conversation that cracked me up between Ruby and Magan.   Magan was trying to point out to Ruby that if she would have had a cell phone, she could have just jumped into the car rider line on a day when we let her ride the bus home, and we were almost late to a wedding (See pics from Josh Baker's wedding below).   Ruby said "We can not check our phones at school, Mom".   Then Magan said, but if you did check it after school, you could just tell them that you had after school stuff, and we pick you up.   "There are no after school activities on Friday" Ruby replied.   Magan was getting frustrated and said, but we had time to pick you up in the car if we could have let you know.   Ruby quickly said "Car Rider line ends at 3:07, and 2nd Bus has to be gone by 3:09, I don't think I would have enough time to make that change".   hahaha...you had to be there.   She is quick, and she is a by the watch type of girl, completely opposite of "Everything will work out just fine and you will always be on time if you just click your heels together and think happy thoughts" Magan.   

So what else is in all these pics below...Wicked movie night with the full crew...pickleball days...a work trip to Baltimore, where I had amazing views of the harbor each day...Davis' brakes go out...Josh's wedding with his uncle Stephen showing the dress first...Stella in a Gatsby musical show...Mom getting very excited about everyone being on facetime together...Fun times at the hospital with Nanny...Bama football games, where Davis randomly runs into Wyatt and Mark amongst 100,000 people...church thanksgiving meal...and silly Sam, Davis, Noel parking crew nights.   

During my trip to Baltimore, I noticed a guy with face tattoos checking in on the plane from Birmingham to Charlotte I was on.   I did not get a long look, but enough to think that it was Shayne Smith, one of my favorite Dry Bar comedians.   I have watched "Prison for Wizards" and "Alligator Boys" too many times to count.   But those were his first specials, and the hair had thinned a bit...but face tattoos seemed the same.   So I nervously got on the plane behind him thinking I will just get a selfie with him as I pass by, but he was further back on the plane.   So I sat down, and did a quick google search to find that in fact Shayne Smith was at the Comedy Club Stardome the previous night, so I knew it was him.   As I got off in Charlotte, I waited for him to exit the plane, and stopped him for a picture.   He was super cool about it, and my reference to "Mountain Dew Guy" and letting him know that I had an actual "Shayne Smith" Pandora station I think convinced him I was a big enough fan.   He told me he had a new special coming out soon on Angel Studios, and then we went our separate ways.   I will admit, I was star struck, and had to take a minute to remember where I was going and what gate I needed to make it to.   Really good experience to meet someone that makes me laugh "like so so hard you guys".   

Magan got her first experience at Doordash while at the hospital with Nanny, and found out that things just don't seem to work for her like they do for other people.   Her order to Starbucks included a coffee and a breakfast sandwich, but after nearly an hour, a wet bag with a wet sandwich and missing coffee was delivered by the wrong person.   So that happened.   

















































 

Its My Burrday!

 "It's my Burrday!" She would say anytime she wanted her way.   I think Anabelle may have overused this line a bit this year, but it was a special year of 16.   I can't believe that all those little girl Belle pictures the Amazon Echo loves to show me has grown into a beautiful young lady.   But even with a little Lavender in her this month, even with a little frowny face that says "give me more cake", she is still the sweetest.   She puts up with her momma much better than I do at times, and works harder than most at her age.   She stays active in the AHG, becoming more and more of a leader in everything that she participates in.   

Magan took her on the freebie day a few days before her actual birthday, and I noticed something as I stalked them watching the credit card transactions mount, this freebie day is very expensive.   But Magan did not appreciate the screenshots of the credit card transactions being sent to her, so I decided to stop.   I think Belles favorite "freebie" from this day was the multi-stone locket from Kendra Scott.   

And just who is this Kendra Scott...Kendra Scott is an American entrepreneur, designer, and philanthropist, famous for founding the billion-dollar jewelry and lifestyle brand Kendra Scott in Austin, Texas, in 2002 with just $500, known for colorful, accessible designs. Driven by core values of Family, Fashion, and Philanthropy, she built a major brand recognized for innovation, giving back to communities (donating over $60M), and empowering women through initiatives like the KS WELI at UT Austin. She is also known for her role as a guest "Shark" on Shark Tank and recently announced her engagement to singer Zac Brown. 

Davis was home on her birthday, and he and I did streamers the night before.   Davis came up with the idea for the road of streamers, which I just did the normal kitchen, table seat, iphone, and backpack streamers.   It was a good day, but I don't know why we didn't get a full family picture.   We went to eat Mexican, where Belle got her own cheese dip cause..."Its my Burrday".   They sang to her with the sombrero on, and later that night she opened all her presents, with her biggest one from Dad.   It was amazing how she seemed to already know what she was getting because Uncle Colby asked her about her gift before she got it.   Oh well, at least he did not ruin all magic of Christmas like an unnamed Aunt did.    And lastly, she got the official license and can drive by herself.   Happy birthday to my sweet Belle, she still gives her mommy and daddy big hugs.   Please don't ever stop.