The same NYE as the last 12 years…the fireworks store. Not much changes from season to season except the people we work with. We had a great group of kids helping and several old faces show up to say hello, Ryan Simpson and Christina Martin! One good thing about working the fireworks store is that we always get to ring in the New Year at 12am. Otherwise we would be asleep long before midnight!
Happy New Year!
The Twisted Whisker is Amber’s new business. It is a cat boarding place, but also a place to sit and play games and enjoy the company of cats without having to have one of your own. She has done a ton of work on the place and it looks so good. It was fun to sit with the cats and give them some attention. I can’t wait to see how it all runs when she is finished with the whole project!
We spent the majority of Christmas Day in Granbury. We ate and played games and opened gifts. The boys got going with learning how to play poker. Even though they were only playing with Hershey Kisses they learned real quick how fast money can come and go when playing cards. It was a fun day and I’m thankful we were able to all be together!
Richard and I were able to host Christmas Eve this year with the kids so I wanted to make sure I was intentional with traditions we want to start as the kids are getting older and starting families of their own.
Candy cane coffee cake is always a must and I’m thankful when the boys offer to help! Itchy Scratchy helped with the gift wrapping and Troy is living his best life with Tanner and Santa!
When the kids get married I wanted to start a family stocking so since Brock and Baylee are now married I got them a stocking with their married name on it to fill with things for the both of them. The night was filled with good food and opening stockings and gifts and played games, but I think my favorite part of the evening was sharing the words I received from the Lord with each person. It was such a special time and I pray that everyone felt the love the Lord has for them! That’s what this season is really all about!
Our annual Christmas with the Hollingsworths was filled with joy and laughter like many of the years gone by. We ate too much Mexican food, enjoyed opening our gifts from the person that drew our name and then played games. Once again, Teague and Maysen teamed up on LCR and won the jackpot! They are already talking about a three-peat next year!
Kristiana, Kelly and I had an impromptu night out! It’s rare we can all find a time that works, but this spur of the moment plan came together and we had the best time eating great great food and then visiting at Z’s on the the Curry. So thankful for these treasured friends!
As the fireworks store was about to open Richard realized he needed some extra hands in order to get it stocked before opening day. Blake was quick to volunteer his time and ended up coming and staying with us for 4 days. It was so nice to have extended time to hang out and visit with him. Even though he worked most of the day with Richard we did have a family dinner and game night and we also had lots of time playing with Luka. I’m glad he was able to come, make a little money and hang out with us!
With football over now, the district voted on awards and Axtell did so well. So many guys got the praise and recognition for a wonderful season of hard work! Troy received several: All District 1st team Wide Receiver, All District 2nd team defensive back and All District Academic!
Those awards are special, but my proudest moment was seeing Troy go over to Hamilton’s injured player, laying on a stretcher and pray for him. A Hamilton parent found Emily online and wanted to commend Troy for his compassion and kindness. It was neat to see the comments online and see pictures and video of them watching Troy extend the love of Jesus. What a God honoring was to end his football career!
