Happy New Year !
The plan (in my head) was to post this yesterday. During the last week of 2025, I waged an internal struggle; whether to post the December summary on the last day of 2025, or…. wait until New Year’s Day to celebrate the dawn of 2026. Yep – that’s me. Trying to solve real problems. Of course; then I follow up by not posting until January 2nd. lol
December continued my lapse into laziness. Winter has always hindered personal productivity, so not accomplishing much this month is not a surprise. December was loaded with very cold – and snowy – weather, which caused us to stay inside unless we were supervising the dogs while they went about their business. When it wasn’t horribly cold, I managed to stack some firewood, made a modest amount of progress on the shed, and accomplished some organizing in the shop. I shopped for truck tires (I successfully milked ALL the tread off the tires that came with it’s purchase 4 years ago. Logic (or lack of) applied: Tires are expensive. Bald tires are a horribly flawed winter strategy. I’m not using the truck since I’m winter-lazy. Refer to the first paragraph of this post. lol Expect to see content about new tires on the truck in January’s summary.
Alex made the trip from OKC to visit for a couple days over Christmas. Lacey was unable to travel due to school assignments as she works to complete her degree in May. We enjoyed near record warmth on Christmas Day with temps in the 60’s. Obligatory Christmas Card worthy picture posted above.
I’ll close this post with a new activity I’m trying out. After watching a PBS show about Crows and Ravens, have wandered the internet to learn more about these intelligent animals. I have noticed since moving here in 2023, we have 3 crows that stop by nearly everyday, walking around the yard for a few minutes, then fly off. I have begun the arduous process to try and gain their trust. They really like unsalted peanuts in the shell. When I see them in the yard, I cautiously and slowly leave the house with a handful of peanuts. But Crows are are very cautious and wary animals. At this point, the moment they see me will cause them to immediately fly up into the trees. Two of the birds fly off, the third Crow will stick around and watch me for a minute or two before flying off. If I’m successful, they will eventually recognize me and not see me as a threat. That will allow me to step away from the house and leave peanuts in the same spot. It’s going to be a challenge because we have squirrels who I’m certain would prefer peanuts to the thousands of Oak acorns currently littering the yard. I will be thrilled if I have a Crow-up-close picture to share next month.
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