November 2021

 November 1st and we are off to Mexico to eat some pozole with our friends. 

The day was filled with a lot of laughter and fun.  This group is the best to run around with!  

Such a fun filled day and we even got to experience a beautiful sunset.  What a great way to start off the month of November! 

November 3rd we girls got out early to do some shopping.  We needed some coffee and the only thing we could find open for breakfast was a Jack in the Box.  Have to say it didn't disappoint any of us.  The food was great and the iced coffee's were really good as well.  (or maybe we are easy to please??)

November 5th I have a Norwex Party inside our garage. 

The plan is to either use Zoom or Facetime to make this happen.  My girl that is doing the party is in Oklahoma so this is a first for her so time will tell how this works.  I have to say we had a full house for the party.  The Zoom part of the meeting didn't go so well, but when we switched to Facetime it worked great.  I was able to mirror the meeting through our TV.  Sherry was a great host and she was able to answer all the questions we threw at her.  It was a fun but hot evening.  I really enjoyed sharing my experience with the products with the group of gals.  

November 7th we got another beautiful sunset.  I made sure to go upstairs and get some pictures.  Sharing on here for all to see.  

I am really enjoying the camera on my IPhone 13 Pro.  I have taken several pictures in the evening when we had a fire in the fireplace.  I am so impressed that I can actually get a great night time photo! 

 November 10th we join Moe and his group of Jeepers.  We had a nice size group to go into the desert on this trip.

  The weather was perfect and we enjoyed meeting the people that attended.  It was a full day of exploring the area around the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.  

We plan on going on some more of these rides in the future.  Thanks to Moe for showing us a great time today! 

We have been invited to go with Moe and the group the following week, so I guess we did ok!  We then invited Michele and Wendy to take their Jeep into the desert as well.  We assured them that Moe wouldn't go anywhere that would tear their Jeep up on the trails. 

Bryan has tagged along today with his buggy.  So much fun to explore areas we have not ever seen.  The drive was really nice but it seemed to be a really long day in the Jeep. 

The weather was just perfect for the ride. 

 We saw donkey's this trip.  They were very high up on the mountain but you could make them out.  

We also found some interesting caves in the mountains.  We had to explore them for a bit.   

After we all said our goodbyes, we asked Wendy and Michele and Bryan if they wanted to go downtown to The Pint House for some food.  Enjoyed sitting outside and having some good eats to finish of our wonderful day.  

November 21st we are on the road back to Oklahoma to see the family for the holidays.  The winds are being a bear today and it makes for a very tense drive.  I took a picture of my weather app showing we were riding in the middle of the winds.  It was nice for a little while. 

I had driven some in the afternoon and we were pulling into a gas station and all of a sudden we hear this alarm going off.  Nothing that sounded familiar to either of us.  Chuck was screaming for me to pull over and I was trying to find a spot to do just that.  Come to find out it was my cell phone.  Note to self:  Dont ever place your phone in the cup holder upside down so the buttons on the side can dial an Emergency SOS call.  Hit a massive bump and it calls everyone on your list.  I had set mine up when I was setting up my new phone.  We are trying to get the darn thing to quit squawking.  My phone is ringing.  Diana and Anthony are calling me to see if everything is ok. By this time I was a basket case and assured the callers that we were fine and I would call them back later.  I am out of the drivers seat and I just threw up my hands and told Chuck he needed to take over.  I will be removing this added safety feature from my phone!  I know it could very well be a nice feature, but I'm kinda over it!   

After this crazy day of driving in the wind and all the SOS excitement I call the Blazin Saddles RV Park in Tucumcari, NM to secure a spot for the night.  I had tried to get us a spot in Amarillo but I guess everyone is on the road heading for Thanksgiving gatherings.  

As we drive thru Tucumcari we make our way to the Blake's Lot O Burger and order some food.  As usual it takes awhile to cook the burgers but I have to say they were delicious and well worth the wait.  

Our day started at 7am and its now 1:45pm and we are very close to our stay for the night.  Has been a fun filled (NOT) day of excitement for sure and its time to chill for awhile.   

The Blazin Saddles RV Park was very simple and nice.  Funniest conversation with the gentlemen running the place when I call him to secure a spot.  He asked me not once, not twice but three times if we were towing a vehicle.  I assured him that we were NOT pulling anything behind our rig.  Now fast forward to pulling in to check in.  I go inside and he asked me if we were towing.  I told him no.  A gentleman comes in the door as we were having this conversation about towing.  He asked me again....I still said no....he got out of his chair and looked at our rig and asked what that truck was doing behind our rig.  Caught totally off guard, I whirl around and look.  Remember the man that had walked in....well, it was his truck!!!!  Geez, this guy just doesn't want to believe me!  The man piped up and said, "that's my truck"......can I say I need a drink!!!!!The gentleman behind the desk finally takes my money and shows us to our spot.  Time to rest and make our way to Yukon, OK tomorrow! 

 

The rest of the ride was pretty quiet.  I have taken care of the SOS issue!  Bronco was glad we had an uneventful drive the rest of the way!  

It was nice to get home.  We got the rig unloaded and enjoyed our first night back home. Time to get working on preparing the house and food for Thanksgiving. 

I really had missed seeing the grands so I ran to Norman and picked them up.  We got to spend a little time together and it was good for my heart to see them.  

Thanksgiving day is here and it was so nice spending some time with the family.  I had planned for us to play Bingo after we had our lunch.  I think everyone had a great day.

  Mother was the big winner on Bingo this time.  Cooper and Heather won one game a piece as well.  So very thankful for this family we have.  

Mother and I got a year older the last two days of November.  How blessed am I to have a mother that is turning 93 yrs. old and still so active.  Totally amazing that we have shared the 29th and 30th of November together for so many years.  

November is officially over.  Now we start Christmas!!!!