Tori figured out that it’s only 7 days to Christmas and declared, “Ugh, only 7 days until Christmas!”

I replied, “What’s worse is that after Christmas it’s only 365 days until it happens again!”

This week is dragging. The month seems to be dragging to me. I’m sure Nina thinks it’s racing by, but not for me.

• I need to go to AT&T to complain about my cell service. People call me and claim it rings and rings, but the call never reaches me and it goes to voice mail. I never get a message from that call either and voicemail doesn’t have the message. I also never get LTE service in areas where I know it’s available. Nina’s phone has LTE but I get 4G or Edge.
• Erin’s penmanship is easier to read than Tori’s.  I’m sure to get some shit for this post. Love you Tori!
• Dinner last night was on the restaurant. That was our Christmas present from them. What a nice gesture. We go there every Tuesday if we’re not traveling. They love us.
• I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Nutcracker. I’ve heard the music over the years, but I can’t remember actually seeing it performed.
• It must be the name that keeps me from seeing it.
• It’s a guy thing.
• As you may recall, I bent my bumper while plowing my parking lot when I was distracted by someone doing donuts. I clipped a parking block and it bent near the front hitch receiver. I fixed that this weekend. See the picture below. I used a long piece of tubing that I placed in the receiver and lifted it with my tractor to bend it straight.
• I may use this method when it comes to changing my front tires. Faster and easier than using a jack.

 The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.