Goodbye to November

Whoa.  Just... whoa.  November felt like the longest, shortest month in the history of months.  One minute I was celebrating my birthday on the first, and now - in the blink of an eye - we're here at the end.  With so much happening in between that it must have been longer than a few quick weeks.

This month was crazy busy.  

My birthday was nice. Didn't get up to too much celebrating since I was barely 2 weeks out from my knee surgery.  I had hoped to go for a hike somewhere, but between the area still recovering from Hurricane Helene and my knee - that wasn't happening. 

My sister came to visit and it was such a comfort having her here and getting to hang out and catch up.  I miss her all of the time, but especially now that she's on the other side of the country.

My daughter started having a lot of stomach pain and nausea one weekend. She went to the doctor and they discovered that her liver enzymes were through the roof, causing her to end up in the ER.  That resulted in four days, one surgery to remiver her gall bladder, and and endoscopy procedure to clear stones from her bile duct. Fortunately she is recovering well and felling better.

The Man of the House headed to Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks for the week of our anniversary.   We relaxed on the beach and did some fishing, reading, and general unwinding. One day we took the ferry over to Okracoke Island where we rented a skiff and spent the day exploring a deserted island and fishing in the sound. 

The month wound up with Thanksgiving.  The kids and grandkids were here.  It was loud and wonderful. And of course, there was too much food.  On Black Friday, the Female Offspring and I hit the stores early and spent the day getting some of our Christmas shopping done. 

I would like to hope that December will be slower and less hectic.  But let's be honest - it probably won't.  

How was your November?