Imagine MY surprise when Alexa told me it was December 1st.  SAY WHAAAA?!?!? So, yes the monthly giveaway is a few hours late.  Seriously, this retirement thing means I have lost all sense of time. Here is my monthly update. Deck FINISHED!!! All the way!! All the way to the stain even!! Even more exciting is that the BBQ is finally out of my kitchen!!!!!!!!! I was so tired of that big eye sore sitting there since May. Barn. UP done. HUGE!! (there is a shadow on the barn so look UP!)  Tractor and 4×4 safely nestled inside. This thing is monstrous!! The Husband even has a workshop area! Course until the stove get’s installed it’s a tad on the chilly side in there. Like 1°. Truthfully, he’s been good enough to stay inside lately. (insert evil laugh here! AND a snicker) We’ve been cleaning up the yard too. Seem that contractors are a messy bunch. So, lots and LOTS of scraps of wood, a million pounds of nails. Yup, that was a whine. Since there has been constant construction around here I have done zip-zero-nadda in yard work so the weeds are knee high. So we’ve worked on that…