"If we cannot live so as to be happy, let us at least live so as to deserve it."
~Immanuel Hermann Fichte

Thursday, October 18, 2007

2 cute kids & 1 huge pumpkin

Uncle Glen grew some pumpkins this year and we landed a huge one. The 2 cute kiddos (who are now off track for 3.5 weeks) offered to pose to show actual scale. lol
I do have a feeling it's going to be a crazy few weeks with 3 of 4 kiddos home all day.
Elijah's going to have a blast though. :)
Have a great day!

Monday, October 15, 2007

It smells like Autumn

My house smells so good today. It smells like autumn. :o) I made rolls. (Which we've thoroughly enjoyed - they were gone so fast when the kids walked in the door. lol)
I'm thinking I want to make some apple crisp today too. We have a ton of apples and that just sounds so good right now. Yum.

Outside seems more autumn-like today as well. We enjoyed walking through our first crunchy leaves on the way to school. The trees in the valley are finally turning. Slowly but surely they're dropping from limbs to decorate the ground.

I truly do love October. I'm sad that I didn't get a picture of the humungous pumpkin on our doorstep or the mountaintops to the east all covered in snow, but I guess there's no harm in saving something for later.

I'm off to slice apples. Have a great day!

Friday, October 12, 2007

It's Friday!

I love Fridays!!
It's gray and cool outside today. Kinda feels like a storm is coming. I'm thinking of celebrating with my blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. Oh, and a book. :o)
I started reading some fantasy book B got from his school library last night and am almost done. I don't even know the title - just picked it up and started reading. I'll finish it after Elijah & I are done playing Caillou's Kindergarten. He loves to color and play the matching game. It's a lot of fun to watch him. He's growing up so fast. *sigh*
Well I'm looking forward to keeping warm and enjoying some reading time.
Have a fabulous Friday!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Happiness is...

Hangin' with my babe.
A full glass of diet Pepsi.
Nap time.
Actually, Happiness is oodles of pictures of Elijah. :o)I've been taking lots of pics of my babe lately. Today at lunch was awesome - I was able to catch some of his goofiness on film. :o) That's where 4 of these shots are from. I took over 100 photos in the space of 15 minutes or so. I did stop partway through and wipe some of the evidence of his pb & j sandwich off of his face - other than that little cheat this is lunchtime at it's best. :)

Monday, October 08, 2007

Happy Monday!

It feels like I haven't posted an entry here forever.
It was a busy sort of weekend with family stuff going on. Brandon had a 4-day weekend - he goes back tomorrow. It's looking like a slightly busy week ahead as well. Fun stuff. :)

Since I didn't get my Sunday meme in I'll do a very quick one here.

Growing up what was your favorite meal? Perogies & borscht. I know that's 2 things, but both are so yummy. Especially when my mom makes 'em.
Are you blonde, red or brunette. Is it natural? I'm a natural brunette these days.
Free t-shirt coming your way. Your color choices are lime green, bright red or mocha brown. Pick one! Hmmm... today I'd pick the brown one.

Happy Monday!

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Yeah...

I really don't have anything to say today. :p

Have a good one! :o)

Monday, October 01, 2007

Happy October!

October started on a very windy sort of day. It was beautiful out for our daily walk to the elementary school - sunny with quite the wind going on. Loved it. :)

This entry will be quick, I have cookies baking. (Strawberry cake mix cookies - yum!)

My big sis recently e-mailed me some pictures from when she visited my mom. I cried when I saw them. I love this woman. I haven't seen her in over 11 years. She looks happy. That's the most awesome thing. Hi mom! :)
Another happy: My fil seems to be doing well. He's working from home and more importantly, working on getting better. Life sure has changed for our whole family with his illness, but we're sure grateful he's fighting this and doing his best to stick around.
I always mention how Elijah likes to sit with me at my computer whatever I may be doing. I decided to take a shot of him just now (icky lighting and all) to share what greets me every time I sit here. I'm so lucky that he likes to hang out with me. Could you refuse cuddles from this little guy? lol
Well, the cookies are done, so Ej and I are off for a treat. :)
Have a great day!