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September 28, 2008
Autumn Days are upon us
The seasons they are a changin' that is for sure! I feel a bit renewed in spirit and in health! The trees are now a beautiful hue of reds, golds and orange. The skies are cloudy and more overcast and there is a bit of a chill in the air to let us know winter is just around the corner.
I do love the fall, it's my favorite time of year.
We are busy this coming month with a wedding and visiting family out of state and then I am going to the annual craft fair that I so enjoy! It's time for cooking, baking and buttoning up for that cold wintery weather!
Soon the holidays will be upon us as well and this year I plan to do things a bit differently. I usually have to work the holidays so it's hard for me to even plan anything. But more importantly I am cutting back on the buying and spending money. I'll be thinking up more creative things, maybe just money put away for the future instead of toys and things these youngin's don't even appreciate or need. Time for some new traditions I think.
On a sadder note I was a bit blue about the passing of Paul Newman. I loved and admired his character as a person and all he gave to human kind in his years here on earth. He was generous and something the hollywood of today should look up too and admire as well.
Otherwise, Hubby stays busy on the garage!! It's coming together quite nicely. We shopped for garage doors yesterday and he has one up already! I think he may be a part of the family again starting sometime around mid May!!!
I also hope to get some nice family pictures this fall as well. I have a sister in law that takes really good photos so I am in hopes she will be willing to photograph the four of us somewhere colorful for an updated family portrait to share around the holidays!
Posted by tracey at 02:24 PM | Comments (0)
September 13, 2008
Tag under a full moon
Hannah played tonight at the park under a full moon at dusk that quickly turned to dark. We went to the park around 7 pm and she ran into an old friend of hers from kindergarten, her sister and two brothers. Their Dad and Mom were playing tag, running around the slides and behind the trees and bushes. Hannah played for a long time with them and it was fun to watch from the swing where I sat trying to see them in the dark and light of the full moon over the tops of the trees.
They laughed, screamed and sometimes you heard someone whimpering from running into someone else or stumbling. The Dad quickly came to the rescue to check for anything that might be broken, told them they were ok and to run away giving them an extra 5 second start!
I stared at the moon and the fluff of dark clouds that would pass by every so often and thought of how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful and peaceful place on earth. I listened to the kid's laughter, their Dad roaring every so often behind a tree to scare them and they would squeal and run the other way!
It was fun and relaxing after a busy day and Hannah really had a good time. About 45 minutes later I told her it was getting pretty late and we had to head home to take showers and get ready for bed. She was hot and sweaty from all the running around, but she sure had fun!
I was itchy from all the grass and dirt I got into today between mowing lawns and cutting back some of my flower gardens. Alot of work, but things look better and ready for winter now.
So nice hot showers tonight have made us all feel better and it's off to sleep so we can do it all again tomorrow!
Posted by tracey at 09:29 PM | Comments (0)