Gibberish, I tell ya..

This reddish green tree and I go way back. Ever since I started walking out on Waverly Rd. consistently (back in the fall of 2006), I've loved watching it each season..

I don't feel very good tonight. it makes me feel cranky nostalgic. not necessarily a good thing, ya know?

Tired of waiting on people to get their crap together and get over themselves. done making efforts. dropping the ball and letting it sit. discouraged and not sure how to proceed and make things right. I guess I will just take it to my Heavenly Father ... He's so much better at sorting thru all the gunk and mess that we make.

Not sure what that has to do with this tree other than the sheer fact that seasons change and so do we.

I'm going to stop on this now. beyond frustrated so I should go to bed.

End on a positive note:

~Hubby's business opportunities just keep getting better (Thank YOU, Lord...it's ONLY because of You)....upcoming work that will keep him and his crew of hopping into the next year...probably even have to find some newbies. changes are a-coming....

~Outstanding kids, even if I was aggravated with one or the other thru out the day. sorry guys. don't mind the spilled milk on our wedding album. E, I should just be thankful that you got a glass of milk for Molly to enjoy with her Double Stuf Oreos. Each kid (and I "no lie") knocked my proverbial socks off at some point today. in good ways.

~Coolest chicks to call my friends: Becky, Tammy, Jennifer...I got to see all THREE of 'em last night...God knows I need accountability and He provides it in the most incredible ways. All 3 of these girls holds a tight spot in my heart. also, my momma...it's understood that you rock but hope you know I still think you do, even if I am busier than the Red Hen. I will praise the Lord for the rich friendships He has so kindly given to me. I pray I'm a better woman because of these ladies' and their influences.

WATCH OUT: RANDOMNESS ALERT:::::::Can I just say Mr. Bean is stupid and I don't know WHY my kids like him so? Is it all the gibberish? the physical comedy? I dunno...I'm listening to them watch Mr. Bean's Holiday and I want to throw something heavy at the TV.

Ok, time for bed...so crabby. so many fun things I want to blog about but maybe I should do this in the morning when I'm "fresh". ha ha. night.

Levi's All About Me book and a fall delight...

This will be on the favorite toy page in Levi's book....each of my kids has made an All About Me book in their early school years...I think it's funny that Levi chose his $5 Kohl's Boynton animal.

This is the "in front of your house page"...and we will always remember the unfinished aspect of our house. And ya know what? we like it. It makes us appreciate every little step of improvement. And dontcha love my zinnias? ok, got off track...This is Levi's house.

This is for the favorite thing to do page...Levi has been buggin' his dad to put the tent up for about 3 weeks now. It's been sitting in the middle of the lower level floor since then. David is a peach...even though he was getting up super early to work (for the first time this week) today, he slept out in the tent with the olders. You rock, Daveyboy.

And this little bugger? Marks the beginning of Autumn in my book. Nothing gets your house smelling like falling leaves like a pumpkin muffin with butterscotch chips inside! And some crooners softly playing somewhere in the house...ahhhh. Fall, I <3 U! I do. You are glorious. You are welcome at my house any time. (yes, I am talking to a season)

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Can it be official yet?

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Can autumn be here now?

It was actually a really good summer here in Indiana. Very mild. But fall/autumn is less than 3 weeks away and it always catches me by surprise...I always love it. The smells, the soundtrack that goes along with it in my mind....Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, anything from the 40's and 50's. Though the Jerome Kerns CD that Emily gave me so long ago is nifty too....ahhhh.

Get out there and enjoy these beautiful days. I plan to as soon as I wrap up my 8 mi. at the YMCA with my sissy!! Outta here...

Leaf me alone - hot off the press

notice the little blob of leaves above D....he kicked that up. And his feet are completely off the ground here...is it safe to say he will be hurting tonight? Come on down...we'll have a leaf jumping party...

fly like an eagle. look at that gracefulness....I'm jealous! He really is airborne here and this pile is 4-5 feet high...

It really does amaze me at how well this "old" dude moves, jumps, rolls, tumbles, and doesn't hurt himself. thumbs up to years of regular maintenance...weight lifting, jogging, ellipticalling....you go, boy! you are my inspiration! Mr. A-gee-lay!

this song keeps going on in my head, whilst looking at these..."I tumble for ya"...

giving Levi a quick toss into the monster pile.

look closely, you can see Mel diving in....I got better at the action shots as we went.

Will, head first...Levi is in awe!

E. brought Moo out, in her pj's no less, threw her in the pile...and they all thought it was so funny. punks.

E. made an appearance....no jumpy jump for you, Mister. are you still wearing your clothes from church yesterday?

1/2 an hour later....

cut yo' bangs

where are you, Levi?

Molly was quite unsure of this massive pile of leaves

Pyros...obliterated pile of brush, old wood, roofing, etc...

um, yeah. get me outta here. she didn't like it at first but then grew accustomed to the pure leafy joy!

Here we have Levi putting leaves on Moo's head...I was kinda far back so he didn't know I was taking this. big brother = torture

Really.

my aching arm muscles, but think of all the cardio and strength training I'm enduring. ackkkkk! we think of this as conditioning for the upcoming Drumstick!

Never have I seen so many leaves. well, at least since last year. Thanks to our good neighbor, Joe, for helping us out a bit, blowing leaves down to our compost pile in ravine #1.

Our mower is broken, outta here, and I realize just how much of a help it has been to me in the past, during this leafy time...

In the pix above, E. wasn't in our little jumpfest because 1.) his leg is still swollen, so off we go to get it checked today, and 2.) he was inside with Mollsy for this reason...'tis cold out here at 9 am. He did come around when we got the fire going...that boy loves a good fire. (should I be scared? no, really, E, thanks for the nice, toasty fire in our woodstove last night...we look forward to your "skills" all winter long)

the last few days of september

"I've never seen so much yellow"...I am quoting Melanie from a few years back. We'd drive by fields like this and she would emit this phrase, which was always so cute. We still tease her about this and she almost gets mad. but deep down, I'm crying because she's not that itty bitty girl anymore. sigh.

Levi really likes his Sunday School teacher and asked if he could sit with her at Sunday's church dinner...he talked her ear off. (I will have to learn her name this coming Sunday)

Molly and Katie cheesing for the camera at said lunch. Pretty little girls!

Melanie's piano teacher has a box of chalks on her porch for waiting siblings to play with (I'm assuming here). Levi took advantage at yesterday's lesson...what nice drawings, Tiny.

He has really been into wearing hats lately. This is his Santarossa hat.

Here is my afternoon delight. Thanks Momma! Half caff Americano, 2 pumps pumpkin spice, 1 pump white chocolate, half and half with whip on top. If u look closely, you can see my friends' garage. Hi friend. u know who you are. I saw your hubby in the front window. hope you guys heard me honking and saw me waving.

O whatta whirlwind month we have just been through.

Can you buhleeeeeve that it's the first day of October?

Can you buhleeve that I'm going to get worse in the nostalgia department?

Are you going to keep coming to check out this blog, even so?

Please. pleasepleaseplease do.

I need some pic taking inspiration. Velvet always manages to get some really cool shots that she posts on her blog...and I guess I am missing THAT creative gene. got any helpful hints, o West Coast Beauty? Maybe I could take pics of all the crazy midwesterners withdrawing all their money from the banks. Or the diverse bumper stickers that you see around election time...I wish I'd had my cam with me at the Nissan dealer today. I struck up some convo with a very nice widowed lady...it was her first time buying a car since her hubby passed away three years ago. We got talking about checkbooks, checking accounts and how some people should just NOT be allowed to have them. (her and I).....soooooo, yes, Mom, I've turned into you.

And quite frankly, I'm ok with that.

love you mom. you too dad.

these are some totally and completely random shots from Sunday to now...hope the pix from last night didn't freak you out too badly. the childbirth pic is pretty tame. (you could come over and watch 4 of my 5 birth videos, if you are a girl, of course. Always a good time. always. and such excellent birth control. and a reminder to get a better hairdo before delivery day...anyways....)

Ok, time for school with Levi. Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday...enjoying this lovely mild weather. I loooooooooooove it! Fall, you ROCK!

fallen trees and buff boys

these are two separate piles of firewood. we will be set for 2009/2010...when, I'm sure, the gas prices will be even moreso through the roof.

Here's David, cashing in on Jose's hard work...

seems I didn't get any good close up shots

Will and E working with Jose, a guy on David's crew. work is slow right now so instead of putting Jose back into the "pool", D. kept him busy cutting our trees up, stacking and such. Did he do a lousy job? "No Way, Jose"...ok, I know, that was bad but I wanted to implement that somewhere in this post.

Killing three birds with one stone...here the boys are doing the Jillian Michaels video... after a long day of yardwork, a man's work is never done!

Howdy folks!

What's new over your way?

I know these tree cutting pictures are quite riveting...

We kinda think they are. we've already gone through one chainsaw and are on our 2nd. We have to 2 amazing piles of firewood...all of the branches and brushy stuff is cleaned up, the next two trees we would like to cut down are ready to go! We are busy bees. Good work, Will, Ethan, David, Jose, and Melanie (Levi even contributed...Good Job kiddo!)

I will wax eloquent no more...time to clean up the joint. Hope you are having a relaxing weekend. I'm not (choose joy. choose. joy.)

Peace!

Weekend Update...

check out the fall colors at our house...
when the kids ask for your camera, don't tell them
where it is...this is what they are doing....poor baby.

Soccer highlights from the boys' last game...Will in black...
Uncle Tom had Molly up in the air...whatta backdrop!
Ever the multi-tasker, he then places Levi on his shoulders!

Good Tuesday morning...I know you all are just dying to know what we did this weekend. It's ok, I'll tell you...first pic is the view from our driveway...you can see the ongoing porch project as well as the pool project...we got the pool all closed up (mostly)...dismantled for a repair job David needs to do next spring. Kinda sad to think that summer is over. not really. but the swimming pool was a lifesaver this year. So glad that fall is here and you can see some of the spectacular colors we get down here, with all of our trees. Picture #2 is poor Miss Molly getting her face smooshed by her loving brother, E. As I scrolled thru my pix later on, I realized why he had wanted my camera earlier that day.

Pic #3 is Will at his last soccer game...he is pretty aggressive on the field (those of you who know him may find that surprising)...and I had taken NO pics this fall so here's a nice action shot for y'all. Pic #4 is at the game, priceless beauty. couldn't ask for a better back drop on your picture. It was a glorious day...fall finally showed up and thank you. Pic #5 is another priceless shot of Levi on Tom's shoulders. Levi loves his Uncle Tom..Tom is very patient and good with L. Thank you Tom for being such a good uncle.

I have more pix to post...but this thing will only allow me to post 5 at a time so I'll be back with more.

Think of me and pray for me this week, as we prepare for our annual harvest party. There is a lot to do...but it's soooooooooo much fun and so worth it. Wish you out-of-staters could be with us.

Have a lovely day. :)

Molly Photo session....

being admired by Levi...stickin' her tongue out at him...ha!
gotta love those baby blues...
She had just gotten done pitching a fit here...
loves getting ready for her bath...
sheer chubba perfection...

~It's a perfect day for taking photos. It's cloudy, chilly and we are just taking care of business in the house. Molly has gotten a bath today as well as, as much quiet time with her momma as she could want...which makes up for the last two days of sheer craziness. She's still doing the only wanting to nurse laying on the bed bit...not too convenient when we are out and about...

~She is so darn cute. Hope you enjoy the photos of our little darling.

~Hope you all are doing well and enjoying the return of fall...as my dear friend, Heather, so eloquently put it, "I love fall and summer is holding it hostage"...well, no more, dear Heather...you and I can breathe now!! Yah!! sweaters, long sleeved shirts, light jackets, here we come!! I am so darn happy about that! time to go put on some Nat King Cole! light the apple cinnamon candles. Make the spice cake/pumpkin muffins that Donna introduced to us yesterday...Those Rock DONNA!! I need to go take a picture of the last one before we eat it...I'll blog it and then y'all will want the recipe!