Sorry...I couldn't resist the title...
I was supposed to go to the Fort Wayne Hamfest today, but it's a 6-hour round trip, and there is so much to do here, that I decided to stay home. (Sorry Mike and Adam!) It's a decent enough day that I decided to commence to start to begin raking the leaves in the front. That encouraged Robin to come out with the children's rake...then came Ryan with the second rake...then came Megan with the camera. I told Meg I should be taking pix of her raking! In any case, we knocked down most of the front yard in no time. I have three mature trees in my yard. I lucked out. The ash tree usually dumps its leaves all at once...which it did, on a windy day. Voila! Don't have to rake those because they are gone! The unhealthiest of the two maples has dropped 99% of its leaves. That is what we raked today. The other maple is still holding on, so this won't be the last of the raking. Besides, I ran out of room at the curb! The branches and twigs on the ground will be our wood supply for our patio fire and marshmallow toasting tonight. The children love that!
I was up really early again today. That happens when I go to bed early. I wake up and efforts to go back to sleep don't work...so I get up and putter. Today, I had the fixings for stroganoff in the crock pot, did two loads of laundry, and did the grocery shopping...all before 7:30. Have I made a dent? No!
Robin is all hot-to-trot to decorate for Christmas already. (We usually don't do that until AT LEAST the Friday after Thanksgiving...and I don't know how to tell the young'un that we can't bring a single other thing into the house until something goes OUT.) I'm taking suggestions...
I am a great-aunt again. Actually, I think that makes me a great-great-aunt. My sister's third great-grandchild was born last week--another boy. Mother and baby are doing fine.
Meg and the children have gone to run errands. We'll see how the kids behave. It isn't always good. Back to work here...
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