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I find this very amusing:  we have hired a nanny this fall who has the last name “Fritz.”  Isn’t that funny?  So as I write out her checks every week I fee like I’m writing a check to family.  🙂

I haven’t been able to post for a couple days because my firefox won’t open… and wouldn’t you know that’s where I had all my tabs and links saved…  it’s the strangest thing.   I’ll have to see if I can fix that soon.

Anyway, we’re having some church friends over tomorrow–gotta enjoy these beautiful fall days while we can!  And who doesn’t love getting together and eating fall foods?!   So, I’ll try and take some pictures and write more later.  For now, I’ll leave you with another adorable picture of Chloe and Josiah.  I know, I know, I just can’t seem to stop posting pictures of them… 😉

This weekend we are heading to South Dakota for Tim’s Cousin’s wedding.  Actually Tim is heading out tomorrow with Josiah and Patsy because he has to sing in the wedding so he needs to be there for the rehearsal.  Chloe and I are riding with Jennifer and we’re leaving on Saturday morning and then coming back on Sunday morning.  So, it will be a travel filled couple of days!

It will be so strange to only have Chloe for tomorrow evening–we’re going to have a quiet dinner for sure!  And then she’s going to have to do crafts and entertain herself while I teach tomorrow evening, but I’m not worried.

There is it–the lone corn stalk. It didn’t get very big, but it was “replanted” quite late in the season…

See?  It’s pretty funny isn’t it?  I feel he’s so lonely over here looking longingly at his fellow corn stalks happily having a party across the street.   My neighbor must this it’s amusing too seeing as he’s clearly mowing AROUND the stalk.  🙂

1.  Chloe’s favorite breakfast item is Waffles

2.   Josiah’s favorite breakfast item vanilla Greek yogurt

3.  I watched the movie God’s Not Dead this weekend.  It was good.

4.  There is a corn stalk growing in our neighbors yard from when it flooded earlier this summer.  Somehow one single corn stalk replanted itself in the boulevard.  It’s very funny.  I should take a picture.

5.  This weekend Chloe learned the difference between writing “two” and “to.”  She was very excited.

Yup, that’s right.  The green rubbermaid container has made it appearance in the house to unpack all of my wonderful fall decorations.

I just love fall.

It’s my favorite season.  Hands down.  I’m sure there are lots of people who share my love of all things fall… I mean, what’s NOT to love?  Sweaters?  Hot apple cider?  Apple pies?  Trees changing colors?  Green lawns with flecks of colored leaves?  Fancy scarves?  The cool breeze coming through the windows in the morning?  I mean… come on!  I love them all!

I don’t really remember fall last year since we were in the middle of moving.  I do remember, that because of the timing of moving, I put out my fall decorations right when we moved in.  But that’s about all.

Josiah has been excitedly telling me all about the trees changing colors every day that we drive to pick up the nanny’s from school.  There are quite a few nice bright red trees that he particularly enjoys.  🙂

Well, last week Wednesday I caught the fall “sick” bug.  I got progressively worse over the course of a few days so by Friday night I was miserable.  It was a sore throat that turned into congestion and basic tired/sneezy/miserableness.  But I was determined not to let that get me down this weekend!  There was fun to be had!!!  We went to the Renaissance Festival (a huge shout out to SHANNON! 😉 )  on Saturday after worship team rehearsal and then I had a women’s nite out event at church that evening.  Then on Sunday we finally decided it was time to start looking for a new front door and then I had Growth Group that evening.  But I’m happy to say that today I’m definitely on the upswing.  Which is good.  By tomorrow I bet I’ll feel pretty much back to normal.  At least that’s what I’m praying!

I’ll get back to posting soon.

☼  Where is August going?

☼  Jennifer brought me back some vanilla from her missions trip to the Dominican Republic and it is sooooo good.  It makes everything so much more delicious.

☼  Which has then led to me researching how to make my own vanilla… I might do it.  Be prepared for all of your gifts from me for the next several years to be homemade vanilla.  😉

☼ Chloe & Josiah are going to their cousin Allison’s Birthday Party on Sunday.  Chloe has asked if she could just go early and wait–since she’s so excited.  I told her that she would have to wait there for 3 more days and it didn’t seem to deter her much.  😉

☼  On Sunday I’m going in the opposite direction down to Owattona to my friend Stacy’s Baby Shower.  Hooray for babies!

☼  Speaking of babies, did I ever mention on here that another one of my High School Friends, Jennifer, is pregnant with TWINS?

☼  The kids and I ran errands all over the cities for 5 hours today.

☼  But don’t worry, there were rewards to their patience… they both got new shoes and some ice cream.

☼  A neighbor down the street got a new puppy.  It’s so cute.  It makes me want a puppy again….……………….. someday.

☼ Chloe finally got her teacher assignment today.  It’s very exciting.  She has open house later this month.  

☼ On her own today, Chloe read a page out of a book.  She’s so excited to learn how to read she can hardly stand it.