The BRRRRR Months

And just like that......

It's cold outside!

There's snow on them thar' hills.

Yesterday there was snow briefly in the grass.

I guess it is Septembrrrrrr.

I pulled all of the vines and weeds out of my garden.

It was my first attempt at a garden since moving out here.

I could have done much better. 

I hate to see all the tomatoes that went to waste.

They were late to ripen and I didn't cover them last night.

Howie had his second knee replacement done on Thursday last week.

He's doing amazingly well and only one night in the hospital.

PT comes to the house 3 times a week for two weeks, then he will do outpatient PT.

His pain is minimal and he's getting around very well. 

It's nice to have an excuse to take some time off work.

I'm exhausted. I have worked a ton of overtime.

I'll be off now for about 3 weeks.

And I'm not one bit sad about it.

Bye Septembrrrrr.

Welcome Octobrrrrrrr

RANDOM THOUGHTS

I felt very somber all day on 9-11

I remember vividly what I was doing that morning.

I was so glued to the TV, not being able to comprehend what was happening.

And why.

I would never want another 9-11

But I do miss the days following that day.

I often ponder my blessings.

And my hubby is one of my greatest blessings.

This last weekend was the student invasion.

BYU-I began classes this week. 

Dawn from Momza's blog stayed with us as all the hotels were full.

It was fun to meet and visit.

Blogging was such a bigger deal 10+ years ago.

But friends I have made doing that have stuck!

I loved a little FaceTime last night.

The twins are getting so big.

I wish they lived closer.

I made deviled eggs this morning.

This was a fun find.

The nights are cooling off and the Quaking Aspens are starting to turn colors.

Fall is fast approaching.

And Christmas is 100 days away!

How is it September already????

I love Fall and everything that it entails.

Cooler nights.

Veggies from the garden.

Canning. 

I made these Christmas Pickles.

They are a pain to make because they sit in water for 5 days that is drained off each night and new boiling water poured over the cukes.

Then on day 6 you make a syrup and boil that and pour it off every night for 9 days.

And boil it and pour it over the cukes again.

Not hard, just a pain.

But we love them.

And you can't buy them in the store.

The sunsets are stunning.

Between the grain dust in the air and fires somewhere the skies are beautiful.

My grandkids are growing up.

Locklyn heads off to preschool.

We had a youth group from our church over last Sunday. 

They listened to a couple of speakers and then played musical chairs.

It's been awhile since I have laughed so hard.

And this little sweetie is now 29 weeks.

We are all pretty excited about the impending birth!

How did my baby girl grow up so fast?