...the second half of September

Which really is less than "half" but...........well, you understand. And just so I have an excuse for being less than consistent--my sweet Mother "graduated" two weeks ago. I was able to see her the day before she left us. It was wonderful to have another chance to tell her how much I love her and thank her for all she has given me. To learn more about this remarkably lovely woman, click here.

We blessed little Roscoe Jack on the 25th. All of our children were here........we had a great time. This is the little suit I made for him. Boy clothes are significantly more simple than girl clothes!

 Here we all are but for Suzanne. She hasn't felt up to being out of bed for very long for some time now..........we miss her.............

These last three pictures are of Daniel playing in the band. Homecoming 2011!! And new uniforms!!! They finally allowed the "band man" who was already teaching at the middle school to take over the band at the high school. (I know. You'd think that would be a no-brainer.......but sometimes it takes a while for the powers that be to figure things out.) At any rate......he had been at the high school a few weeks when he started having early morning practices to teach they a half-time show. Of course, they had no uniforms..........we hadn't had a "marching band" for more than twenty years!!!! Some of the band students lobbied to wear the old moth-eaten wool uniforms from THIRTY years ago. They did a good job! Convinced the administration and the "powers" that they were serious and deserved some new uniforms! Got 'em!!!!! Don't they look sharp? We are so proud of these kids! Last year, while waiting for the uniforms to be made they marched in black slacks and white polo shirts. They are getting better with every competition and performance. Daniel is kind of in the middle playing the silver trumpet...........he's pretty good............the pictures are kind of fuzzy--sorry--but really, I was in Provo watching BYU play..........my sweet DIL took these for me. I have other pictures taken in the daylight.......for another time...........

consistency...Chapter Two

Roger and I took the truck from there and went to Grace for potatoes.........I love the drive from Preston to Grace. At times I fancy I would love to put in my winter supply, pull my lane in after me and wait for the snow to pile up. At any rate, I thought you might enjoy seeing a small part of it....

Start off with the piles of potatoes at the Stoddard Farms "stand"..........a very large metal shed filled with bags of potatoes. And while there were plenty of people coming to buy and "take away", there were tractors pulling wagons loaded with more to "bring". The volume is staggering..........

standing just outside the shed full of potatoes looking to the north-west

you can't see the other "cellars" behind these two--they are enormous!

The rest of these are the country south of Grace and before Preston. It's so hard to capture what I feel in a picture. Maybe impossible. But! Maybe you will feel it too!

consistency.........yeah...right!

Yes. I've thought I need to be a lot more consistent with posting here. It's not that I don't have things to share. Some of it is beginning to feel like the "same old thing". I'm sure you understand. The harvest/canning season is winding down. I've done peaches, pears, tomatoes--kind of. We picked all the peppers, squash and pumpkins. I pulled up the onions, and still need to get the rest of the beets. We went to Idaho for a load of potatoes. I have a couple of boxes of apples in the garage so I can make chili sauce. But I told you about all that last year..........this year is different in that I haven't done as much. And that has been wonderful! ..........now..........with all that as a disclaimer.....I'm going to try to back up a little and share some of it with you anyway.........just because I want to. We need to do some of those things "just because I want to", right?

We are going to have a kind of quick "September in review..."

We spent a beautiful day with loved ones in Logan for a wedding--peace, love, joy, "rightness", healing, a re-filling of the reservoir, and an absolutely gorgeous day..........

It just doesn't get any better than this..............