New Leaves

I LOVE AUTUMN! I love the leaves changing colors...I love the air....I love that night is sooner..I cannot imagine anyone not liking autumn!

Today John and Elizabeth drew a picture on our pumpkin that Lindsey was so sweet to bring to us the other day (when she came home from college for a couple of days because she had strep throat). The picture was incredible and they didn't even trace it. It was a vampire! I carved it for them and they were so happy, kept telling me what a great job it was, etc.! Such fun! Sunday night we will stop by my parents and Randy's parents houses and go trick or treating in Randy's parents' neighborhood.

Speaking of leaves, I'm turning over a new one. The main focus is health. I'm nearing that wonderful time in life called "middle" by some people. Before we bought this house I usually walk/ran three miles most days and ate really well. Since the house purchase and all of the stress that has accompanied it..well, I've become very lax in my eating and exercising habits...and I can feel it in my moods, in my body, etc. I am going to use a whole food approach focusing on vegies, fruits, good meats, etc. and only wheat and dark breads rarely. This will not be a huge change for me but giving up diet drinks certainly will! I'm going to start with adding a lot more water and some unsweetened tea and lowering my coffee intake. My dad always tells me how much he admires my will power (and then makes jokes about how he hopes I don't have that same disease Karen Carpenter has). He is joking, though, because I love to eat and he knows how much of a temptation chocolate is.

I have to go clean up for Emily's birthday party. We are getting her a very nice watch and as a surprise I invited Blake (one of her many admirers, but the most frequent "date") over and then I asked him if he wanted to take her out! LOL! She is clueless and he is ecstatic. He's been telling Emily for weeks now that he thinks I like Justin better. Justin spends the weekend here from time to time but only because his house is over an hour away and he hangs out with the boys! I don't do it very often because supervising is exhausting! Anyway, so needless to say Blake was shocked when I called him and asked him to come to the party and take my daughter on a date tonight! The reason I did the latter is because she's been complaining all week that she won't get to do anything this weekend because she is supposed to be at her dad's and it's boring there, etc..etc..etc..etc.. She is SIXTEEN 16!!! Time flies...time flies...time FLIES!!

Off to the work that I would love to delay!!!!