Corn maze day

We pass the farm market just about any time we go somewhere.
The season was coming to an end, so the kids asked if we could take a run over. 
The weekday schedule just did NOT have any room.  But Dad made time Saturday morning.
Good thing – as it was the last day of the season!  (hmmmmm – sounds familiar…. did the same thing last year!)

Fall-ing

I’m no fan of fall.  Not at all.  It’s too close to winter and too far from summer.  But even a fall-Grinch like me had to acknowledge the sunrise was lovely this morning.  So a quick phone-photo was had. 

Getting Saucy…

Our neighbors blessed us with apples. 
Lots of apples.
Nan came over and we got busy one morning.
We cut apples in quarters and cooked them in 1-2 inches of water.  After they softened a good deal we put them through the Squeezo.

I started to run out of containers.  And I for sure ran out of freezer space.

And when we were done, there were still this many left.  We’d only used about 2/3 of them. 
We found a home for the rest. 
 

sharing stickers

Mama:  “Katriel?  Where did the stickers go?”
Katriel:  “I gave dem to da pin-cess-es.”

Nan’s birthday

My camera battery died.  Kelly took photos but I never saw them.  I did get a picture of the cake earlier in the day….

Hop Hop

Mama: “Katriel, that is a beautiful picture.”
Katriel:  “It’s a bunny.”

Number 83

Do you see that smile?

She was granted permission by the orthopedic PA to play soccer again.  The toe she broke June 8th was finally ok.  PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!

All season long she donned her uniform when she went to cheer on the other players.  Today she donned it, as well as her cleats, with a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, the coach would let her play a bit in the first play off game.

I hate to admit it, but I was skeptical.  Why, I reasoned, would a coach put in a player he had never seen play or practice in a PLAY-OFF game?

I dropped her off, and headed back to the house to pay the Spanish teacher and get up the baby.  I then headed back to the field. 

Many fields were in use as a number of games were going on.  I couldn’t figure out which field was hers because I couldn’t see her on the sidelines anywhere.

That’s because SHE WAS PLAYING!!!

Why would the coach let her play?  I’m not 100% sure, but I think it has a lot to do with him caring more about GRACE than goals.

First day of work

Today was Stewart’s first day of work.  He’s put in 21 hours of in class instruction, as well as many hours of computer training and studying at home.  Today he got his uniform, and of course, his whistle.

 

This Mama’s prayer?  “In the world, but not of it.”

 

Six of us went to pick him up.  I went in to grab a few photos.  (Of course I did.)

This is the facility.  The lap pool and hot tub.

 

The activity pool, slide, and walking lanes (vortex?).

And there is Stewart in his uniform closing up shop at the end of the shift.

 

Ba’s and Poppy’s birthdays

We got to celebrate Ba and Poppy’s birthdays tonight.  Dinner wasn’t fancy, but it was really good.  Marie made the cake.


Happy birthday, Ba and Poppy!!!

Fall Fun with Friends

This fun day came about in two ways.
First – we live about half a mile from a small farm market which offers produce-picking much of the year, and some fall activities in season.  We pass by it with tremendous frequency and the kids often ask if we can go see it.  Well, on our way somewhere is NEVER a good time to stop, nor is on the way home.  And once it is out of sight, it is out of mind.  Last year, on what was the LAST day of their season, it dawned on me that my girls in particular, have had almost ZERO exposure to fall activities.  I loaded them in the car and we went up the road.  It was cold, desolate, and they had a good time.  I decided that the upcoming year I would make every effort to get them to a fall-fun-farm market thingy.
As soon as I saw such a field trip offered with our homeschool group I jumped on it.
Second – we have some friends we NEVER get to see.  We live just far enough apart that it really requires an effort to get together.  As this activity was somewhat out their way it dawned on me to see if they were available.
They were. 
And we had a blast.
I left the boys at home to do school work.  Nan joined us.  It was cool, but not cold.  Bright sunshine.  Moderate wind.  And – no one got hurt.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 




 
We were SO tired when we got home.  It was a great kind of tired!