A small loaf of home baked bread, a spoonful of peach butter made before our trip, and a steaming cup of tea. The children are napping, the kitchen is clean, my feet are up and I am taking time to catch my breath.
Archive for September, 2008
A Moment of Peace
Posted in food fun, tagged home baked bread, peach butter on September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
FLOOD!
Posted in news, tagged big messes, cleaning whirlpool jets on September 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
First, I would like to congratulate myself on my excellent choice of spouse, which is to say, Dearest Husband, I love you ever so much and I am so lucky to have you as my partner even after the latest Cheryl-induced disaster, at which you chose to giggle instead of threatening severe consequences.
It took every [...]
Almost There
Posted in crochet, in progress, tagged afghan, hexagon on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, I had 204 hexes finished up and ready to attach to each other. Woot woot for me!
But when I started laying everything out on the table, I realized that I needed four more in order to make it all work out. I won’t even begin to tell you how complicated I managed to [...]
For Every Thing There is a Season
Posted in food fun, news, tagged cold, evening in Missoula, montana tea on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For the first time in quite a number of years, I am not teaching during the Fall semester. Although I enjoyed teaching, I’ve also enjoyed ushering in the Fall with the kids. It had been wonderful to truly appreciate these amazing September mornings with the morning sun mottled by fog providing a chill crispness to [...]
Cuz You Had a Bad Day
Posted in news, tagged dead computer, hurricane hanna, insomnia, outer banks on September 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Got back from the vacation late yesterday afternoon… and what a vacation it was! Hurricane Hanna skirted up and over the Outer Banks and left most of everything intact. The whole family anxiously watched the weather reports for nearly two weeks before our trip, and with all the worry about whether or not the islands [...]
Busy… At Least I Thought I Was
Posted in food fun, in progress, news, tagged bread, hurricane, soup, vacation on September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was _really_ hoping to have some pictures to go along with this post, but the camera’s battery is dead, and I can not for the life of me find the charger. I’m getting a little worried about that, since we’re leaving for vacation at 4 am on Saturday, that is, if Hanna doesn’t force [...]
