It's raining, it's pouring...

The forecast is rain ALL day, today. There is NOTHING going on at work. Nothing at all. I'm looking at http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/, which is one of my favorite sites, printing recipes. Not that I don't appreciate surfing the web while at work but this is ridiculous. I'm going to ask the boss if I can just...not come back today, after lunch. There's no reason for him to pay me to sit here and do nothing.

Here's me, at my desk. Trying to look busy. I should go home.

Feeling Fallish.

This is the view from my porch, yesterday. I'm thinking I'll snap another one every two weeks or so, to see how the scene changes...

Look Mom! No Training Wheels!

Our neighbors pick up my son one day a week, and this last time, he and their son were playing, and the dad said, "You can ride M's bike,".

But my son said, "I don't know how--my bike has training wheels."

The dad said, "I bet you can."

So he put him on it and gave him a shove, and off he went.

Just. Like. That.

Yay!

We're In, Baby!

We moved in to our fabulous new house about a month ago. I ended up getting a full-time job one week before moving day, so things have been a little hectic. But I finally got things put away, and most of the boxes cut down and put out at the curb.

I love this house. The kids love this house. Their friends love this house...and are jealous. "Man, I wish I lived here!"

It's not a fancy house; it's very comfortable. We don't have frilly curtains or doilies on the tables or antimacassars on the chairs. I would say that we don't have any antiques, but I ended up buying two pieces from the previous owner--a kitchen table and a buffet. But we USE them--I don't go around polishing them.

I'm looking forward to Christmas; this house was MADE for Christmas decorations! I may need to bite the bullet and hire professionals to do the design, this first year, since I have never had a house decorated well, before.

But it's the kind of house with a porch, with rockers and a porch swing. I sat out there the other night while my son played with Hot Wheels cars. I would love to have a "porch party". I'm hoping some (or lots) of our family and friends will come visit us and sit awhile!