I took a day off from creating an entry on Saturday, not because I ran out of things to write about, but I promised my kids some attention. Saturday was my daughter, Sarah’s 13th birthday, a milestone in its own right. Since I was also absent a number of days last week attending a seminar that was quite timely, I tried to avoid any work-related stuff. I’ll write more about that experience tomorrow.
This gets to be a busy time of year for us at home. We have three birthdays, Thanksgiving, an anniversay and the holiday season in December all between now and the 1st of January. In December my son, Chris, will turn 15. He is already talking about driving and what opportunities that will present, hmmmmm.
Sarah invited two of her friends over last night, hence my absence from this site on Saturday. We spent the better part of Friday evening and Saturday morning getting ready for a sleep-over. Then we spent Saturday evening entertaining and Sunday recovering. Chris and I did make it to see the movie “Taxi” in Lakeville early this afternoon as a bit of a reward for his patience with his sister and her friends. It was a good teaching moment regarding how not to drive…Those of you who have seen the movie understand…those of you who haven’t can probably guess.
October also reminds us of a visit last year by our good friends from Germany. For security reasons, I’ll not mention names since they are involved in law enforcement and the unfortunate reality is that what I write here can be read by everyone, everywhere and unfortunately, some folks aren’t quite as kind as others. Anyway, you know who you are and I’ll just say “Fief op Platt” and leave it at that.
We spent the better part of this afternoon, after the movie, the same way most of our neighbors did…outside. We did the ritualistic final lawn mowing, storing the mowers and starting up the snowblower. It was great to have sunshine and the windows to the house open today. I figure that every like today today is a gift since winter has reminded us it’s coming.
If you haven’t done so, take time to watch the sunset, it’s the time of year for red dog sunsets already and harvest moons. There are still enough color in the trees left after the windstorm yesterday to still paint the skies and provide a little encouragement to last through winter.
Here’s looking forward to a clear and warm upcoming week!