Corn maze day

October 31, 2015 | Stacy

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

October 30, 2015 | Stacy

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…

October 29, 2015 | Stacy

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

October 28, 2015 | Stacy

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

Nan’s birthday

October 26, 2015 | Stacy

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

October 23, 2015 | Stacy

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

Number 83

October 20, 2015 | Stacy

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

October 19, 2015 | Stacy

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

October 18, 2015 | Stacy

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!!!