Through the Window............

........is the kitchen and the spot where I post.

Perfect Weather!!

We went to the game this weekend at UVA............gorgeous weather! Today I sat outside at the lacrosse clinic for several hours................a sky writer was writing vote for Obama in the sky above us..............got home and Chris had a great fire going in the pit..apples and pumpkins are everywhere...I made some sourdough starter and am hoping I don't forget to stir it every day...........I wish the weather would stay like this for a long time............

Pictures

There is this really great blogger in Oklahoma who is giving tutorials online in photography. If I wasn't so ADD, I might take the time to learn a few things from her........speaking of ADD, J.'s teacher wants to do a child study on him because she says his mind is constantly working and he can't concentrate. Although I completely agree with her, I am not sure getting all this testing done will mean a thing..............I mean, so he is ADD for sure and I know that.........what will that change? We should be teaching him coping skills anyway and I really don't want him on meds. We tried some on T. a few years ago and found it to not really work...... I think coping skills are best unless you are severely ADD....poor little guy........growing up isn't easy.

Oklahoma

This is one of the things I miss about Oklahoma............big sky...............although I love the wind in the pines here in Virginia..............the trees often block the view. We had a gorgeous harvest moon last month and we couldn't see it very long for all the trees in the way..........I remember being in Texas in the summers and watching a storm go across the pasture. You don't see the storm coming here unless you hear it first. I have about 15 trees in my yard that are overgrown or are dying and the guy wants about $4000.00 to cut them down............
give me a big clear pasture any day!

Fall at our house..........

Fall has now really started at our house because today Chris and T. closed the pool...........it's official!

Who took this?

The Gang

J. has 3 new friends in the neighborhood and if he had it his way............they would play after school every day.................