First snow of the season in these parts!!! E had to get right out there and shovel the deck, which soon turned into throwing snowballs at the door windows!!
This rock looks like it's wearing a coat or a hat or a blanket. Something to keep warm.
I say, if it's going to be this cold, we might as well have snow!!
One more baby due next week.................
I think they were thirsty!!
And hungry!!
E is pretty sure he was responsible for Barack Obama winning. 
There's no snow in that sky.
I don't have a garden yet, although I've been told for three summers I'd have one. So I throw pumpkin and gourd seeds in a manure pile and let nature happen. This fall we have a green harvest. Only about three or four pumpkins. And only one of those was really orange, the others were greenish.
E claimed that one. M carved a big gourd and L carved a green pumpkin.
M is asking if he can GO now, because the end was coming up and we would be able to see E.......
Go, Go, Go
and L's second game yesterday.
Today E went to school at his regular time and gets out early. L & M went to school late and get out at their regular times. This gives the teachers meeting time without having no school days. This happens once a month. It makes for a crazy day, because it's broken up into small increments of time. E gets to go with his cousin to a driving range after school. It's a surprise and he'll be so excited. He's never been. He has clubs and is always driving balls everywhere!!
I just love how happy and excited he gets when he's out there. Hard to capture though. I was a little worried he'd plow some one over in all his excitement. He's just a little taller than everyone else!!!
Gotten a lot of spinning done and am once again without fiber. So I knit. I used the last two handspuns to make hats. Did a sweater for E. And started a sweater for L. M isn't getting the shaft. He likes store bought!! Can you imagine!!
Fair season is in full swing. Cows are getting washed and clipped. E is practicing up. He has to wait until he's 8 or 9 (I forget which) to show cows in 4-H. Even though he's as tall as some 8 year olds. This is Copper with mom Velvet looking on. Copper was looking a little depressed, but he'll get used to it. He looked great when all the drying was done. They're off to the Farmington Fair, then Cumberland, then Fryeburg. Busy, busy!!
I guess all this is part of why I forget to post...........................
L started preseason and was happy she stayed in shape through the summer, because most girls were hurting. And M has a sore throat. He's mostly been bored this summer.Spinning class is all done. I keep spinning myself out of fiber, so then I have stretches with nothing to spin. BooHoo. So I fill that in with knitting. I've made about 10 hats in the last couple of weeks. Doesn't that sound exciting.
Well, hopefully, I'll be more efficient with my next post................................
And M spent most of the time throwing splash balls. 
It was sprinkly, then overcast, then rainy.............but we didn't care. You get wet swimming anyway. And we ended the evening with,
SPARKLERS.............which E thought was the coolest thing ever!!
Just a few skeins of yarn I've spun up!! I need to find a place close by where I can get more fiber or I'll get stuck with nothing to do!! Ha Ha that's a funny one.
Well it's actually a light for the pool. It has disco-like lights that pulse different colors. The colors don't really show up until it's dark outside. It's really fun when it gets dark enough and the lights are flashing. Everything in the pool gets colorful, even feet and bellies!! E just likes to hold it up to everyone and see "fireworks" colors on their middles!!
Hard to get a good picture, but this gives a better idea of the colors.
I have never taking a class (in my adult life) for anything. This one I've been wanting to do for a loooooooooooooong time. And finally one came along that I could fit in. I've also had all the things I need except the know-how. Now I've got some of the know-how and I'm so excited!! Did you figure it out yet??
Spinning!! Not stationery bike spinning, but fiber spinning. I made that last night at the class and then some more at home after. I did some funky pink stuff, too. 
A lot of thick and thin right now, I guess the even thing comes with practice.
rhubarb................
together and boiling...................
I didn't boil it long enough to get it to gel.............twice!!! I'm going to try a third time, then move on to strawberry jam. We may end up with strawberry rhubarb SAUCE!! 
I can't believe the fourth of July has already passed. Does it feel like Sunday today or what!?! I brought E to the parade in Naples. It's just as much fun to people watch as parade watch. E thinks we go to parades to get candy. A mother and two kids watching across the road from us each had a bag with them. I wonder how much candy they thought they were going to get? At about 8:45pm we rode the ranger up to Hacker's Hill where we saw all kinds of fireworks. We could see 3-4 different towns' displays. Naples was the ones we were really there to see. Sitting there waiting I found a "fireworks" setting on my camera. I think the pictures came out pretty good, considering we were miles and miles away!!
The next big event is J's birthday. I am always at a loss as to what to get him. I have two days, and don't have any ideas......................................UGH!!
It's keeping the pool full..................
E had the camera one evening and took about 350 pictures of the floor the windows, his toys and way too many pictures of the dogs rear-ends!! I deleted 349 but kept this one. I do NOT allow my picture to be taken normally, however, E charmed us and L is just trying not to crack up. It's quite funny.
Who do you think this is?? I wasn't sure until I saw the next one.....................
E always has to have a ninja move in there!!
L took pictures of E and E took pictures of L!
And cave people. I guess E didn't realize that cave men might not have had a lot of clothing!!
Do you think a saber-toothed tiger would want to mess with her??
L's a good sport with E. They had quite a few more pictures I'll share later.
And L is going to train for her first real job. Yikes, where does the time go?? Drivers Ed will be next for her..................I'm stalling though!! 
