Saturday in October

Here we are-my favorite month of the year:) Blue skies, chill in the air, Halloween decorations all around!!! Fall Blessings ALL around!!!!!
At the moment I am blogging with the smell of roasting turkey London broil on the grill tickling my nose. The night is dark, some clouds around, but the stars are trying to peek out. the air is not chilly-it's actually rather COLD by my standards!!!! brrrr! We spent the afternoon readying our yard for fall/winter, cutting the grass for hopefully the last time this year, planting some pansies...Raven's colors no less:) We put up some Halloween decor, and have the rest ready to do when time allows....We cleaned out the playroom and took many things to the attic (and to the trash!!!).
I love this time of year-when you feel the urge to "pull in", make your home comfy, cook a hearty meal...The sound of football:)!!!!!! The nights coming early, the need for a blanket at night and a sweatshirt in the evening....The sunsets are beautiful, the sports are exciting, the holiday decorating is full of purples and oranges:)
I just poured a glass of wine and I'm waiting for my incredible David to call me:) I miss him terribly. We have an almost three week hiatus, so I have another two weeks til I'll see him again. Our schedules are just insane at the moment...I miss him so much, need his touch, need to just know he is next to me:) Our relationship is just so incredible-the distance is painful at times, but our lives are so full when apart-when we come together-it's just simply perfect-just so complete.
I am so lucky at this point in my life. So lucky. I can't even begin to explain it with words-I just have space and time for my endeavors-which are so based upon my kids still-and that is RARE for women in my shoes-single, making ends meet...I really have it all-everyone says it's impossible, but I do:) I have no idea how I ended up here-and the journey was FAR from easy, but Karma, or something, must be hitting me rather hard right now....:)
My kids are amazing-driving me CRAZY-and I am guessing that they teaching concepts like "it's dark outside so go home" and "don't drag a dirty water filler garden hose through the house to get it from the back to front yard" in public school...BUT they are incredible just the same:)
David...there are simply no words....
Work...Jeez, are you kidding me????? Laughter, great customers, awesome music....
time to eat awesome food....

Recent Pics:)

This is the most recent pic taken of me and the kiddies while visiting my folks in Seaford Delaware:) I like to think of us as the "hair family" lol...:) Me with hair all over the place, Jordan, my oldest son with his locks that he refuses to cut (or wash or comb for that matter!), my daughter with the one eye thing going on...and then the two youngest with their buzz cuts...which I cannot stand btw!!!
We had a great visit-loads of time at the pool, lots of conversation...Oh, and the main purpose for the trip???? To hook up my parents new-and very first-computer:) (couldn't answer the phone for two weeks after due to the confused questions!:)) Great time had by all:)



We ventured back to Seaford recently-just last week in fact. My sweet man David was able to come with us this time and get to know my folks a little better. The pool was closed, as October was fast approaching, but we had a blast anyway. We spent time riding bikes with the kids, having long filling dinners, swatting flies (:)), and even went to the beach and boardwalk. It was FREEZING on the beach-ok, not FREEZING-but it was CHILLY with the wind of an approaching Nor'easter. The sand was whipping around and I was wrapped up in towels:) The kids swam in the ocean though! The OC boardwalk was also cold and impossibly windy with sand all over. I have been to the ocean many many times, even lived there through hurricanes, and never saw waves and surf so violent. It was FUN though, and having David with us for almost a week was AWESOME!
This is all of us outside my parents mobile home in a very bright and sunny day-by the time we got to the OC boardwalk, however, it was dark, gray and unbelievably windy......