The 3 am contemplation of life

It is 3 am. Dusty is gone. Penny is up. I am laying in bed somewhat exhausted and yet, scrolling through pictures. We just had a friend come and take some family photos of us at our new place. We look so happy and our place is great but as I looked through the pictures I couldn't get over how old the girls look! So tonight as I am looking at the pics on my phone I am overcome with a bit of sadness. Where has time gone?

Children of the corn- the fairy tale version

We took the kids to the corn maze yesterday! It was so much fun. We managed to complete all three mazes and still got home before bedtime!

Perfect

Today it is a chilly grey autumn day. It is a day filled with tidying and hot cocoa, moccasins, mittens, and wool sweaters.
I spent the morning in dusty's shop refinishing a project that I had been putting off for years. It is in it's final stages and I should be able to haul it in the house.
This afternoon the girls and I are going to town to buy a turkey. I love thanksgiving and autumn and chilly days.

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Old Age

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> So it is precisely 14 minutes until midnight.
> Yesterday I stayed up till midnight.
> I know most of you are like "so what"
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> But
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> Alas it is my blog so you will just have to put up with my rambling...
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> So anyways,
> I am... Er.... Was a night owl.
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> Now the old age transformation has begun. I actually get up at 7 am!!!! And the weird part is I enjoy it!! I like to go to bed at 10.... Or 9..... 8...
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> I just can't hack it anymore.... Soon it will be time for depends....
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> Sent from my iPhone

In a month

July and August have been jam packed with excitement. Most of July was spent packing which paid off big time because we actually did make it out to the lake which I wasn't sure that was going to happen.

The hot days

Normally our summers are spent by the lake...

this year we have been

1) flooded out

2) packing

3) it's been super rainy

4) and really just enjoying time on our farm with our ponies...

So on the hot days at the farm the girls can be found....

Here at the pool....

Here on the slip and slide/ water slide....

And catchin a breeze on the swing set....

Who knew home could be so much fun.... and just as refreshing!

Home

We got some BIG new this week.

We are moving home.

Fun in the sun

Summer finally decided to grace us with her presence! And honesty, it's about freaking time!! We have been soaking up the sun (mostly at home- which really has been a bit of a novelty since the last 5 years we have been at the lake). This morning I hooked up the waterslide and the squirt guns and I might actually get to read a book!

the bub

i was going through some photos and i found this one.

we have a hot tub and while it is fun in the summer...

its the most fun in the winter.

the girls would beg to go in it when it would start to snow.

oh heck...

i would beg to go in when it snowed.

The teenage eyeroll....

Okay. So let me start off by stating the mere fact that I have two younger sisters. I spent time (I would like to say much time but honestly that may be an exaggeration...) doing their hair and their friends hair befre school dances. For the past two night I have had the pleasure of watching Ellie dance in the high school production of "Grease". I helped most of the girls with their hair an make-up and I have NEVER felt so gushy and proud. I actually cried tonight watching her. She was amazing. The play was amazing! Lucy's eyes were as bug as saucers watching the big musical numbers. The look on her face was priceless! I know that in 10 to 12 short years I will be front and center watching her lead in a play. I am so so so so SO thankful to be able to send my children to a school that puts the time and effort not only in academic excellence but goes above and beyond in arts and drama! I know that this is the part that when my girls are teenagers they will roll their eyes at me but gosh I really don't care and I am just going to keep gushing!!!!