Well it's about time I guess.  I could say where has the fall gone but I am sick of thinking it much less saying it.  It is amazing though how fast the days, weeks and months fly by.  I always have such an adjustment this time of year with it getting dark so early and the long evenings.  I am hungry for all the fall comfort foods; pumpkin pie, chili, hot bread, hot chocolate, popcorn, cinnamon rolls and the list goes on.  Other than the chili there is not one thing on that list that I really want to eat if I stop and think about it.  Bud and I have really been changing our eating habits over the summer and the results are in.  Substantial weight loss and me off all prescription drugs and him off three more as of last week and an ultra sound on his heart that had his cardiologist thrilled.  I hope I never take good health for granted.  I doubt I will because my body always seems to have something to complain about.  A nasty hiatal hernia dealt me fits for nearly three weeks and now it is better and I have thrown my shoulder out.  I did it trying to pull the covers over my cold behind.  Between Bud and Molly I have to fight for every inch of blanket!!

I ran away to Idaho last week and it was a really good trip.  It has been two years since Kathy and I have done our "Fall Fling"  We didn't do much except go to Driggs to lunch a couple of times and play games at night and of course lots of talking.  She always motivates me to come home and get busy doing the things on my procrastination list and she says I motivate her, so it is good for us to spend some time together.  It was a real experience being in Victor with all of them on election night!!!  A couple of weeks ago we had the fun of having the McLelland kids here while Shawn and Cheryl were Ireland.  We worked them pretty hard in the yard one day (actually Bud worked Brayden two days) and then just enjoyed them the rest of the time.  They are great kids and are so good to each other.  I never heard on cross word from them in the 5 days I was with them.  Thank you kids for a great time.  I am cooking some beets that our neighbors left on the door step and there is beet juice splattered all over my white tile bar.  Now I know why I would NEVER can beets.  They along with some Hubbard Squash are our Sunday night meal!  We had some Chicken Tortilla Soup after church.  It was delicious.  See I told you Aunt Kathy inspired me.  There is always something good cooking at her house.

This is starting to ramble so I will end with a promise to read your blogs more often and do better at keeping mine up  to date.  Don't have yard work as an excuse for a few months!!