Entries from October 2009

October 31, 2009

thankfulness #7 (and because it would be wrong to keep this to myself)

The two men in my life:

Duke seems to think that any time we do yard work, it’s time to play.

Dh asked me to come jump in the pile of leaves.  When I declined, he showed me how.

I know it’s a sad, pathetic pile of leaves…but it’s our first raking-the-leaves-at-our-own-house experience:)
Of course, this display prompted more [...]

October 29, 2009

Dear Winter

Dear Winter,

Thank you for the sweet gift this morning.

Mere moments after I got up, this started.  I immediately went weak in the knees; you know I’m such a sucker for snow.

My dog on the other hand…

was less than pleased.

You and autumn are my favorite seasons.  There’s just something about the stillness [...]