A couple of Saturdays ago, I went out for a morning walk, and the trees and grass sparkled with frost. Amazing--the fall is slipping away and I still have to get busy with the Christmas shopping.
Part of the reason the time is flying is that I started a new job on November 2. It's only half-time, but with what I was already doing, it fills up my schedule pretty completely. So I have neglected the blog, all my friends on Facebook, and the housework. The kids have each had a bout of illness, too, which doesn't help. Fortunately, their bugs were extremely short-lived and not passed on to the grown-ups.
What we have been up to otherwise is, of course, a long story, covering the last six weeks or so.
We carved pumpkins:
And we took a wonderful family trip (with Tommy) to Hadrian's Wall:
...and we keep on doing the usual sorts of things--building towers out of Legos and blocks, creating ever-more-intricate railroads, walking on the railway paths and playing at the picnic ground.
The next few weeks promise to be busy with work, birthday parties (two next Saturday and one on the 29th of November), and a Thanksgiving celebration on the 28th--we don't have Thursday off! Just in case you're wondering, Atlanta friends: we still miss you! Look for a card, eventually, and send us your address if you think we may not have it. We'll send you photos and love across the ocean in time for Christmas (and Hanukkah), I hope!
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