Yesterday morning and this morning there was a crispness in the air.  It’s great.  Our first taste of fall weather.  Woowhoo!

The boys are off camping this weekend and us girls are hanging out doing “girl” things.  Tonight we went out for apple pie in honor of “Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday”.  DD is a hoot with school this year.  She comes  home with little bits of knowledge almost daily and has some sort of idea on what we can do to “honor” that knowledge.  Tonight she suggested making an apple pie.  I wasn’t quite into the baking a whole pie thing so suggested the going out for pie idea.

Tomorrow we’re headed to Cypress Gardens.  I’m not sure how much longer this park will hold on but it’s one of the oldest in the area and hold’s a lot of history.   They’re only opened weekends now.  Tomorrow is Girl Scout Day.  It sounded like something fun to do for a girls day.

It is so peaceful and quiet here this morning.  I love that feeling on Monday morning.  Mondays seem the only time I get peace and quiet anymore.

DD and I went to a local mall and spent the night with the girl scouts.  I wasn’t sure it would be fun because I’m not big on shopping, but we had a blast!  This mall has a Monkey Joes, a Vans Skate Park and indoor Putt Putt course, and the girl scouts had other activities lined up as well.  One of the most fun was they set up a cat walk and had the girls do a pajama fashion show.  Here’s my friend and I dressed and ready to walk the walk.  I am the one in back.

The Leaders of the Pack

I have that glazed over look because it’s 2 in the morning and I’m ready to drop.  DD had her nails done.  That is one of her favorite things to do.  Here she is showing off her lovely choice of the color blue with sparkles on top.

Look at my lovely nails!

We got to sleep somewhere between 3 and 4 am.  The lights were shining brightly the entire night so it made for a light sleep.  Then we were wakened at 6 am for cleanup and getting out by 7 am.  DD and I both were thrilled to find our beds as soon as we walked in the door.  I slept about 2 hours Saturday morning.  DD got in another 4.  Then we went to bed on time Sat night and I took another 1 hour nap Sunday afternoon.

Yesterday we attended one of our Potluck Club gatherings.  The name of our group was taken from the title of one of Amy Tan’s novels, The Joy Luck Club.  The Potluck Club is a group of parents who have adopted from originally China, but it has expanded to include families who have adopted from other countries as well. Most of our girls are between 4 and 8, so it was thrilling yesterday to see a baby.  Mom just came back with her little girl 10 days ago.  She was gorgeous and had very obviously already begun a strong attachment.  It is hard not to grab those babies and hug and squeeze them, but it is also very thrilling to see the strong attachments to mom and dad so soon after their introductions.  The food is always good and the support for both the children and the parents who understand and have gone through the same process and share many of the same issues is a wonderful aspect as well.

Well, I’ve got tons to do today.  So I guess I best get off my duff and get busy.  Until next time…

Current Mood:

I’ve been in a creative mood lately and have been playing with some new templates and some “old” graphics.  I found this set by Siabon of Lillyskites tucked away in some files.  I never did anything with it so I decided to pull it out and play.  This theme is the results of that.  I L+O+V+E it!  I’m getting into a fall mood.  Come on down cool weather!  I think it will still be a few more weeks before I begin to feel it outside, but am certainly feeling it inside. (more…)

Meet Dudley, the Doright Dog? Or Dasterdly?

We are puppy sitting this weekend.  My sis and her family have gone on a short vacation and the last time they left their dog at a boarding house they were not happy with his care.  So I offered and she took us up on it.  He’s really been quite a good house guest.  The kitty’s are very unhappy about his presence though.  He just wants to play and they want NOTHING to do with him.  He even got swatted on the nose.  He just looked at her with that “Why did you do that?” look, then went right back to trying to play.

My sis has been quite worried about how well he will behave himself.  She claims he can be a bit grumpy at times. I’ve yet to see it. I think it’s my kitty children she needed to worry about.

I’ve been playing with a new wordpress site that I’m preparing for my Brownie Troop. It’s been so much fun and I’ve found so many fun things to add to it. One is a quote rotator. I found several “serious quotes” from Juliette G. Low (she started the first girl scout troop in the United States) which I’ve added. But my favorite one is from the Adam’s Family.

Girl Scout: Is this made from real lemons?
Wednesday: Yes.
Girl Scout: I only like all-natural foods and beverages, organically grown, with no preservatives. Are you sure they’re real lemons?
Pugsley: Yes.
Girl Scout: Well, I’ll tell you what. I’ll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious Girl Scout cookies. Do we have a deal?
Wednesday: Are they made from real Girl Scouts?

I’ve read a couple of really good books lately. One was Three Cups of Tea. Very inspiring how much of a difference one person can make when they have conviction and stick to itness.