welcome October

What a lovely start to a new month. October was named after the number 8…it used to be the 8th month of a ten month year. Now it’s the tenth month of a twelve month year. 

until 27 September

September is a wrap! Finished another Louise Erdrich, Shadow Tag. Not my favorite, but still well written. 

card shark

Kyle and Kim are visiting Mom. She won three games of cards! She called me too so that was a thrill for me. 

day 4.5

Today, I was able to teach in the afternoon. It felt so great to be back with the kids and my teaching friends. 

After school, Brad and I went to see Osten play football in New Richmond. The team lost, but Osten played a good game. 

more full

Breakfast and lunch with my favorite people and also a Vikings victory for 3-0 on the season. 

heart is full

I am so thrilled that my three kids and I got to meet up and spend the day at the Mall of America. We went back to school and congratulations on your new job shopping. Then we went to Juniors for dinner and to the Falls theater to get popcorn and candy. We’re watching movies right now💖. 

decorating for Halloween and arthritis in my neck

 

Today I had an appointment and found that I have arthritis in my neck…that may be part of the answer to my icky feelings. Felt quite good today so I did some decorating for 🎃. 

wardrobe flip

Today, I focused my energy on flipping my spring/summer wardrobe to my fall/winter. I have a lot of donations to bring to Good Will and I’ll be ready for the cold weather to come! 

cleaning day

I cleaned our stovetop and both Anders’ and Katie’s cars that are here right now. 

it’s fall ya’ll

And I saw this fun spider on a walk today:

catching up on my book stack

 

Just finished this lovely story. Takes place in Minneapolis during the early days of the pandemic and covers George Floyd from a perspective I’ve never heard.