Those of you (and many  strangers) who find me so *calm* will be glad to hear that my *calm* self has returned after my "help" attack and a wonderful weekend playing Martha Stewart in my kitchen and outdoors.  Apple crisps fill our freezer.  Mums sit on our porch.  Gourds and pumpkins line our window boxes.  I don't tend toward the decorative, so perhaps I'll take pictures later.  We did a bit of "together" schooling on Saturday.  Dan has taken ALL of the girls bike riding on a trail while I figure out how to do laundry (it's interesting here right now).  A weekend has never been such a wonderful thing!  The girls will enjoy playing in sand at the beach for many, many hours tomorrow and as we have no other fixed engagements... 

Yes, I'll take pictures later.