It would seem that I've forgotten that I actually have a virtual diary of sorts as I haven't bothered to post even random junk lately.

The truth is that after a really weird summer filled with alot of stuff I don't want to bother remembering I took a break.  I haven't worked in a month and am totally broke.  We are doing school, but not a whole lot else at this time.

I don't think I've had this little to do since having kids.  I've been lazy and haven't even broken in my new pressure canner.  I've got a stack of books to read, but haven't put forth the mental effort.

One guilty pleasure I have is reading a couple of blogs and living somewhat vicariously thru them.  One is this one... this girl is beyond cool, and she has the best hair.  So despite being old(er) and having a negative cool factor I will attempt to copy her by naming five things I'm in love with right now.... 

1.  Killer Sudoku.... dorky, yes, but a major fasicination.  Print them for free online at the link.  This isn't your regular sudoku, and just to explain it will make your head hurt.

2.  My elephant ring... Marc bought it for me many moons ago, and like most jewelry I have I tend to wear it a while and then put it away.  It's back and I had forgotten how much I love it.  I think I wear in instead of getting the elephant tattoo I was wanting and for now that's okay....

3.  Fall gardening.... it's time to prepare and plan for cool crops done in the fall/winter in the South.  I've put out turnips, collards, spinach, carrots and onions.  I'm doing only a couple of plants for the most part as they are just in my small backyard raised beds.  I am doing some new plants as well just to broaden our horizons and do something different.  For you GA folks check out this chart for a planting calender.  We're in zone 7 BTW.

4.  Creating.... I'm not the most creative person, but I feel that one of my strengths, and possible eventual downfall, maybe the fact that I'll generally try anything once.  I don't want to ever think that I didn't at least try, or were afraid of failure so never attempted to fail.   That said, it's not that I don't have ideas, I just don't always know how to make them translate into reality, and then if they do come to life, they generally aren't what I invisioned.  I've been sewing more lately so that my skill level improves so that the outcomes are better in the future.  This skirt for Shawn though was a simple creation... no pattern needed, and it only took 2 hours or so to complete.  It would've been quicker if I had more of a clue, but then I am working on skills here not just product.

5.  Homeschooling... again, I'm a complete dork, but I love knowing that each morning my family is together, and we spend each day, good or bad, loving and learning together.  There is no bad to it.