old cel phone pix uploaded today - the Carolina Hurricanes practice!

Oh how Ernie misses his Lukey -- such fun adventures they had. On this
day we went to the Hurricanes practice, then off to a fire station, I
can't remember what else. Finally found an adapter so I can upload
phone pix! W00t!

lovely way to wait for the bus

Ernie was having so much fun waiting for the bus ... riding his bike,
playing in a pile of leaves ... being Ernie. the leaves are beginning
to turn, mostly yellows at the moment. The roses are still going
strong, and the basil has not yet frozen out. We're in a nice little
Indian Summer at the moment. I know it won't last, so I'm trying to
stuff as much of it into the camera as I possibly can - to remember
during the doldrums of winter, which will be here before I'm ready for
it. If only I could bottle up the nice 80 degree days and 50 degree
nights and have them for the entire year.

Steve Jobs died this week. What an incredible individual. In so many ways.

Dru played his last baseball game of the season.

Evelyn continues on her quest to drive her mother insane. I'm worried
about the threes with this one. Or perhaps she'll define the terrible
twos and be done with it by 3? maybe, prayerfully?

Drop the rosebud. DROP IT!

To my astonishment I looked out and saw a friend. Then another and
another and another! This little group of gals decided to hang out in
the front yard, until, that is, I opened the front door - then they
made their way to the neighbors' yards. They must have heard my post
about bambis and Canada geese ... D'oh!

i just *love* this rose!

it has an almost citrus scent. There are still 5 more blossoms behind
this one. Isn't it grand?

oh dear the indoctrination has begun

The kids were at the Hoffners tonight before dinner. They were cold. This is how it turned out.  Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear.