I'm Melting....

After Hurricane Ike hit, my daughter could hardly wait to get outside and start cleaning up - not sure why since it's no family secret that 99% of the time, she doesn't know what the word "clean" means. But I digress; so Ike's eye had barely passed by and the rain was coming down and out to the front yard she went to start the cleanup. Of course I had to capture this on film and such a lovely photo it is. I actually think it's one of her best.

Fall is here

Love the fall weather. We finally feel relief from the heat and humidity that has been part of our lives for the last 6 or 7 months. The leaves have started falling and up north they are turning beautiful shades of orange and yellow. One of my japanese maples has turned a deep red. Can hardly believe next week is Thanksgiving. Both of my daughters will be home to enjoy our usual dinner. Every year I ask them if they want me to cook something different for Thanksgiving and every year, it's the same answer - No! We always have turkey, dressing, mashed potatos, green bean casserole and scalloped corn. I usually have cranberry sauce and over the last few years, sweet potatoes that I learned to love. Nothing very exciting but all together we enjoy it. I love how the memories of this meal will be a part of my daughter's lives and some day they will laugh about having the same thing year after year.
One year I decided I was tired of cooking the meal and announced that we would go out to eat. We ended up at Luby's and it was such a sad meal compared to our usual dinners that I have never complained since. We especially hated that we didn't have any left-0vers!