I saw deer this morning at sunrise, running along the edge of the cornfield … one big one, two small ones. I guess those deer crossing signs really mean something around here.
I found these in the produce section at the local grocery store. It had a big sign that said, “DO NOT EAT!”
Know what they are?
The first person who can tell me gets one in the mail.
So I keep seeing this in the morning.
Oh, and we had a cold front come through. I dressed the kids in long-sleeve shirts and broke out the jackets. I just bought my first real winter jacket in years at a preseason sale. We haven’t even hit “fall” on the calendar, and I’m thinking the jackets we wore for Florida’s “winter weather” won’t cut it much longer. What happens if I don’t make it to winter before wearing that new winter coat? What will I wear for winter?
They grow ‘em big here. These look about done, don’t they?
And her name is Pearl.
Why Pearl? She’s all black except for a white spot right in the center of her chest. I joked that it looked like she was wearing a pearl on her neck.
I always said if I had a dog again, and it was a girl, I’d name her Lucy. I always wanted to walk in the door and say, “Lucy! I’m home!” But, well, this isn’t exactly my dog anymore. So I tried out names on the kids.
What about Lucy?
Nah.
How about Pepper?
Meh.
What do you think about Pearl?
Yeah! Pearl! Pearl! Pearl.
It stuck.
She was a hit at school today … the star of Show & Tell.
Either they don’t like their mail carrier much … or s/he has a great sense of humor.
Think they’re just a little excited about the first day of school?
Maybe it’s the backpacks. They got to pick out their own when we went back-to-school shopping.
What to do if your body clock is still on Eastern time and you wake before dawn … watch the sun rise.
The movers were here yesterday to unload the truck. After saying, “That goes in the barn,” I realized how weird that sounds. I mean … I have a barn. I kept calling them “y’all,” but they were really nice about it. And I kept singing Green Acres all day. Dah-ling.
This was the view from our front yard this evening. We closed on the house today — two days early. Now just waiting for furniture to arrive …
