...when I looked outside this morning.  Or it would have been if I'd have a punkin'!  In honor of that I've changed the theme on my site to one of the season.  Our corn stove felt so good the past five days when it's been so dreary and chilly and rainy.  It was a picture perfect blue/gold day today though, and I had to spend it indoors.  I'm working all week...my regular days plus filling in for coworker and now fellow-granny, Pat, while she spends the week in MD doting on her new twin granddaughters!  I think she gets the best end of the deal, even though my paycheck will have a little more "jingle" that it usually does! 

I'm fighting a cold too.  My throat is scratchy and raw and I have an annoying little dry cough.  I am not sick.  I am not sick.  Roots, berries, and Vitamin C, HO!  I actually feel better tonight than I did this morning.  Know what?   I'm thinking that even though it's time to crawl between the kivers a cup of tea would be just about right...

Thanks for all your well-wishes extended me-ward last night.  A fist full of roots and berries, a couple antihistimines and ten hours of sawing wood worked wonders.  I am burning on all cylinders today and it's a good thing! 

Thing One, Thing Two and Thing Three spent the morning here.  We had a grrrrrreat time!

Thing Three earnestly addressed the play-do.

Thing One and Thing Two were enamored of the Barbie computer game for a spell.

I was making potato salad and Thing One wanted to peel an egg.  She also wanted to use the kitchen floor as her counter.  Can't say I blame her.  It's on her level.

Of course where there are boyz, there are carz!

When Aunt Marla had "slept long enough" she was awoken to hook up Spyro the Dragon.  They took turns playing in 15 min. increments allotted by the timer.

Thing Three tired of that pretty quickly so we played a rousing session of "Fit the Shape in the Right Hole."  This is a toy from our toybox of 30 years ago.  Tupperware made tuff stuff!

I am expecting a table full of company this evening.  A pumpkin pie and an apple pie are making their fragrances known in the oven, potato salad is "marinating,"  the BBQ beef burgers are ready to stick in the oven when the time comes, and Main Squeeze will be home in time to harvest our late planting of sweet corn for CORN ON THE COB.  In October! 

I gotta shake my bootie and do some vacuuming.

Zoom zoom Zoom zoom

Selah.

P.S.  Kindly do not fuss about me calling my grandchildren Things.  It is done with the greatest of affection.

This is Youngest Daughter

This is what went out the door to work awhile ago.

What I want to know is:  Who are you and what have you done with my purdy girl?!

It's Nerd Night at Texas Roadhouse.