we had rain...

so there was no playing outside...

which is ok...

we got a ride in, me and my youngest...

made meatloaf and mashed potatoes for supper...

we had just enough rain for the farmers to take the day off...

so DH got off early and was home by 4...

and we had supper at a decent hour...

got some laundry done, too...

and we all felt pretty good, so I think we licked what we had over the weekend...

the sun is coming up here and there are a few clouds...

but I still think its a great time to go back to bed for another hour...

since I can't seem to get enough caffeine in me to get me moving...

nothing like an electric blanket on cooler mornings...

one minute the furnace is running and the next the central air...

that's what happens when Mother Nature has hot flashes...

;0)

the rain settled the dust around here...

the bean dust...

which is my enemy...

;0)

not opening the widows until they are done hauling those to the elevator...

and it brought some leaves down...

the yards are littered...

people are starting to do their fall displays...

and its beginning to feel like fall here...

I really need to start decorating in here...

but I need to finish the kitchen...

so much to paint and patch...

need to go shopping for the wall paint...

;0)

that'll be the next trip out of town...

whenever that happens...

;0)

it will be soon...

I can't let Craig pick it for me...

the color I have decided on is in a top that I have...

I will wear it and have them scan me!

Craig could wear it to town, but too many people know he belongs to me...

;0)

have good days!

have you ever been bored?

well, I was yesterday...

so I went into my photo editor...

and re edited some of my photos...

and they look pretty cool...

cool enough to frame...

someday...

well, whatever we all had...

is gone...

we all had better days...

now to just get through the rest of harvest...

Charlie and I watched the sunset on the deck last night...

taking time for the simple things...

need to find things to do to keep me busy until we can get back to normal again...

the sun sure sets a lot earlier now...

shorter days...

more darkness...

things are fading in the flower beds...

no matter what we do now...

its time...

and the leaves are starting to turn more...

still have pretty days here and cooler nights...

but not to cool, yet...

its almost a perfect fall...

could use more rain...

but the weather has been wonderful...

and the faster the farmers get their crops in, the sooner we get normal!

;0)

Monday...

my guys both had the day off yesterday...

so, we were all home together...

a rarity during harvest...

Craig came home early Saturday night...

he started throwing up at work...

Steve and I had tummy problems yesterday morning after a quick drive on the way to get breakfast...

tummy flu is going around here something awful...

and I guess it found us...

I feel  better this morning...

so hoping it was just a 24 hour thing...

we did not get a lot done except lay around and watch tv...

and naps...

there were plenty of naps...

we had all the fixings to make 2 big pots of chili...

and spend the day outside awhile...

the rest of the time, they guys wanted to watch football while I did my own thing...

but we looked at each other and no one really wanted the chili...

so we made a big meatloaf with baked potatoes...

we had breakfast and then skipped lunch altogether...

so we did an early supper...

Friday,  the grocery store here in town had this...

the owner told me its a "lunch lady gourd"  ...

;0)

and I was looking for a pumpkin to finish this up...

but they were $7.99 each!

this gourd was only $2.99 and was bigger than the pumpkins...

and way cooler...

pirate guy got a make over late yesterday afternoon...

he was starting to go bald...

looking for a black curly wig to complete his make over...

but until then, the bandana will have to do...

and Craig helped me redress the other scarecrow...

while his dad slept...

this will go from fall through the winter...

won't change it again until spring...

unless I find a cool winter sweater...

I sure hope this week is a bit better than the last one...

the weather is just perfect, though...

we did miss the eclipse last night...

we were cloud covered...

figures...

we usually are...

might get some rain mid week, but not much is forecast...

so the farmers will be getting a lot of picking done...

the beans are pretty much all out now...

they have started hitting the corn fields, picking them off one at a time...

hauling it in or binning it for the winter...

hope your weekend was a good one...

not one with the flu...

and I hope the days were as pretty as ours...

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harvest time...

they are going full tilt here...

great weather, pretty days...

let them keep on doing this...

and this goes to the elevator...

to be loaded on cars...

and shipped out...

from here...

to here...

in a matter of hours...

amazing, huh?

and soon they won't be able to ship out fast enough...

and the bins will fill...

and then the ground piles will begin...

and slowly, they will get caught up on the shipping out by rail cars...

and there's a chaos in rural areas right now...

;0)

and that's how it works...

have a great weekend and hope you have pretty days...

my guys have Sunday off...

breakfast out and Krogers is the plan...

;0)

we are easily amused...

prayers, please...

I have this special group of people...

who need as many prayers as they can get...

their daily walk is very difficult right now...

and each day brings new frustration...

misery...

anger...

they have been beaten down time and again...

and I know that its only with God's help...

that they will be able to make it through each week...

I cannot say any more than that...

if you leave a comment, I can fill you in...

I know prayers do not need to be specific...

that God knows what is needed before we even ask...

and that he knows more about what is needed than we do...

just a few shots from my yard yesterday morning before the migraine took over and have me down the rest of the day...

hoping for a better day today...

;0)

and remember this group!