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Finally the rain has come. Not in time to save our garden but that is ok there is always next year. We of course are stepping back and regrouping. We are still getting requests from local restaurants, etc but unfortunately there isn't much we can do for them. We haven't been able to get the green houses up that we want, yet. We were able to save quite a bit of seed from this past season so we should be pretty good to go. I am working full time in the Crumb Stash, my best friend's new bakery. I am in charge of jellies and jams and general helping out. It has been a ton of fun to work together with her. I am also taking the time to finish my cookbook and a few other books that I have started. My web store has been moved over to Plunderhere.com. A wonderful little auction place that is growing by leaps and bounds. Family oriented and very friendly. Fees are nominal especially when compared to eBay. Miss Claire is enjoying 3rd grade. She has absolutely wonderful teachers this year and is excelling to her full potential in school finally. She has discovered reading for fun and can be found with her nose in a book no matter where she is. She has also sprouted so that she is almost as tall as mommy. Apparently daddy has blinked and didn't realize that his baby girl (almost 9) has started growing up a bit. However, one of the neighborhood boys hasn't blinked and has been coming by to show off bike tricks and tease Claire constantly. She hasn't a clue and just thinks "he is a pain in the butt." But it is an age old story that continues whether we want it to or not. Oh he is a 4th grader. This of course is a big deal within Claire's circle of friends. Which seems to have grown this year. After so many tragedies the last few years, I can really see my happy go lucky little girl has come back to me. She has finally come to terms with the loss of her grandmothers, her sister and everything that she thought would always remain. She laughs, jokes, plays, sings (bless her heart she sings as bad as her mother), enjoys life, is back to being very artistic. It is just amazing. There is always talk of how resilient kids are. I truly believe they can only be that way with love, patience and understanding. Someone once told me that if you treat children like they are broke they always will be. To point I think this is true but they will not bounce back with out the help and understanding of their family. Then there is Mr. Morgan. What can I say, almost 3 yrs old now. Rowdy, adventurous and extemely sure of himself. He actually made it through the night last without an accident. Potty training is coming a long pretty well. Had to explain to Mr. Mom that kids will not stop what they are doing to go potty. It's not laziness just a kid, that's why their are parents (or one of the many reasons there are parents). We have the wonderful job of making them stop to go potty. On other Morgan fronts, he is talking beautifully, no more baby talk unless he is trying to be cute. Superman is the ultimate hero, Carebears are pretty cool too (if he thinks you are being mean he will lift his shirt and do the Carebear stare). He has discovered books and loves going to the library to get a new book every week. Well, it's a Saturday morning and other than the library and taking some pictures of our truck so we can sell it we have nothing really planned. The house is company ready, mount washmore is more of a hill now and I am going to be lazy for the first time in I don't know how long. I am going to curl up with a book and read for a bit, maybe even take a small morning nap. Then we will go to the library. We will have a late lunch early dinner, of what I have no idea but it will be good. Possibly some steak fajitas. Enjoy your saturday!! |
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Posted by Allie
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