Hello Fall!

So, i think its safe to say summer is officially over. what a weird beginning to September, though! We got back from Maine thinking our beach days would be long gone, but...alas - we had the hottest days of summer in September! crazy. then Earl came and took the summer with him. Fine with me, i guess...i truly love the Fall. i love the cooking - i love wearing sweatshirts and jeans, i love the fresh, local veggies (NOT from MY garden, mind you!) - though i have gotten a handful - and i do mean 'handful' - of tomatoes from my own little backyard garden...Jonah gobbled one up straight from the garden this morning...and i'm accepting the fact that i probably won't be harvesting much else from that sad little garden this year. There's always next year, right?!

We had such a great summer -- the theme everyone keeps saying is how busy it was. and i agree -- but it was good. i feel so fortunate to not have to spend my days working...for the most part, i get to be a wife and mama - and the few hours i work, are the few hours LESS i will be spending worrying about money...not that i don't worry about money - i think that will be a life-long battle for us, but...i'd rather make a little cash for those hours i would otherwise be spending worrying. so - its worth it right now for me to work my 8 hours a week. i think it really does affect Jonah, though, even just having me gone for a few hours. though, since we've gotten back from Maine, he's been sleeping in 'til almost 10:00 every morning, so he's not really missing that much time with me, since i get home at noon!!

And I will say, I am enjoying Jonah more and more. I love the age he's at right now -- almost 2 and a half! I can hardly believe he's that old! He's so much fun - quite a little character - a very happy, fun kid. He loves to laugh (go figure!) - and loves to make other people laugh. He gets that from the Bredins, I'm quite certain! Still a great little sleeper and a great eater - i feel very fortunate we don't battle with him about those two things - i know it is a struggle for some parents.

We're starting to help out with our church's youth group this year. Kinda scary a little bit -- its been 8 years since i've been a youth leader -- and MUCH has changed in my life since then. not that i was ever 'cool', but...i am certainly not possessing that 'cool-ness' factor right now...so, thinking about getting involved in teenagers' lives again is a bit intimidating. but - i'm excited, too! we're hoping to really have a community 'outreach' - there's a lot of kids in our town with nothing to do, so we're excited to see what God's going to do this year, and who He will bring out!

And...this is just an update. Still blogging for my eyes only. not sure if i will ever make this public, but for now, its just a little documentation of my thoughts...