Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

Well Fall is here and thus the door closes on all the fun of summer but opens to so much more. Fall brings beautiful weather with warm afternoons and cool peaceful evenings. Lets not forget Halloween and Thanksgiving will soon be here as well. This is the time of year of delicious food and many family gatherings.

Today we took Robert and Alastair to the "Pumpkin Patch" to pick out their pumpkins and to take some seasonal pictures. It was a beautiful cloudless day, with a slight breeze. Who could ask for more! The boys had a good time raising havoc and choosing their "perfect" pumpkins. Robert was really excited that Daddy got a BIG pumpkin one too. We have to have one to carve of course, and as luck would have it, the boys picked out little bitty ones. So after about an hour we came home with 75 pictures, 3 pumpkins, and a loaf of pumpkin bread. I think we did pretty well.

We hope you enjoy the pictures from the pumpkin patch. We will soon be sharing our Halloween pictures and experiences.

Maya Angelou

I absolutely love this poem and wish this for all of you ladies.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of
her own even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in
her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who
lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone
else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a
recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
HOW TO QUIT A JOB, BREAK UP WITH A LOVER,
AND CONFRONT A FRIEND WITHOUT RUINING THE FRIENDSHIP...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its
over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...

Maya Angelou

The End of Summer

Well summer is finally over. Work is starting to settle down now that the major tourist season is over. I am finally getting home on time each night to have dinner with the family. Bob has dinner ready at 5:30 each night. How spoiled am I?

The boys are doing well. Robert has more energy than I know what to do with. He is learning so much every day. Alastair is starting to walk and is learning as much as he can from his brother. At this point, I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. :) We are starting to look at our plans for Christmas and set out some dates for going to Arizona for the holidays.

So all is great in the Foley world as our boys continue to grow and learn.