Safe and sound

It has been quite a couple of months and I am relieved to say we have survived.  I am not in a hurry to repeat it that's for sure.  Things have slowed down even though there are many birthdays this month.  Lucky everyone has had their fill of parties for awhile.

Yet, football season is upon us but I don't have to attend the games.  Joe and Glenda are coming up for a few days and Joe and Andy will go to the game.  This week end Matt and Andy are going to the band show and the game.

My refrigerator is so full I can barely close the door.  I have to stop cooking yet the bounty from the garden draws me to the kitchen.  I am still tossing spaghetti squash on the driveway to split it and am also making butternut squash for Stacy to grind for Madeleine's considerable appetite.  She's an all healthy diet baby and thriving on the garden's gifts. Matt and Stacy are back home and settled down after their glorious wedding and cruise.  I don't know if I would like a cruise now days.  They were on the new Breakaway from Norwegian with four thousand guests. Matt said they had to pay extra all during the seven days--I think it was $28. each per day for room tipping and while you once could go to the front desk and tell them you would take care of your own tipping, it is now mandatory.  That was a big surprise.  Now more often than not the restaurants are not covered.  The general cafeteria is still included in the cost of the cruise, but most of the restaurants are not.  I don't like to be nicked all of the time on a trip.

Well Andy is back from class, so we are off to get those darn mums (can't stand them) for the window boxes.