fall is here

Or is it winter? It's grey, cloudy, and breezy with a chill, but no snow yet. The little munchkins are requesting long-sleeved shirs (but then they think that they don't need their jackets. doesn't work like that, smartipants!) and I'm thinking I should doublecheck everyone's winter clothes. Of course, it IS kinda nice that it's the middle of October, and we haven't turned on the heating furnace. We haven't needed to. Even with the low temperatures lately, the house is staying around 70 degrees, a comfortable, although cool, temp.

November is coming soon. I bet you knew that already! But, it's important (besides that LittleV has a birthday) because this year, BigJ and I are doing the NaNoWriMo challenge again. Yes, again. We, and I singularly, had tried many years ago, long before we had children. I don't remember what I wrote before (it wasn't the great American Novel, and I didn't reach the 50,000 word goal), but it's time to see if I can write a novel length piece.

The next question is, what will your novel be about? Honestly, I have no idea. The most difficult part for me is a plot. If only Big J and I could write it together...he has no problem imagining characters and events, and I can write description and dialogue. Our skills fit together like puzzle pieces (oooh, a simile!) but we're going to be seperated from each other in the box of NaNoWriMo writers. So, we'll have to wait and see what I'll come up with for a plot. As they say, it doesn't need to be good, it just needs 50k words.

Dish Rag Tag IV

hmm....i'll have to see later if the little progress meter shows up. 'Cause it's in the html, i swear...Once again, I'm doing Dish Rag Tag. Yay! There's something about the idea of knitting as a relay race that is just crazy and fun. I'll probably be calling myself crazy, when it's time to knit the actual dishcloth, but oh well!

and on another note, I'll have to start checking the moderated comments more frequently. Thanks y'all for your comments on Little J's first day at school :)

First day of Kindergarten

This was Little J last night, at the grade school open house. We brought all his supplies (except for the tissues that Mommy forgot) and he unloaded his backpack as soon as he found his spot at the tables.

Daddy and Little J walking down the hallways at school. The kindergarten wing is orange, and the other ones are color coded too, purple and blue and brown.

And, Little J this morning, all ready for school to start. We stuffed the boxes of tissues in his kewl Ben10 bookbag, and dosen't he look smart?

Mommy was so proud of him!

What do we do at the end of summer?

County Fair! Ms. L and I drove to Tonganoxie to enter our knitting in the county fair. Due to some road work, it was a longer trip then I thought it would be, but it was fun driving with someone else. I'm not sure what Ms. L entered - I saw a hat - and I entered my dishwashing gloves, a pair of socks that I made for Big J, and an Emma Peel dress for Little G. I don't have pictures, but I'll put some up after I pick up the items on Friday. (friday? saturday? not sure....)

I'm also thinking that I should take the family to see the fair. Either the kiddos during the week, or everybody including Big J after he gets off of work one day. We'll see!