Greetings

Greetings Everyone,
It has been a while since I have been on the blog, so long in fact that I had to go back to old old e-mails and find the address. It was fun to catch up on all the activities of fellow family members. I wish I could say exciting and wonderful things have been happening in my world, but alas it is pretty much same ole, same ole. We haven't turned the heat on yet, our target date is always Thanksgiving day. Last year we made it to the day before. We have been burning firewood. John loves to cut wood. My job is to load it in the truck and help unload. We gathered black walnuts this fall and now are cracking them. It is a time consuming manual process. We manage to crack enough for john to consume over a few days, then back to cracking. I don't think we will ever get far enough ahead to freeze any. We gathered 110 gallons of walnuts(before hulling), of course the end product is much less. Rebecca and Tom had the last of the fall harvest. They gave us some dill for the green beans on Thanksgiving day and some turnips and lettuce. Our broccoli and lettuce didn't do well. Katie I wondered how little Wellington is doing? I know it is hard on you and I am sure he doesn't understand this shift in his world, but he is lucky to have such a wonderful caregiver. I tried to get Sharon to adopt a dog I saw at the PetSmart adoption Sunday, but she wasn't sure and you really need to feel good about your decision to bring another pet into the fold. We went to Whole Foods last week, yes I still shop there even though I am not wanted by them as an employee. They were packed. We love their chocolate flourless chewy cookies. They are huge, for only .99 cents, but they are so rich you can only eat a little bite. One cookie lasts a couple of days, just nibbling on it. I keep putting the vibe out there that I want to work there, so maybe in time. Quiet Moments is holding its own, but the massage professional organizatons are now talking about tough times ahead in the profession, but to hang in there, of course they say the hardest hit will be the area that I am working mostly in and that is for relaxation and stress reduction, although if I was in Johnson County I think I would be doing ok, but rural america has the buck up and tighten the old belt and if your stressed get over it. Can I have a little cheese with that whine? I know some of you yourselves are not working at this time and I am hoping good opportunities will your way come and for those of you who may not be as content in your employment as you would like, I wish you contentment and if the chance arises a bigger and better opportunity. Just ride this wave and don't let it pull you under and hopefully we will come out of this with a better sense of balance and be much stronger and if worse comes to worse we can burn wood and eat walnuts. Well have a glorious fall day and enjoy the weather and the wonderful food that will be devoured later in the week. Happy Thanksgiving one and all.