My Day-To-Day Photos

The very next day after Kaitlynn got her license, we allowed her to drive herself and Jared to school.  All went well, and they even went through Tim's.  At the end of the day, Jared was to take the bus and Kaitlynn had a hair appointment and then a date with her friends. She was to leave the city at 6 and she did, right on the button! She drove herself home and we sat down to supper together. Jared told me he felt no different than when driving with me and Kaitlynn said she thought she would be more nervous driving on her own, but that it actually felt quite good. I, on the other hand, was (needlessly) a bundle of nerves. I'm sure it will be less the next time,  and will get better every time I see my child pull into the driveway safely. It was such a wonderful feeling to see her pull into the yard last night. Mainly because she was safe, but also because I was so happy for her.

For Kaitlynn, today was only second to being born. Our independent, not so little girl got her driver's license. I feel so incredibly happy for her and yet I want to puke my guts out with how nervous I am about putting her on the road. Hopefully, I can get through tomorrow when she drives herself and Jared to school.  As a mini-test, I made them drive to the farm and back this evening. Baby steps please. I wish I could slow this all down even more...

I meant to get this posted yesterday, but between feeling sick and the depressing weather, the only thing I wanted to do was cook a comforting meal.  So, pumpkin pie, squash, ham and scalloped potatoes were on the menu. I can't say I got nothing done, but I came as close as possible to that, while the rain washed away the snow. Now, it's just wait for things to dry up enough to clean off the gardens. Hopefully this cold let's go by then too and I (and the rest of us) can enjoy a second Autumn.

I wasn't expecting my little sister to show up. Nor was I expecting to put her to work picking pumpkins, but that's what went down round here. Amy was here to supervise Ang after her shoulder surgery yesterday, and had some time to burn. It turned into a long day, as I picked from morning until nearly sunset with few breaks. Now, the greenhouse and garage are full, and with the freezing temperatures on the horizon, I have nothing to do with them all. Today, I  washed up a bunch and donated to the schools and the care home, and after Colleen bought a bag, I sold two more at the carehome.  So, I ended up being on my feet more than I wanted to today, just washing up gourds! But, maybe I'll try selling more online on local sites just in case the weather doesn't cooperate.

Yesterday and today have been busy. I got the potatoes and carrots out of the ground and had some help picking them up at the end of the day. Today I cleaned off the sugar pumpkins, about 144 in all.   Tomorrow, I will take off as many gourds and pumpkins as I can.  Snow in the short-term forecast has my panties in a knot!  Fred was fairly certain there would be no combining today, but Todd is out there straight-cutting oats. Hopefully, he can work quite late, but the temperature dropped very fast once the sun went down. I went for a short round with him when I took him his dinner. Jared has had his third piano lesson already, and has picked some lovely pieces this year. 

"I want the pancake," says Jared. He wants to go for breakfast and a drive. Who am I to say no. It really made me cram everything else I had to today, but it all got done and then some.  It's hard to believe that we are nearing the end of September and there are still so many blooms to be enjoyed. Even the evening scented stock is still making the night garden smell incredible.

You would think that all the pumpkins and gourds provided by the garden would be enough, but nope. I also love to crochet them and today, for the first time, I made one with the knitting needles. The smallest one here is a little smaller than a golf ball and as cute as a button. The problem is that if the cats find them, they think I made them a toy. But who can resist making wee thingies?  The driftwood I used in this photo is from Tuktoyaktuk and I intend to make a mobile or something with some of it. I collected some rocks from up there too, so it's just to figure out how to build it. It is only seven degrees there (Tuk) at the moment, but it's only 13 here. And it's windy, making what Piglet would call "a blustery day." Kaitlynn has been at work all day, but we're taking her into Yorkton later to stay with Sophie. So we'll probably end up at DQ. Jared was busy picking new songs for his Grade 7 year.  He's bucking a little, but nothing we can...