i'll rest when i'm dead

still busy!  i guess its the time of year.  working hard to get wood cut for next winter.  button up the property and get things ready for winter.  haven't done the leaves yet.  just bought a leaf blower--gonna give it a try.  blow most of them into the woods and blow some into one big pile to shred for compost.
we've been helping the kids out a bit too.  and i've been sewing, sewing, sewing!  i'm finally at a point in my life where i have the time and the money to do extra projects.  nice!

burp cloths have been a biggie on my list, with all the babies coming along.
i also just finished these crib rail covers for charlie babys crib

i've got lots more things on my sewing list to do.  a couple nursing covers, and curtains for sarahs kitchen. we already bought the fabric and i washed it today.

i've been juicing lately--mostly carrots, kale, & parsley. today i juiced almost a whole bag of ruby red grapefruits.  its a thing of beauty.  the juice gives me so much energy. its alive, unpasteurized juice, not dead grocery store stuff.  you can feel how good it is for you.

 

 

gardening is done for the season, although i still have kale i can pick.  today i created my last compost pile.  i layered new scraps, the older pile, shredded leaves, and grass clippings.  this should be ready to use by next may.

 

 

i've been spending at least one whole day with grandson joey each week.  he is 27 months and a joy to be around!  he spends the night every monday and on tuesday i hate bringing him home.  he is my first grandchild, and as such holds a special place in my heart.

 

 

his favorite thing to play with when he is here is the beans.  i filled a large shallow clear tote with a locking lid with dry beans and he plays with his trucks in it.  he also loves to bury toys and find them and sometimes he puts his feet in and buries them too!  when he gets a bit rambunctious with the beans and more start spilling out, then i put it away.  he is learning to keep the beans in the tote if he wants to keep playing.

i've been trying to keep up with studying my bible. i should do it daily, but for some reason i let it slip.  not a good thing.  i'm in the book of ephesians.  each day i write out at least five verses.  then i summarize it.  then i write 5 praises and 5 prayers in my bible study journal.  so far thats been working well for me.

well, there is another week on the wink!