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Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. ~Joseph Wood Krutch




On October 24th -- Tanya and Jason got married! The wedding was soo beautiful! The bridesmaids wore brown silk dresses. My role in the event was Personal Attendant. I've never had the opportunity to star in that leading role. It was fun!On Sunday, we went to Jason and Tanya's house for the gift opening and then wedding leftovers. It was nice spending extra time with Tanya and her family.
Tanya, Shawna, and I performed our traditional Purchasing of the FUN Pajamas on Monday at...you guessed it, OLD NAVY -- where shopping IS fun! We also enjoyed a yummy cup of coffee...because we cannot get together without purchasing jammies and coffee! It's a must! I think that if we lived closer to one another, we would:
A. have to expand our closets to contain the pjs
B. have a serious (and I mean SERIOUS) caffeine-addictions
All in all, it was a wonderful weekend spent in Des Moines, Iowa with friends! Many thanks to all of you who prayed for my safe journeys. I did nearly freeze-to-death Friday night driving Ruby over there...she is without heat. After putting on my winter coat, scarf, and gloves--I spent the remainder of the trip (circa 2 hours) laughing at myself because I was thinking that I looked like Clark Griswold when he got locked in the attic on Christmas Vacation. Isn't laughter the best medication? :)
en things are going to bright and sunny...but when you are soo sad about something that seems unbearable. God is good. God sends along people (dear friends) to encourage you on your way.
me voicemail messages. For the cards and the emails. They have meant soo much!!! Your support and love mean alot!!!
nd endure this? Is it wrong that I'd prefer the other? "Lord, please help me! (This has been my heart's cry all weekend long...HELP ME, LORD!)

I love fall. I really, really, really love fall. While running office errands the other day, I actually saw two trees that are already changing from green to orange and gold. My heart went pitter-patter...I could feel myself smiling for no apparent reason.
The orchards are open. The cider is DIVINE! The apples are crisp and juicy. And Starbucks has their pumpkin spice lattes back. Perhaps it's for the best that this time of year is my busiest at work...I don't feel as guilty about my once a week splurge on a pumpkin spice latte.
There's a creepy movie out where this kid says, "THEY'RE BA-ACK!" I've never seen it--I just now that line and the way the kids voice carries out the A-A sound... This sign near the drive-thru at Starbucks reminded me of that creepy kid's voice.
FYI--I did find a recipe to make these lattes...I will share it in another post.
So please join me in falling in love with autumn. It is the most wonderful time of the year. 


r if it's the weekend, run some errands) ... and then when I return home, the warm apples plus the cinnamon waft through the air! Yeah--I think it's about time for the orchard to open! What do you think?

Split Ends by Kristin Billerbeck