No Church Today

We got a call this morning that there was no water in the Huntington Chapel and so church was cancelled. Luckily, we got the call while I was working on my talk (I'll finish it later). So, we went to 2nd ward's sacrament meeting today. It turned out it was their children's sacrament presentation. We got to watch my wonderful nephew Alexander do his part. They were all so cute. It was also nice sitting with my mom, my two brothers and their families. A whole pew filled with Ashby's (and Brauns)!

The Harvest is In

After weeks and weeks of being a farm widow, the harvest is finally complete. Note that I didn't say they were done farming--Scott is always quick to point out that the farmwork is never done. However, there won't be such a huge push with late nights and breakneck pace. We even might get to go away for a weekend sometime soon. I love the farm, but it can be exhausting. Scott loves it though and would gladly give up his day job to farm full time. Thanks for all the prayers for rain during the summer and prayers for Scott's safety this fall.

The blahs

Not quite sure what the deal is, but I have a serious case of the blahs. Extremely tired, no matter how early I go to bed. I don't want to go anywhere or do anything. Just want to curl up with a good book and pretend I'm not home. I miss my friends that have moved away. I miss my friends from the school I was at the past two years. I miss my sister Holly. I miss having Scott home. Boo hoo! Poor me. I think I'll go eat worms.

Sick as a dog

It started Wednesday night and I'm still under the weather (it's now Sunday morning). Let's just say I've had the intestinal flu and leave it at that. I was off two days from school and if I don't start feeling better within the next 8 hours it will be three days. As long as I'm horizontal I'm o.k. Thank goodness the kids are fairly self-sufficient at this point. The good news is I've had a lot of time to watch HGTV. The bad news is that now I want to do a total house and landscaping makeover.

In retrospect

In retrospect to my previous blog, I think my adrenaline got the best of me and I allowed it to overshadow a wonderful conference weekend. I loved being with my family and watching conference. I love to hear the words of hope and comfort and peace. It can make for a long weekend watching all sessions, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Watching the Colts with Blake is my tradition with him, while watching Saturday sessions of conference is my tradition with Ashley. The four of us tuning in together on Sunday is the best! What a blessing it is to have a living prophet in these perilous times.

Brackett is our hero!!

Blake and I are huge Colts fans and the game today was AMAZING!! After spending the day watching conference we had dinner and watched the game we had taped (thank goodness for DVR). It was looking pretty bleak, but then the AMAZING play by Brackett turned our frowns upside down. (My loud reaction is the reason Scott won't take me out in public to watch a game. ) What an amazing game. Down 27 to 10 in the last quarter and we win it in the last 3 minutes 31 to 27!! Brackett is definitely our hero. Of course Manning, Addai, Wayne, and Clark weren't shlumps either.

Night at the Ballet

The Fort Wayne Ballet provided tickets to the staff at our school for their Fall Showcase. I was able to get enough for the YW to attend. None of us had ever been to the ballet and it was a lot of fun! The dancers were wonderful and it was a great night, and a great experience for all.