My Greatest Joy

Emma spent her last day before starting kindergarten with me

on Wed. After a walk collecting leaves and crab apples, she

decided we needed to "cook" them. Obviously this was near

the completion of her dish.

It turned out to be a good time to empty my cupboards of

expired spices (there were many....) baking soda, powder,

corn starch and some oil. (Evidently I don't bake or cook often

enough) Oh the fun we had!!! Needless to say it wasn't something

we even taste tested!

A picnic at the park, some play time and


time to chase some squirrels. A perfect day
in every way.

The thrill of getting on the bus! Emma is sooo excited to

be able to ride a bus. This is today, the second day of school.

It was not easy for me to resist being there for her first day

of school, but I thought that was an experience she and her

mama should share. Fortunately for me, there was a 2

hour fog delay today....and I needed to run some thera flu

out to her mama - who unfortunately has the flu. Our little ones

grow up so fast, but I am grateful for all the time we've had to

spend together. Thank goodness there will still be vacation days

and before too long....snow days!