Brrr! The cool, crisp mornings of fall have arrived, just in time for tomorrow’s official First Day. Our Miss Crankypants (yes, we’re still cranky) had a devil of a time choosing which new Fall Outfit to wear to school yesterday…
Apparently, she’s not cranky at school. She saves it all up for when she gets home.
Before we went into Meltdown Mode, she did help me get all the winter squash picked out of the compost pile. The crew is coming on Saturday to mix and turn (among other things) so it was Time. The squash even had the honor of riding in her wagon from the Pile to the Porch. Next week, if I’m reading them right, her pumpkins will get the same treatment.
Welcome back, Fall.
Arhh it is that time of the year for you. So typical of kids to be nice at school and little terrors at home, I feel for you. Though I think I would like to take her crankiness over my bad tempered baby at the moment, she argues back and it is to smart for her own good sometimes. Holidays here now for them, two weeks.
I hope you have a beautiful and colourful autumn.
Thanks, Leanne. Can you tell she slept in this morning?
Have fun at the market!
Haha, nice that she does, hope she does the same for you tomorrow.
We will, I’m sure. Thank you.
It doesn’t seem that long since last Halloween… doesn’t time fly! Marie, have you ever made crabapple jelly with those fruits?
I haven’t, but I will someday. I’ve also heard that they’re great for making pectin to use in other preserves…Jelly-making is on-hold until I can get a sitter for the daytime – my last one got a “real” job.
Oh dear! Good luck with the search then.
Fingers crossed…
Sleep is good for “cranky” …. kids and adults. Can’t decide which new outfit t wear, at age 3!! age15 will be….. well, you remember. I’m headed to the grocery store. Have a great weekend. Can’t wait for the pumpkins to be ready to pick!!
I let her sleep as much as she could yesterday, and her attitude improved by late afternoon…Still asleep now, so who knows what today will bring?
Let’s hope it’s better!!
Love the idea of having a little cart to carry the squash. And what beautiful squash they are Marie, it’s been a cranky year here for squash – a total dissapointment, so I’ll just oggle yours !
The wagon she got for her birthday has seats and seatbelts in it. She can’t wait for the biggest of the pumpkins to be ready, so she can buckle it in for the ride down the hill
Over-tired possibly? Who knows. Too much change? Just because I want too…just think what Jr. High is going to be.
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Most likely overtired, combined with limit-testing…
Junior High can’t be as bad as the last time – I’ll only have one girl that age in the house, instead of two
I’ll be sending this post to Zia, Marie. She’s going to love it! I can almost hear her laugh as she reads that the Little Angel is also Miss Crankypants. Too cute!
Thursday night was Thermonuclear Meltdown…but yesterday was better. Fingers crossed for today!
Those Cranky Kids! You have to be one or two steps ahead of them all the time.. It is chilly here too, i am not enjoying it actually and have been creeping about doing my work in the Warm Spots.. The animals are happy though! Love the leaf.. c
Wasn’t it just yesterday, we were following the sun around in the other direction, seeking out the coolest spots to work in?
Sorry you got such an early frost this year.
Sorry you have a crankypants on your hands. I hope your babysitter makes it twice this week
Looks like THAT sitter is finished….looking for a new one now.
Bummer! How does one go about finding a sitter anyway? Friends recommendations?
That’s how I did it when I was younger, but we don’t have any friends with young children at this stage. We signed up for a service, and have a great sitter for Saturday Date-night, but they’re fresh out of daytime help…