Fall

Now don't be too surprised, this is actually a real live update from Veronica! With work and spending most of my time at home either playing with the boys, training for a 5K or actually having a conversation with my husband, I don't often get time for such things.
I can't believe it is almost the end of October. My babies are 2 and 4 years old and will be dressing up in matching Batman costumes in a couple days, just like little boys do. It is hard to believe they are so big.
We took Caleb to the doctor for his 4 year check-up after which he informed us that it was not very fun at all. He did have to get 4 shots so I'll give him that. He was very brave and even though I was one of the people holding him down, we are still friends.
Ben is talking up a storm. There isn't much he can't say. To hear what he is thinking about is very neat. He even said "thank you bubba" to Caleb the other day. I am so proud to have a 2 year old that knows those words and actually uses them!
So with the journey to the 5K Joshua and I are up to 4 miles mostly running. Monday is our long day and we have done that 4 mile jaunt twice now. I am almost positive that I have never run 4 miles at one time ever, so this is a huge deal for me! Josh is great. His legs are much longer than mine and his body type much better suited for running but he pushes the boys in the stroller most of the time so I can keep up with him. Sweet husband! It is neat to do that as a family and we are taking care of our health at the same time. We found a beautiful trail at a group of parks close to our house. There are a string of about 5 parks that are connected by this trail that runs with Brushy Creek. There are trees and bridges. It really is beautiful and well maintained. There is a good variation of hills too which keeps it from getting boring. It also makes that jogging stroller much harder to push! (thanks Joshua!) I think it is our new favorite trail. We are blessed to live in an area with so many neat places to choose from. One day we will have to stop the jogging stroller and let the boys play in one of those 5 parks or there might be a kid revolt!
Work is busy with lots of new folks to get oriented to the unit. My latest count is 6 which makes my head hurt thinking about it. It is a neat job and I am finally starting to get my stride instead of always feeling 10 steps behind.
Joshua is trying to figure out how to grow a fall garden when the leaves won't fall off the trees to give the garden sunlight. He is trying to decide what tree branches to trim without making the trees look funny. The peas are doing great and the lettuce and carrots are showing signs of life. The broccoli and cauliflower are bringing up the rear. It is an experiment and I'm glad that Joshua is heading this one up. As I've mentioned before plants and I do not get along.
Back to fall before I go. I just love this season. It's not so hot outside and the air smells crisp. Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner and there just seems to be the promise of something different. I was so excited about it all that Caleb and I made a pumpkin pie. It was terrific!
Now if we can just get this election over with!

Much Love, Veronica