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Yes literally one more day until Zach's cast is off!  and I know he's excited since he has been counting down since the day he got it on.  I told him to be prepared because I didn't have my camera when he got the cast on, but I will surely have it when he gets the cast off!
 
I made sure to get a few pictures of him in action with his "thumb up"

Ah and don't you just love how endearing siblings...

There is a difference...

There is peace some where amongst those leaves
That's what our bible study  was about this week and I felt as if it was written for me! Although I'm sure a lot of us are the peace keeper in our families... why does it always seem that it's the middle children that play peace keeper?   
It appears that we put ourselves there because we don't like conflict, in...

P is for Pumpkins!

 
And...here we go!
1. The crickets sing, in the summertime?
2. Be happy wherever you are in life.
3. I want to get far away from the negative people in the world.
4. My extended family was all together for the holidays; this was a dream.
5. But as for me I find happiness in the life we've created.
6. A happy childhood is where I come from
7. And as for the weekend,...

 
Thirteen books on my "to read" list
1.  What I thought I knew by Alice Eve Cohen
2.  The bright side of disaster by Katherine Center
3.  The gifts of imperfection by Brene Brown
4.  The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
5.  Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare
6.  Life is a verb by Patti Digh
7.  Ordinary sparkling moments by Christine Mason Miller
8.  A tree grows in brooklyn...

 
Back when we went to Michigan we stopped at Scraptales in Brighton and I found this acrylic that was different from most of the acrylic I've used for mini books.  I picked up three 9 x 12 sheets.  Here is my first mini using this acrylic, which I love by the way!  So easy to cut and use, not too thick, just perfect!

I used scenic route papers, 7 gypsies stickers and tags and plain envelopes...

O is for Oak
 

There are days you stay home and wonder at the end of the day just what did I do today, then there are other days when you can't believe how much you accomplished.  Well for me it was the later... what a day I had
I began by cleaning out my bedroom, not only putting away summer clothes (even though I think we are currently in our Indian Summer), but also getting rid of things from last season that...

M is for MummyAnother one of my ceramic pieces made years ago...

The last time we had a family picture done was in 2006 so I thought it was time again to get one.  This is the first time we did them outside and in the fall and I can't wait to see them!.
We met with Trish in Olmsted Falls and while it was a little cool, the colors were perfect.
Here are just a few of what she snapped with my camera, Ben took or I took during the photo shoot.