Gone Again, Directories, Campouts, Autumns

Well, it's Thursday. JM left for another trip yesterday morning. He's at Bell Labs in NJ. He was home for 2 days, and that's it. He has pictures from his trip to London, but wants to label them himself, so whenever he gets around to it, they'll be on here.

I have been busy with the Theodore Roosevelt School Directory. I am putting it together, and it is a lot more work than I thought it would be. These things always are though. Plus, with JM being gone, it's difficult, as there's always a computer question to be asked, and no one there to answer. Also, our printer gave out, which is a major headache, because the girl who was going to help me proof-read cannot do that without it in front of her obviously. Hopefully, when JM gets back, I can have it printed from his school computer. Not sure what else to do as we're trying to get these out by Friday the 28th.

This weekend is the all church campout. It's not really "all church", as there's only between 20-30 people who'll be there. Unfortunately, I am one of them. I'm having to round up different men to put the tent up. It's the 7 man tent. I have the Chinese woman and her baby and her 3 other children and my own two kids all staying in my tent on Friday night. JM will arrive at noon Saturday for the rest of the day, night and Sun. morning. The kids are so excited about it. It's suppose to get hot again, so we'll have to deal with 91 degree temps. It's been so cool lately, it's too bad we'll have a hot weekend.

Remodeling...I've ordered draperies. They're suppose to come in this week. They're pretty plain looking...soft gold. The int dec. said we can hold them up and see if they'll look right and if not, return them to Penneys. Darren and his cousin Tyler have been putting up new trim in the entry-way. I think it's going to look very nice. They are here all the time, though, and that makes it hard to relax here, when someone else is in your house.

In celebration of the Autumnal Equinox this weekend, here are a list of Autumn favorites..




FAVORITE FOOD THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU: chicken
FAVORITE FOOD IN GENERAL: homemade caramel corn
FAVORITE DESSERT: chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream
FAVORITE TREE: orange maple
FAVORITE TREE TO CLIMB: "Bob" the one Salina Tree Company cut down
FAVORITE COLOR: green
FAVORITE FRIEND: Michaela Hayes, Megan Doyle, Kennedy Mays, Chloe Holmquist
FAVORITE TOY: My American Dolls
FAVORITE DOLL: Felicity
FAVORITE BOOK: "A Little Princess"
FAVORITE MOVIE: "The Brady Bunch series"
FAVORITE THING TO DO IN THE FALL: play outside and ride Sam's scooter
FAVORITE THING TO DO IN THE WINTER: play with my Christmas presents
FAVORITE THING TO DO IN THE SPRING: play outside
FAVORITE THING TO DO IN THE SUMMER: go to the pool and swim, and vacation
FAVORITE SEASON: Winter
FAVORITE MEMORY: One favorite is when I went to Chicago with Cousin Emily Justice
and Aunt Lois.
Another favorite is going to Yellowstone.
FAVORITE GAME: Hide Go Seek tag
FAVORITE SONG TO PLAY ON PIANO: "The Campbell's are Coming, hoorah, hoorah."
FAVORITE FLOWER: patients (impatients, she means)
FAVORITE CD: NARNIA
FAVORITE ANIMAL: pet cats
FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL: Bobby, my new build-a-bear workshop leopard
FAVORITE TIME OF DAY: Saturday mornings
FAVORITE CAR: limos
FAVORITE STATE: Hawaii
FAVORITE COUNTRY: Turkey and Cypress
FAVORITE CONTINENT: Australia
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science
FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH DAD: make tea
FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH MOM: read aloud
FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH SAM: when we used to play Little People
FAVORITE VACATION: the lake in Minnesota
FAVORITE KIND OF DAY: rainy days
NICKNAMES FOR AUTUMN: " Peanut Number 4", Auddie, Autumn Leaf,