HarvestFest 2007

Ahh, the lazy days of fall....WHATEVER! I don't think we have all been home together before 7:00 pm since August! Soccer is fun to watch - it's work that gets in the way! Steve's soccer girls have had a fantastic season so will continue on into playoffs. Their last league game is Thursday but they begin District playoffs next week. Dylan has 3 more games and 2 practices left. Lyndsi has 4 practices. What will we do with ourselves in November?

Last weekend was our town's annual Harvestfest celebration. It was combined with the Centennial and our 3rd annual Autumn Leaf Run. The kids and I have participated in the run for 2 years now. Last year we completed the 5K with the help of a stroller. This year, not feeling up to pushing that bulky thing, we walked the 1 mile route. I'm proud to say that not only did we finish but we all ran about a half of the mile! You may be thinking that I'm proud of the kids for doing that - wrong! I'm proud of myself - hee hee! Running is not my thing!

Dylan and Ruth also took part in the Kiddie Pet Parade. Ruth was a little less than eager to be with all the dogs (yes, she's a strange one!) so gave Dylan a little trouble. That just gave me the chance to walk alongside Dylan and Ruth in the KIDDIE pet parade. Yippee! I'm pretty sure I was the tallest kiddie there!

We stayed around town buying apples from the Farmer's Market and pumpkin bowling for pumpkins before meeting friends for lunch. The weather was bright and sunny and perfect for a harvest festival. All in all it was a great day!

The beauty of living in a small town is getting caught up in the hype of homecoming. This coming weekend will be the Homecoming football game and dance. We will be attending both, as fans and as chaperones. We've been here long enough to look forward to seeing the kids who make it back to town for the events.

I hope the weather holds for one more weekend as I have great plans for working in the yard. I don't like the icky mess of stinky leaves after the snow flies!