Late October

 

Rose is still small and cute. She made this wonderful magnet house.

This is from a week ago or so. Isaac got in the water like a crazy person. It was 66 at the time. BRRRR.

So we have bees living in our house. Joy. They have made a nest between a stone and the window frame. Kevin has been shooting poison foam at them, but what really is working is sucking them up with a Shop Vac. Great care will be taken not to open the Shop Vac any time soon.

What else is going on?

Well, a lot. A LOT.

Let's talk about jobs!  Isaac got a temp. job. It is not an engineering job, and he is still hunting for one, but he is working full time working on metal sheeting. It pays decently well. Not as well as an engineering position of course, but he wants money!

Joseph battled beauracracy and is getting unemployment while also job hunting.

Angela has been wearing herself out! She is also searching for an IT job but those jobs are hard to find and she has no experience, so she also went out and got a job to make money. She is in training at the same place Lydia works now. Lydia is a concierge and Angela is going to work as a server at the restaurant and also a dishwasher and table clearer.

It means kids are coming and going a lot. The house is quieter for sure with only four kids home most days.

Last week I finished my latest book. It is launching in early November. Also, Kevin has a bunch of work to do on it.

Also, I am 17,000 words into a Christmas novella. That needs to be done in a few weeks. Yes, I am writing a lot these days!

It is getting cooler. I like that given that I am post menopausal!

October

Sweet potato noodles! They look almost transparent when cooked. They are almost tasteless but they look gorgeous and I like to eat them with spaghetti sauce. Wheat is not good for my body. Or my body is not good for wheat. Anyway. Normal noodles don't cut it so I am happy about sweet potato noodles.

Kevin has been working on this table for literally years! He finally finished it. It is now a gaming table in our study.

Isaac found a snake! I think it is a milk snake. I think he or she is gorgeous.

Daniel and Miriam have played some chess. Miriam is far better as she is substantially older so I admire Daniel for taking her on.

We found a giant puff mushroom. It is safe to eat and Kevin cooked it up. I took one bite and oh it was awful.  Ugh. Not sure why. I was nervous. Probably eating mushrooms from one's yard is not entirely wise. But this was a monster puff mushroom and they are Ok to eat in terms of not being poisonous. This baby did NOT taste good.

I took the younger three to Wendys and they had Frosties and fries. Eating out is a special occasion for us so they really enjoyed themselves!