Well time sure flies! October is over. 2020 is coming to an end. We have the Christmas tree sitting out in the sun airing and preparing to bring it in for the season. Since Sam, in the past, called Christmas and Swiss Miss both miss miss, we've decided to make him a "miss miss tree" We're going to hand swiss miss packets and candy canes on it.
We've finished 13 weeks of school, so we have 3 more to go before Christmas break, and everyone is still doing well and hanging in there with very little stress. I think these three weeks will go better than
The weather has been beautiful and cool. We had a two day wind storm. The air was hot, humid, and heavy, and the wind was fierce. The trees went from mostly full of their leaves to half empty. The first day reminded me of the morning before hurricane Florence in 2018. I have no idea what caused the windstorm. Cool air blew in the next day and now it is calm and cool. I checked the weather and it is supposed to get close to freezing over night tonight, so yesterday, I cut down all of my basil and dried it. That took several hours and the family was patient with me and my giant armfuls of basil.
I planted some basil clippings in the house and the garage and some tomato clippings in the garage. So far, the basil in the house looks alive and healthy. I am hoping to keep the same tomato plant going for next year. Only time will tell. I'm trying to learn how to grow things from my own seeds and own clippings so that I do not have to rely on seed companies.
Ruth's been working long hours on illustrations for my this year's Christmas book, and I think that I need to prepare the Bear Family's Christmas to be put out as a paperback book.
Little Miss Suzy Q is missing her two front teeth, which is adorable. Though she has told me recently that she does not like Suzy Q, only Susan. Sigh, but I love that my little ones have their own cute personalities and feel free to tell me what they think.
We don't really celebrate Halloween anymore, but we did have a giant bowl of candy and two fun movies to watch as a family. Oddly enough, I didn't feel too attacked by my little ones. Often, I hate family movies because the little kids climb over me again and again and cry and whine the whole. Plus, they're messy. Last night was much more pleasant than that.
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I feel we have had a lovely fall and the weather has been lovely here. It's suppose to turn cold this weekend. I can hardly believe that Christmas is around the corner.
Having only 3 more weeks of school sounds wonderful to me. I'm sure you enjoy the breaks.
I love that you are trying to obtain your own seeds. I think that is wise. This year we had a hard time getting seeds and they came late. However, we did have a nice garden that was the perfect size for us. We have enjoyed it all. Harvest time can require a lot of work.
I really think it is awesome that you have a new Christmas book. The ones you have done have been lovely.
I think it is cute that Susan is growing up with her own ideas. It is fun to watch their individual personalities.
Your Halloween celebration sounded fun. It was one I would like. I am not a fan of Halloween. We did it with the kids growing up and enjoy giving candy out, but that's about it. This year was very different; hardly any trick or treaters.
Blessings and hugs for you all!
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