ch-ch-ch-changes
I haven't blogged in forever it seems, and I miss just sitting down and writing. I think part of it is the new job, and new classes starting and just the business of it all. Kids have kept us busy as well and we've had a great experience with Sophia, Aileen's German exchange sister here with us. She leaves Saturday morning, and Ali goes back to her mom for the week... it's gonna seem awfully quiet around here. We're also transitioning into fall. After some beautiful days over the Labor Day weekend, we've had some rainy and cool days. I saw my first hard frost down in the creek beds the other day. The golden red of the leaves has given way to dry brown and a more sickly color and soon they'll be gone. The driveway today was carpeted with fallen leaves, and when - if- it ever dries out I'll be out raking the yard. I was reading over some past blog posts the other day. And then I talked with a former student who had me laughing over tales of her