Life is moving faster than I can keep up.
So much traveling.
So much to do….A book to finish…
One little girl growing up before our eyes.
So I stop this morning, mid-coffee…and decide I must jump in … it is long overdue.
There is a flood (I mean…a FLOOD) of photos… since I last posted. Will I ever catch up?
There will be news to share…soon…as I've been sworn to secrecy…but until then…
A visit to the Pumpkin Patch at Gentry's Farm with Sophia's school mates was the MOST fun! I don't know when I've seen her so excited. Fall, was her Grammy Nancy's favorite…and it is her Aunt Tia's favorite…and so it must be in her, deep in her gene pool, that this time of year has her completely beside herself with joy.
A Book Signing during Pumpkinfest in our little town of Franklin, Tennessee, was the very most fun ..
for me …with the most precious children all dressed up…and dancing to the music of the band on stage just down from us, there at Landmark Booksellers…and the cast of Wizard of Oz, showing up (making me wish for a pink dress of tulle and a lovely crown)
AND for little darling girl….meeting Cookie Monster and Ariel …jumping on a trampoline with bungee cords…posing alongside Mr. Pumpkin Man…running to me …out of breath…it was all so "a'citing!"
She came home from school on Wednesday…after having had Halloween festivities (dressed as Ariel)
and decided it was time. She went out the front door to the porch, retrieved her pumpkin (from the Patch)
…proceeded to roll it into the living room..
through the dining room..
.. and into the kitchen.
There.
It was to be carved.
Right now.
So we did.
I mean...I did..
She dug out "aw da goo."
It was messy, and slimy.
She said the pumpkin was a girl…and it needed a smile…no snaggle teeth…just a smile.
She wanted us to refer to her favored book of the season.
How we love Pumpkin Moonshine.
"It needs a candle," she decides.
All the lights are turned off so we can see its glow.
She doesn't want it to go outside, at least not until Halloween.
A Package arrives, from our friend who lives faraway in Florida…"Auntie Bewinda"…and she is over the moon! (The full moon, that is)
Such treats and prizes ...and those teeth! I took the photo AFTER we figured out how to get them on the correct way. She had them in her mouth…sideways…it was hysterical! Now, she thinks she's quite scary….like on Max and Ruby… and I had to put on my most scared face, while muffling the chuckles.
Eliza the Mouse™ receives a Package, as well, from dear friend Lori Hibbard…Autumnal Treasures to decorate one Mousie's Cottage Door.
October was gone before it could even get going…
And it seems that's how life will be, if I don't stop and make note of it.
I look back at my posts about our grandson, Xavier.
It was just yesterday, he was my only little one. Our whole world.
Time marches on…into the falling leaves…under the full moon…and another month will be upon us.
The holidays, just around the corner…more festivities and festivals and fun.
Slow down, just a little bit, my friends….and savor each day.
Autumnal blessings….
Christie/Grammy/Mommy