September bliss

Fall is coming and I can feel it in my bones. I am soooo grateful I live in a place that has three seasons. I put up my fall decorations this week, partly so I knew what decorations I could take to work, and partly because I'm so excited fall is finally here. Here is my shelves at work all decorated with the fall things I didn't need at home. 

Jenny McCulloch, one of our SPED teachers, gifted me the plant in the corner. She said these plants do great in locations that get zero sunlight. So far it's doing amazing. 

My church friend, Glenda, asked for a picture of my boys. Years and years ago she used to be my ministering sister, and she would occasionally see them. Sadly, the kids HATE having their pictures taken so this was the best I could do for Luke. Stay tuned for next weeks' picture of Peter - it's epic. 

The cucumber plants in my garden are finally, FINALLY, giving me what I've wanted. I'm so thrilled. I've harvested around 20 cucumbers thus far. I'm hoping for at least six more before everything freezes in a few weeks. 

I saw a cute/easy craft project on Facebook one night when I was scrolling away. I decided I should try it. So, I went to DI and got the board and puzzle (only cost me $3) and then spray painted it all. Peter and I love this board we use every time we spray paint. It's a fun reminder of all the projects we've done. I think the craft turned out pretty cute - cute enough to enter into 2027 fair? Yes!

I also promised our floriculture teacher that I would bring him back all the vases that he gave me last year with the floral arrangements his students provided to me (because I paid them). These were the only vases he didn't want. My Bishops wife is picking up the hobby of floral arranging, so she was happy to take them. It's fun to be able to give things away to people. 

I went down the Lego aisle at Smith's the other day and noticed these Lego blind bags in tamperproof boxes. I think it's super sad to see that consumers aren't trusted to be honest and even small things have to be locked up to prevent theft. 

The rest of August

The rest of August was very anti-climatic after all the fair excitement, but I did get out and about and do a few things. One afternoon Luke and I went to pick up a few things at Walmart. We discovered these on the shelves. Neither one of us think they are a good idea. 

Another boring afternoon I begged Luke to go on a walk with me. He decided to go on a long one - we were out for an hour and got caught in a rain shower. It was hilarious! We had some pretty great discussions, and I hope he will go on more of these with me. 

One of my desk drawers at work. I bought this shelf liner which I think is pretty adorable. 

I also ended up buying this set for work too. Why buy a small mouse pad, when you have have one that covers most of the desk. I've received a lot of compliments on it. 

The room where I work. It's slowly getting to have more of a personality. This was my first day back at work after three months. 

A teacher at school gave me this book to read/have. I ended up really, really like the book plus the three other books in the series. It's a fantasy book, which is surprising because I don't normally enjoy fantasy. 

My cucumber plants finally decided to give me something yummy to eat. I've harvested 8 cucumbers. I would have enjoyed triple that amount, but I am grateful for what I have. I am especially grateful these aren't bitter. I planted really late - beginning of July - and I'm wondering if that prevented them from getting bitter. Who know, but I want to plants lots more next year. 

The last day of my summer vacation I woke up super early and went walking. I decided to go for a couple of hours. I ended up walking six miles all over Springville. Sadly, I didn't realize we were having a mosquito infestation and got covered in the nasty things. I was pretty miserable for a few days. I had well over 50 bites on my legs/arms. 

Sweet fair pix

We have a team of UVU students that help us with a few things around the fair. One of those things is taking pictures. I recently received all the pictures. I've whittle them down to these favorites. It really was such a great fair.