Fall Fun

My favorite season is Fall.  I hate that it is the shortest season here in Utah.  I love the colors - hey they are the ones that flatter us redheads!  I love the clear, crisp air and chilly nights.  I love wearing long sleeves and boots.  Fall is the best!
The only part I am not really fond of is raking leaves.  We have a lot of trees on our property, and a lot of trees mean a lot of leaves.  I had my kids out raking last week.  All 5 of them helped and they got a lot done!  Here are some pics to show what I mean when I say we have a lot of leaves.

D.J. worked so hard!

Jon helped too

Ally even helped - instead of directing.  (-:

Ryan was smart and wore his dad'safety glasses

Cole was the smartest though, she used the leaf blower!

So many leaves that it was easier to shovel them!

Then the real fun began - Jumping in the leaves. D.J. took this picture

Jon took this picture of him and Al

Cute 12 year old!

Brothers are the best!

We ended up with 19 bags full of leaves. 

And there are still leaves on the trees.................

I talked to my supervisor this morning.  Half of the balloons are gone.  He doesn't think they are going to take down the rest of the balloons until the gas leaves and the start to deflate.  So, he is going to move all the balloon bridges to the North side of the theatre since the employee entrance is on the South side.  So hopefully I can go to work tonight - although - it has been nice to have a few days off.  He also said that if my allergies start to act up that I can leave.  He has no problem with that at all.  Thankfully I have tried to be a good employee.  I try not to ever be late, I don't call in sick, I have only ever taken 5 days off in 6 months and I gave plenty of notice each time.  So I hope they know that I am not flaking out on them, just a victim of my own body.  Dang Allergies!

MY GRATITUDE LIST:

1. kids who like rake leaves - selfish, I know!

2. music - makes any job go faster!

3. socks - my feet are always cold, so I love my socks

4. games - I love playing 'em

5. hugs - they work more miracles than anything I know of!

September

If I believed in past lives, I was probably the Grinch from Dr. Suess's books, before the whole Christmas thing. I have been very cranky lately with no real reason why. I have a deecnt life, awesome family, great friends......
So I am trying to not be so grouchy. Life is a *little* stressful and when I am grouchy, things seem worse. Who thinks clearly or rationally when they are grumpy? So here is my lame attempt at being optimistic today.
I love fall. It is finally here. I love the cooler air. I love that pollen is not so abundant now. I LOVE the colors, they are the colors I look good in....greens, oranges, yellow, browns. I love that the sun is not nearly so dang hot! That is a very important thing for us redheads. I love having the kids back in school. I love sleeping more during the day. This is very important for those of us who work all night.

I remember hearing about gratitude journals before so in another lame attempt at staying positive, I am adding a new section to this blog.

My Gratitutde List

Everytime I post I am going to add five things I am grateful for.

So here is today's list:

1. My mother's sucessful surgery. Modern science is amazing. They have given her a whole new knee.
2. My job. - My job is a pretty crappy job. I spend four hours every night cleaning up everyone else's %#$! stuff at the movie theatre. But it is an easy, mindless job that gives me the flexibility to do what I still have to do get to do during the day.
3. My hubby. No one works harder than he does. He deserves so much more than he gets.
4. Good shoes. I don't need, or even want, anyting fancy, just a good support shoe will do for me.
5. Scrapbook paper. This is a small taste of heaven for me. So many colors, so many sizes, so many patterns, so many projects. I LOVE paper.

So that is it for my attempt at being optimistic today. Think I will go make a snarly face at someone now.