First Weekend of Fall?

Well, fall has officially started. It almost feels like winter, though, it's been so cool! We are supposed to have a little warmer weather this coming week, but I think our heat wave is over. We are supposed to have a wet winter, too. There has already been snow up north in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.

Speaking of cool weather, we went up to Dixon's Apple Farms today to get apples and cider. They sold out of the champagne apples in a week. What a bummer! I'm not sure, but I don't think they had as many champagne apples this year, but they have a bumper crop of the rest of them. And they are good! Will send some to family in Texas and give some to my mother. Their prices went up, too. Last year a bag of apples went up from $8 to $10. This year they went up to $14. They were having a special on the cider, we got three gallons for $10. It's usually $5 a gallon. The gal at the checkout said they had people last weekend buying three and four wheelbarrows full. Saturday was a lot busier, she said, than Sunday. One of DJs on a local radio station said he stood in line for two hours last weekend to get apples. It has become quite a draw for people during the state fair and during the Balloon Fiesta.

While we were there, took some pictures of hubby to submit with his book for publication. I have about 40 more pages to go over and he should be able to send it back to them in the next few days.

Made is through this last week, working on two papers. The second one is not finished, but will have a little more time in which to finish it. Without the editor in the office I will be able to get some little projects done. I am "editor" while he is out of the country, but with very little authority, which is nothing new.

Will go on Tuesday for my mammogram, etc. Decided I had better get it done before I have to go out of town the end of October. Hubby will be going with me to Glorieta in early November for our staff retreat. There have been some changes made since we've been there, it's been a couple of years. So we're anxious to see how different it looks. Glorieta has a special place in our hearts, since that's where we met, at a singles retreat. I can remember being in Holcomb Auditorium and watching part of the first moon walk. They had a big screen set up. My parents and, my aunt and uncle had gone up there just for the day.

The UNM Lobos won their game last night, the Dallas Cowboys are not playing this weekend and the Denver Broncos play tonight. So we'll see how that goes tonight.

Spent yesterday catching up on all the programs we had recorded during the week with premieres. Looks like it may be another good season. The Celebrity Duets is ending this next week, I think. That has been an interesting show. Dancing With Stars is in its 3rd or 4th week. We've been enjoying that one, too.

Well, need to get busy on husband's manuscript. I think I can get it done tonight. I would like to. I don't want to have to do that this week, too. TTFN

Catch Up!

Well, it's been a while! My computer has not been able to access the Internet, so I've been playing a game on the desktop. My hubby took that one back to school, so we brought my son's back out. Can't find the game that P had downloaded. Need to catch up, though.

It's been busy, both at work and at home. Slowly getting over this cold. Almost back to normal. I still get a tickle in my throat now and then. Had a headache today, don't know if it was sinus or tension, but it did finally go away after a couple of hours. Went to lunch at Sonic today and dropped off pages at the proofreader before returning to the office. Working ahead on a couple of issues because Jn will be gone the last week of this month, so we'll be doing two in one week.

Executive board meets next week. Will be meeting in the new team organization instead of the divisions. Changes are starting to happen, little by little. I'm glad it's not all at once. But then, the executive director said it would be a process over the next few years, hopefully by 2010.

Watching "Celebrity Duets" (results show). It's been an interesting show. We also have been watching "Dancing With the Stars." That's another interesting show. We don't usually like the reality shows, but these are not exactly "reality" shows. They both show, I think, how much work goes into learning to dance or sing and perform, especially for those who are not normally doing that. There's usually one or two who, obviously, don't have a chance. And they're weeded out pretty quickly.

Will be working on husband's manuscript for publication the next two weeks, so he can resubmit it.

Daughter seems excited about school and the upcoming talent show. I hope it goes well for her. She has even put on a few pounds! She thought she would never get to 100, and now she weighs 110 lbs.

Got laundry in the dryer. Have to take the Hyundai in for the 7,500-mile check-up tomorrow. P needs to take the Neon over and have the front left tire checked, it's looking a little bit low. I need to get my nails done. We need to go get groceries. So, it looks like it's going to be a busy Saturday! TTFN