Fall is here, and here to stay!

Fall is defiantly here!! The last few days were cold and we had frost yesterday and today. There was also some snow on Wednesday, not much, in fact it was not really noticeable just looking out the window.  But you saw it when it hit the window and it lasted for a very short time.  The frost and cold did a number on the garden, the pumpkin and zucchini plants are wilted.  Not to sure if the pumpkins will make it or not, they were just starting to turn orange before the frost came.  I did cover the peppers, watermelon, and honeydew plants.  I think that the corn is gone, I have to go out there and really look and see what there is.  With the cold, harvesting was put on hold for a few days, which was nice.  Kids and I got to spent some time with Kevin doing odd and ends in the shop and eat together! It will be busy again here in a day or so as harvesting gets back in full swing.

Last week, I went to work with Kevin for the morning until he went to help with harvesting.  I rode in the semi for the first time, it was kinda cool!

Kevin was showing the creep feed guy where all the feeders were

This area was pretty...there is this spot where the county line is and its beautiful and my favorite place to see when I go to town!

The creep feed guy got stuck in this area. 

It was fun just spending the morning with Kevin and I go to see different place snuggled in places that I have been too or drove by and the cows and calves. 

Beautiful morning this past Sunday!

It was beautiful and fun watching the fog lift above the butte and then disappear!

The kids have been doing great in school and are loving it!  With each paper that Jacqueline brings home I have been seeing a difference with her writing and with her coloring.  Nathaniel is doing great too, he is starting to trace and color better then he has.  He even is calling Jacqueline by her name too, not as much by her nickname he gave her. He still calls her Nanue, but when he calls "Jacqueline" it almost sounds like he says it the French way.   Nathaniel's school schedule is going to change on Tuesday.  He wont be going full days anymore but have days on Tuesday and Thursday and the other half of the day he will be going to Day Care.  Once Jacqueline goes full days everyday then Nathaniel will too be going everyday half days and Day Care the rest.  Their speech therapist called me and said that they have noticed that full days were a little much for Nathaniel (all other preschoolers are half days, 2 days a week.  Since he has speech he needs more hours at school) He does really good in the mornings and then when the afternoon class starts, he does ok.  They want him to still have the interaction with other kids like he does when he goes full days, so they came up with the plan day care for the afternoon and he will still ride the bus home with Jacqueline after school. I'm still not really keen on him in day care for half the day. I am home all day so i can get him, but then I would have to drive to town four days a week to get Nathaniel. We will see how it goes for a while.  Jacqueline came home with papers that she is selected to go to Title 1 for reading and math. I don't think she needs it, they are not reading now in school (will be starting by November) and math, they aren't doing that either yet.  I was talking to Sandy the other day and she said that her oldest, Sam,  is in Title 1 for reading and she doesn't see that it is helping at all. Sam has been in it for a few years now, and all it is is sitting at a computer with headphones and told to read the book on the computer screen.  If that is what it is like for a 6th grader at a different school in the area then I really don't think Jacqueline needs that.  That is what the reading and math is like on the websites that I was given to help get Jacqueline school ready. I am really leaning towards saying no to the Title 1 for math and reading and teaching her myself! 

Jacqueline's hat she made!

This is the best that her 'q' has looked!! Still needs work on her 'u' that is a 'v'.

Jacqueline's wand to go with her hat

Some of her paint projects.

She colored these at home

I told her to color this one for me, and told her what colors to color the flowers and she did it for me!!

It was picture day on Tuesday, and they got dressed up. 

Well, for the most part they did get dressed up.  At least they did look nice!!

I'm looking forward to next week for school, its homecoming week!! The elementary kids get to dress up too!! Its going to be fun!

 Some good news, Kevin is finally going to quit chewing!! Not really sure what set it off, but I kinda broke down and cried and told him that instead of all his chew in one week (it was a lot in one week) I could have gotten this.  That was enough for Kevin, and started cutting back right away and will stop after harvest season is over.  Nathan use to chew too, (just not as much or often as Kevin) but he told Kevin that he will help remind him and get him to quit. He has already started chewing sunflower seeds a lot more and gum too the last couple of weeks. I am really excited that he is finally going to quit!

I will end here with Peaches and Sorbet playing on the porch! They all come and hang out on the porch and soak up the sun!! Its fun to watch!  

Have a good day!!