my confession...

i LOVE my bed! no, i mean i truly love my bed! i walk by it during the day as i'm doing things in and out of the room and i look at it longingly...sounds so insane, i know. but the softness, coziness, quiet of it, and relief it brings is totally priceless to me. it doesn't hurt that we have the most amazing mattress...one that you practically melt into. no matter how bad or crazy the day was, when i lay down in it, my body is immediately relaxed. it's probaby a good thing that jerry is asleep in it during the day most of the time because i might just have to get my fix by sneaking little relaxation moments on and off during the day. i can't even believe i'm writing this about a bed, but what can i say...it's the little things that keep us going.

pumpkin patch

have you ever been to a pumpkin patch in indiana when it was 90 degrees outside? sounds impossible with our cool fall weather, right? wrong! today we did our annual trip to beasley's to find the perfect pumpkins and came home feeling very stinky, to say the least. fall is by far my favorite time of the year and i look forward to the pumpkin patch, but i must say it was not very pleasant this year. the kids were so great despite they're bright red faces and sweat-beaded noses. jerry's shirt was soaked as he carried the pumpkins from the patch to the hayride and then from the hayride to the van. july heat in october just doesn't seem right and is almost miserable...oh well, we got 3 pumpkins for our 3 punkins and i guess that's what matters. my carmel apple was definitely a nice treat once i got back into the air conditioned house too :)