So the Doctor called today...

And said I have Mono. No treatment, just lots of rest. zzzzzzzzz

Volleyball Tournaments - Sat. Nov. 3

Monica U, Melanie H, Me, Autumn C. (sub for Jessie Rhodes), Lois R, and Kay D.

We came in 4th out of 7 and had a lot of fun together. I'm sore, but I'm sure I'll miss it soon :).

Here are 1st and 2nd place teams in the men's tournament. I had fun attempting to get some action shots with Philip's digital camera that was majorly lacking charge.

See Philip. See Shaun. See Shaun and Philip shake hands. See Shaun happy, see Philip not as happy. Dayton's team came in 2nd after several games with these guys, they definitely made the other team work hard for that number one spot. Good job guys!!

I had friends over for a meal last week!!

I had an interesting day today. I called in sick and spent most of the day resting (as advised by my mother and Melanie). I slept until 2pm with one waking for bathroom, breakfast, and reading in bed. Then I got up and ready and went to the Dr. to see if he could give me any insight about my 2 month cold (coughing/sore throat) and my swollen lymph nodes. He says it's probably a bad case of sinuses, but wasn't sure enough of himself. He ordered a chest xray and bloodwork, so I went straight to RMH for those, then went grocery shopping and bought 6 quarts of OJ, and came home to make honey-baked chicken, rice and salad for my friends Angela and Meredith. We carpooled to my volleyball tournament, I played 2 games, then all returned here for hot tea, ping pong, Latino music, and 2 games of settlers (which I won :)). At 1:30 am I was washing dishes and vacuuming . I think I'm about ready to go back to bed. I will *try* to get back into blogging mode, for those of you who are interested. Sorry to keep you waiting so long.

Us

Here's a picture of Jared and I taken in his apartment by his brother Hans Stutzman.

For Sylvia

I bought this long stemmed sunflower at the local Farmers Market along with a gallon of apple cider. I love Fall!!

A Prized Possession

I bought this cake stand through the silent auction at a local thrift store. I placed 2 bids and had to wait an entire week in hopes that no one would bid me up. I had to bake a cake to place on top of it, and I decorated it with my rapidly deteriorating mum :)

Silver Lake Mill

This is what I noticed as I was getting ready to leave. Pretty cool, hunh? I couldn't figure out how to get the camera out of the shot. I can't believe I've never noticed this before!

Pumpkins

Pumpkin patch

I stopped to take a picture of this beautiful arrangement and asked permission from the woman who created it. She said all of these pumpkins and gourds were "ruined" in the hail storm we had last month, so this was her creative way to make good use of them. She also offered to give me 2 huge ones, which I gladly accepted. For those of you who have been away, do you recognize where I took this from? It's on the right before the sharp yield corner on the way to Grammy's. Notice that the pond in the background of this shot now has a nice fountain in it.

Fall Self Portrait

The Slab

Remember this sign? The funny thing about it was that they never flip the top part down when the water is NOT high. Here's proof. Also check out the massive hornets nest in the background.

I like this shot of the roots along the "river" bed. We need rain in this dry and thirsty land!!

At Grammy's

Here's Why...

This is the only picture I have with Kevin in it. I admit it's pretty pathetic. I'll try to do better at my next wedding ;).

Kevin and Amanda's Wedding

A New Fashion Statement?

So I bought a new skirt that I wanted to wear, but didn't feel like shaving :). This is the result.

Dropping in on Mom and Dad

This is the blueberry pecan granola that I made and the dilapidated mum that I bought on clearance because it is in full bloom already and it doesn't stand up by itself (it is propped up against the wall).

Friends at Work