Good morning everyone. If you are still reading my blog, I thank you humbly. I don't deserve you. Really.
But you know, when life is crazy, or stressful, or even just pleasantly busy or full, blogs just are not a priority. I am trying to figure out a way to schedule in blogging time into my weeks so hopefully I'll make time to blog! It is just kind of hard, like right now I'm blogging, and I have bread to make for the freezer, dishes to wash, lunch to make, a bathroom to clean, my room to clean, and I'm blogging. If I try to wait til after work is done, I feel braindead, and only in the mood for reading a book or browsing pinterest. But I really really am going to make time to start blogging regularly again. For right now I just wanted to post and let y'all know I'm alive and kicking. Our family has experience a loooot of sickness this year, which just kind of throws everything out of kilter. Since my last blog in June we have had lots of little adventures, struggles, good times and just everydays. We went to Oklahoma for the 4th of July, and to Texas afterward. I celebrated my 19th birthday mid July, and Seth celebrated his 7th year at the end of August. Dad had bronchitis (among other things) for 2 months, seth got sick twice, and mom and I have both been either sick or on the verge several times. Seth is enjoying school and learning to work around the house, I am still trying to find my way through post graduation. I have been enjoying spending lots of time in the kitchen with Artisan Bread in five Minutes a Day and doing lots of dishes - we decided to give up our dishwasher and hand wash everything, and I actually rather like it. I know I'm strange. But I think it's a good kind of strange, that will really come in handy in the future. I am also still enjoying my herbal studies. I'm still furthering my education, I'll never stop learning! I'm hoping to take some online theological courses, and taking more math, writing and such.

We've been pulling out autumn decorations this week, and have already started making fall goodies. I'm making these tonight for mom's ladies' night

photo courtesy of thegirlwhoateeverything.com

I know most of you don't know this about me - but I L.O.V.E. Autumn. Shocking? I can't believe I never told you that. Well maybe I might of mentioned it once or so, but I'm sure most of you didn't know it.
We're going to apple annie's next week, and I can't wait! We haven't gone in a few years, and I am really looking forward to orchard-fresh apples and all the apple goodies!
It looks as if maybe-just-maybe we actually might have a mildish-almost-fallish-type-fall this year. A few of our leaves are changing and falling, which is unusual, they usually stay a sickly green until the first hard frost and then all fall off at once. And we actually can sit out on the porch in the mornings without roasting. It was 103 yesterday though, so I don't think our dream of wearing sweaters in September will come true. It usually doesn't get cold until October 30th around here, hopefully it will prover different this year!
Okay, well I'm going to sign off and go get my work done and hopefully actually *post* this. I have about 5 posts in draft that I've been meaning to post, but they become outdated before I post them.

Sorry for rambling, hopefully I'll have some nicer posts up soon!

~Elissa