OK, so we finally harvested the garden. I knew we would get cabbage, some lettuce, maybe a raddish...but to my surprise, we also had peas! And they were pretty tasty, too! I thought I would show you the pictures. Just remember that these girls are as tall or taller than me! It was a lot of fun, and they're already talking about next year's garden. I'm glad they're excited! If we only had a couple more weeks, I'm SURE that we could have had zucchini and cucumbers, too! Oh, well! hopefully next year... Our nurse at work quit, so there's just 2 of us. Now I'm working a lot of overtime, and feeling exhausted almost all the time! We had our ward talent show 2 nights ago, and I decided to sing "Simple Joys of Maidenhood" from the musical "Camelot". Well, it was a last minute decision...I decided after I got there, and I couldn't remember all the words. So I called my sister to have her look them up on the internet. So after I got them, I told the person in charge that I would sing something. To say that I "sang" it is a stretch. It was AWEFUL! But, I got one of the loudest cheers all night. Of course, it was probably because it was over. But it was A LOT of fun!!! I'm glad I did it. But there is DEFINITELY a reason why I don't sing solos!!!! The leaves are changing even more, and they are falling everywhere. We also have snow in the mountains. I'll get pictures, but not until the clouds are no longer covering the mountains. I hope everyone is doing well, and that they are enjoying their weather...wherever they may be!

Well, today was the first time I could smell fall in the air. I've been able to feel the cool, crisp, "nip" in the air that you can FEEL, but today was the first time I could SMELL fall in the air. Now, this is not necessarily a pleasant experience. I remember growing up in Utah, smelling the fall leaves while the dry ones crunched under your feet. Mmmmmm...I can remember it so clearly! The nice, cool, autumn days that make you want to bring out your sweaters, and take walks on the mountain trails. Well, up here the smell is not DRYING leaves, but ROTTING leaves. Yeah... big difference. I mean BIG!!!! The smell of dry leaves is fabulous. The smell of rotting leaves is as if a million dogs went and did their business all over the city! No matter where you go, you can smell it. My first whiff was in the grocery store parking lot. Then I got home, and there it was again. Mmmm, mmmm, good! Seriously, you don't step out your door and take a nice, long, whiff of fresh air. Nope, not up here! It's kind-of hard to, actually, when your sense of smell is acosted with the smell of doo-doo. Anyway, the colors are changing, the rain is falling, and the leaves are wet and rotting. Life is GREAT! Tomorrow, the Beehives are comming to harvest the cabbage out of the garden. That's all we were able to get. There might be a couple radishes, but it's just cabbage. It's sad, too. I went and looked tonight, and there are some FABULOUS blossoms on the cucumber, zucchini, and crook-neck squash plants. Also, the tomato plants are as tall as I am, and the pea plants are even taller. The flowers on the pea plants are so pretty, too! If only we had a couple more months, we would be able to get the other stuff, too. Oh, well!! Hopefully, next year we'll be able to get an earlier start, and actually get something other than the stuff that grows no matter what. Did you know that cabbage can grow in the winter? Maybe not up here, but down in "The Lower 48" it can! So, if anyone decides to give it a try, let me know! Hopefully I'll be able to get some pictures of the garden tomorrow, and the changing leaves another time. There is a lake within walking distance of my house, and it's surrounded by trees. It's really pretty in the fall to have the mountains in the background, and the changing leaves in the foreground, reflecting in the lake. Well, have a great day everyone, and until next time... Love ya!!!!