Lovely mornin'

When Forrest got up before the sun this morning, we discovered that the furnace wasn't coming on. So he called my dad who stopped by at about 7. I used to get up at 7...but lately have been sleeping in...so when I got up then, it seemed unusually dark outside. The sun was coming up, but it wasn't completely light out just yet. Out our back door (facing west), a sort of morning-twilight was in the sky and on the roofs of our neighbors' houses, and just setting was the full moon. It glowed golden, a warm light in a cold, frosty morning. It was the first hard frost we've had this season, which is crazy, because usually frost comes in September. Our first frost was about 2 nights ago. This morning, the grass was iced and crunchy with it, and the tomato leaves are looking limp and slimy.
Well, the guy from the heating place came and re-lit the pilot for our furnace, so it's back on. (Praise GOD!) Glad we caught it so soon--the temperature only went down about 5 degrees below the lowest it normally would get.

What's Timothy up to?....better go check...

'Suuup

It's a gorgeous fall. We went to the Arboretum last Saturday with Isaiah, and my family, and the trees are all just about at their peak. The tall old maple tree right out our front window is just lovely, adorned with rich crimson-golden leaves. When the sun shines on them, they're like a giant exotic lantern.
My bow is finally finished being re-haired and straightened. I rosined it up yesterday and went through a few scales until I noticed David was quite upset. At first I was inclined to think the high notes had scared him (when you're as out of practice as I am, those are quite shrieky) but Forrest was more convinced that he was jealous of me, and wanted the viola. Probable.
I've been thoroughly enjoying listening to P.G. Wodehouse lately. Jeeves and Wooster are my favorite. Today I was listening to "Jeeves and the Mating Season" on cassette. Unabridged. Delightful stories. Bertie is such an airhead, taking life as un-seriously as possible, except when it comes to his personal discomfort. Jeeves is the best. "Do you know everything, Jeeves?" "I don't know, sir." (That was actually from a video version of the stories--but I wouldn't be surprised to find it in Wodehouse's original stories.)

A Good Hair Day

First of all, I'm disappointed with myself for such an insipidly cliche' title...
Anyway, last Thursday while Forrest was at the men's meeting, I visited my parents & siblings and had my mom give me a haircut. She was a little surprised when I told her I wanted about six inches cut--she thought I had just wanted a trim! Well, originally that was closer to what I wanted until earlier that day Forrest mentioned that he didn't mind if I got it cut "even up to there, if you want." Well, I did want but hadn't thought he'd appreciate it being that much shorter. Not that it's short, now: it's about 4-5 inches below my shoulder. And I like it so much better.
In other news, David climbed the whole staircase up here a little bit ago. A little scary, but Timothy wasn't much older when he learned.
i figure it's better that they familiarize themselves with the stairs than end up being ignorant and falling down at 3 years old because they don't know how to do it.

Stuff Lately

I'm finally starting to feel back in the swing of things, after having gone to Moses Lake last week. Still not catching up completely on my sleep, but I think that's a mom thing. Maybe someday after all my kids are grown up. Ha.
David has his seventh tooth. He's such a growing up little chubs. He almost needs a haircut now too--he has a strand of hair on top that almost comes down over his eyes, and little wisps of hair are curling up above his ears now. He loves to slap stuff, and scream, and bite. What a guy. LOL. Not that Forrest is that way! :-)
Okay...now that I've probably made Rick think, "Finally, some word about the cool kid" and Isaiah think "Here we go again with how ridiculously cute her boys are!"...
I'm reading a book called "Shepherd of the Hills" by Harold Bell Wright. I was looking for something to read from the library and Forrest pointed it out and asked if I'd ever read it; I guess it's one he's read several times before. So far it's good...there seem to be lots of teasers in it, little hints at something that is going to happen, or is going to be revealed, who knows when.
And for now, I need to go. Goodnight.

Another survey...

Okay, here's another one. I'm a copycat; this is from Rick&Rachel's blog.

1. If you were instantly able to play one musical instrument perfectly that you never played before, what would it be?

Most definitely, uillean pipes.

2. If you had to have a personal friend redecorate your house, who would you pick to do it?

Oh, man...I'm wondering if I could ever trust anyone with that responsibility. Although if Lynne' or Taneisha did, they have taste that I respect, and I know they would try to make it look my style as much as possible.

3. If you could adopt one personality trait from someone you know, what would you take, and from whom?

Sometimes I wish I could be like the people who sometimes lack tact. (No names...you thought you could winkle them out of me, did you?) Then I could say what I really thought, even while being conscious of its rudeness, and they wouldn't have to guess what I thought. But then at other times I know that would just blow most people away because I usually don't say those sorts of things unless I'm pretty agitated already.

4. If you could program the perfect evening of television shows, which ones would you select, and in what order?

TLC's A Wedding Story
TLC's A Baby Story
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Antiques Roadshow

And probably before the last show even came on, my eyes would be hurting.


5. If you were given one hour to spend an unlimited amount of money in any store in the world, where would it be?

Only one hour? I can't think in an "unlimited $" mindset...I'd be going all over the store looking for The Perfect Thing, and reminding myself over and over, I can get all I want, not just this one perfect thing.
But what store? Hmm...how bout Costco? I could get so many super-cool things there...

Strings!

Sorry I was gone for so long...Forrest & I took a trip to see his relatives in Moses Lake & Wenatchee. When we got home lasterday evening, I found out MY VIOLA STRINGS CAME! My mom ordered strings for me for my birthday (THANK YOU!) and they came within a week of the order. I put them on my viola last night and what a difference they made! My old strings were very old and used. These have beautiful, clear, real tone. I got Pirastro Tonicas(www.sharmusic.com). Now I just need to get my bow rehaired. Funfunfun.