Fall fun

Over the weekend we had two beautiful 70-degree days. The kids played their little hearts out in the great outdoors, enjoying the yard -- climbing trees, playing with the dog, riding their bikes and scooter. I enjoyed it from my front porch swing and felt incredibly happy and blessed.

The beautiful weekend quickly morphed into a 40-degree, rainy and drizzly Monday, which morphed into an even yuckier Tuesday. And wouldn't ya know it ... the heater quit working on my car over the weekend! Thank the Lord it's just a $55 fix (switch). All in all, life is good. The weather now has me feeling Christmas crazy. They announced our Christmas bonuses (and a whopping 2 percent raise) yesterday (but hey, in an economy where so many are getting no raises and one out of ten workers have no job at all, I'm quite thankful for a bonus and a raise.) So bring on the winter weather and the Christmas shopping! Until then, here's a picture of the little monkeys playing in the yard.