Not So Good at Blogging

Ok so it's been a long time since I have posted anything but really there isn't thing I have had to post. Summer flew by thank goodness we never do anything real exciting during those summer months because I HATE the sun. Yes I know what your all thinking but it is true I really can't stand it. You would hate it to if only 15 min. outside gave you headache for the rest of the day and made you past out. This aversion to the sun is a combination of genetics from both sides. A weird heart condition and heat stoke issues has made me an indoor human for three months of the year.

There were however, a couple of things that we managed to do this year. One accomplishment we had was to make it up into the mountains once every month (it's cooler up there and there is plenty of shade to hide from the sun :) ) We realized that we had a beautiful resource and we were not taking advantage of it so come rain or shine when we picked a Saturday we went no matter what. There was only one time where the weather was truly ridicules and for any of you that were wondering it is possible to move an already lit fire from one fire pit to the next and keep it lit. (Only if your brave enough to carry lit logs with wet newspaper. I have just such a friend and she only almost caught on fire once.)


Also there was our garden. We added a lot of new veggies to our list this year and it was interesting to see the results. Some didn't workout so well and some did better then we expected. There is still so much to learn before we can really use the garden to sustain ourselves if we had to. That's our goal be able to grow enough to supplement fresh fruits and veggies with the food storage were are trying to build. I know were kind of way behind on the food storage thing seeing as how were just starting but better late than never.


Xander turned one in Aug. holy crap where did the time go. He is defiantly going to give me a run for my money or a least my sanity. He is in to everything always leaping before thinking and most of the time he's too cute to yell at. He flashes his cute little mischievous smile before he pluges into the very thing you tell him not to and I know he understands me, the little demon.

Here are some pic's from his one year old photos and some of Briel as well




Finally fall seems to be here although I think sometimes it can decided but hopefully it will remain cooler cause the electric bill has burn up the pocket book Ouch!