I finally have some new clothes. There is this sweet deal I’ve discovered where I drop a bunch of stuff I’ve had around but never wear to a consignment shop, and then use any credit from those clothes to buy different things. Ah… new to me clothes that I don’t feel bad about sweat shop origins. And to top it all off, the store had half off the entire price after you’ve spent $10. I got 3 long sleeve shirts, 3 sweaters, a cutie zip up hoodie, and a pair of gap cords for $20. I just love it. For all you Ann Arbor/Ypsi’ites, the store is on Rosewood (btwn Industrial and Packard) and called Woman in the Shoe- a hidden treasure chest.

All that after a good nights sleep, a good meal late last night, a good breakfast of oats and apples, and a great walk with Josh while the sun was coming up, the birds started singing, and the air warmed as we moved through it. Fantastic. And it’s not even lunch time yet.

I made two different meals last night to get us through the week, both worth telling you about. So that is to come!

Cut the herbs to dry
Make wheat bread with the local mixed grain bought from Market
Make apple butter
Dehydrate apples
Make an apple pie
Roast pumpkin seeds
Plan Halloween costume since I’m closing managing at the pub
Cut back the raspberries, sour cherry bushes, peonies and hostas
Pull the rest of the carrots
Save the basil seeds
Make granola
Make yogurt- DONE!
Make sauerkraut
Organize a clothing exchange
Post about jam!!- DONE!
Plan a grub party
Finish reading Botany of Desire- DONE!
Finish reading A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Dry clean my nappy winter coat and gold pants from Kathmandu
Go to Kathmandu…. hmmm…. maybe not feasible this week tho….
Organize closet and throw a personal search party for my favorite missing long underwear shirt
Get a bicycle helmet
Turn the compost
Finish my hundred things to do before I die list.

I know, I know…pathetic list for anyone who has children. But I still have a lot I want to do before winter hits even heavier!

She might not want to admit it, but we all know: Rebekah is now a certified, bonafide, genuine Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Here are some photos of the weekend in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Sarah, Rebekah, Momma Heinz

Keri, Geni, Beka, Tisha

Mom, Jeannie, Sarah

Geni & Rebekah

Keri, Geni, Tisha, Beka

Rebekah, Josh, Sarah

Sarah, Uncle Kent, Josh, Dad, Grandma, Aunt Dana, Mom, Rebekah