Weather

 I've been absolutely loving the weather this October.  Generally, it seems that in October we've had to turn on the air again, turn the heat on and off before finally settling on leaving the heat on for the winter.  Not so this year.  It's been lovely.  We've had a bunch of rain (yay for the groundwater) and just right temps.  I've broken out my sweaters again and we've switched out the fleece blanket for the lightweight down blanket.  I have loved the October - which is a switch for me, I generally don't care for all the Halloween hoopla.

I've had a craving for a couple months for a candy bar.  We rarely, rarely buy them. But every once in a while I need a butterfinger.  The Husband kept asking me what kind of treat he could get me on a recent grocery store excursion.  Butterfinger it was.  Sat down with my book and water and just savored every bite.  Though I did have to make sure I chewed on my non temporary crown side.  It's going ok with that so far.

The other morning on our walk we came across a couple squirrels in the trees, chasing each other around and up and down and around again.  Managed to catch a snapshot of one of them, they are super quick.  They were so entertaining, cute and fun to see.  Made a nice start to the morning.

Today I'm grateful for another bit of rain coming down.  Grateful to have something to look forward to this week: a couple lunches out, a haircut and more morning walks.  This morning we dropped our voting ballots in the box over by city hall on our way to return a book at the library.  No school today so less traffic on the streets - even early in the day.  I'm grateful for prayer.  I keep saying my prayers.  Keep hoping for some answers / warm hug from heaven.