Hello, thought I would actually write a few lines and catch folks up on what we are up to.

Ed has been busy. He's rebuilt two rock walls, cleaned out the basement and stuffed insulation in every imaginable corner. Stacked a lot of firewood and has a little more. (He decided last week that he wanted one more load of wood). He has been organizing his music stuff, consisting of writing a guidebook for when he starts giving guitar lessons this winter. He will also be scrambling to do his financial aid for school come January. I know he will be very happy to have all that done and out of the way. Yesterday he took advantage of the great weather and cleaned the deck ceiling, it looks amazing. He was going to poly-seal it today but decided he might be pressing his luck and to do that project in the spring. On the inside he has been cleaning wood work and staining up a storm. The house really looks great. I have probably left out a ton of things, he is so busy I can't keep track of all his projects.

Joe is a very busy little boy. He sees his teacher 4 times a week, speech therapist 3 times a week, occupational therapist once a week, physical therapist once a week and he is going to be evaluated for his feeding. (He has a very nasty habit of stuffing way to much food in his mouth. You can watch him eat and he will take these little tiny bites but the minute you turn your head he stuffs the rest of whatever he is eating into his mouth.) He has also started riding Dancer more regularly. He sits up there on his saddle while I lead her around. He really loves it. I think next week we will move onto working with the reins. I will still be leading her but I want him to start holding the reins and learning to direct her. It's actually really good for his physical therapy. He has also been helping daddy with stacking the wood and raking leaves.

Rory.... what can I say he eats, he poops, he sleeps... No he is doing more then that. He rolls himself over. He chats up a storm. He watches Joe intently, his favorite thing to do. He's also playing in his little Einstein saucer - we call it the office. The other day he was avidly chewing on one of the toys, Joe became very upset and began telling him, "No bite Rory, no bite." I was thrilled, everything except Rory was perfectly clear. We are working on the R's.

Me, I have been working almost full time 11-7 shifts at work. Yuck. I managed to do some of the leaf blowing with Joe on Halloween and have done a few little projects here and there but pretty much feel like I am always trying to catch up on my sleep. I also started taking riding lessons again this fall. (Very happy to be riding again.)

Well Mr. Rory is telling me it is time to check the diaper again so I must go.

Love you all Nikki