first solo dance &Autumn is here

Its misty, foggy in the morning and chill. Nice to walk with dew on the grass you also land with wet shoes/socks too.later it becomes warm. in 80deg f still nice and cool inside the home. Night if windows not open you land with fan and if u open the window u are chill.

Its beautiful to look at in the morning. In fact you can see the kids coming walking from the other side of the playground in fog/mist. you see fog rising from the playground up towards the top of trees.. Sher's new school is less strict about first bell. Old school first bell all are in. Here they are just walking slowly, bus comes only then and it looks like next bell they think of moving in. We are always walking as fast as we can to reach before the bell.As well as, i can come before B leaves, as it happens while i am in the corner he leaves.Coming back i admire the road's curve and trees,mist on the trees.the black squirrels,birds chirps.

Saturday, Sunday school Anniversary went off well. With all the 3 taking part.this Saturday it looks like J uncle may be able to come and pick the furniture up from old home.

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prayer meeting

Last saturday, we had the dmys prayer meeting/Bible study at our home. Since friday, was Onam we had potluck Onam dishes.everyone made a dish of their choice. it turned out well.
the study was also interesting with everyone taking part and also us having 2 Achens input .
there was 20 adults and kids 12 . served hot dogs for kids.
few of them stayed back to help us with putting food away and cleaning.
next day had guests again.
dishes we had rice, sambar, dalspinach,beetroot fry,cabbage, gingercurry,papadam,pachadi(cucumber)...potluck dishes, home made B.chips,pachadi(tomato),dal,payasam,kachimore,carrot/beans fry,apple pickle -avial,chips store ones.
It was raining quite heavily, thanks to the hurricane effect of Huston .A good day to eat/watch Tv/sleep/read a book.
But had cleaning/cooking. Next day Hubby even had to help with washing dishes as Guest was coming.Thanks.

Near death

The day started with waking up to bad dreams, dropped off sher to school coming back, B was off to work, felt bit uneasy.. prayed, after he left got my breakfast, woke N up and gave him breakfast did quick few calls, went to do lawn at old home, packing fried chicken for us. Dropped off sher's old school summer home work, finally.
As would have it the grass cutter after just a few runs conked on me.. thanks to wet long grass. stopped to take a break -see smoke coming for some reason,(was thinking may be God made it stop,) started checking oil(with prayer-that i do the right thing)the smoke was more there, gas had slight smoke.. looks like oil was very little,went looking for oil.. there were 2-4 bottles.. no idea which..(might have given time for it to cool) saw a neighbour was home,took the bottles to ask him, he told me which, came back, praying poured some was so scared it would boil up, seen it happen is car.
N was with me and close by told him to go far away.Then put gas more and tried cutting again only had to keep stopping every other second to lift the cutter up as all the wet grass was getting stuck,machine kept conking off.. it was very tiresome.took 10-15 breaks, except for the fact that i had to finish it by 2 and there was a house showing at 2.30 i would have called it quits.11-2 was there just doing backyard,went in and washed toilets quickly,saw cobwebs dusted fast,swept outside.neighbour came and helped sweeping,sat chatted few Min's, we went to basement to check water damage if any .left lights on as per agents requests.
Came home hungry very sweaty,tired.ate the left over fried chicken, and just lay for some time, sha came home N was upset with her for not taking him along to pick sher. then when they came all 3 took turns fighting with each other and driving me nuts.
we notice foreclosure signs outside our homes at the empty plots,call B and ask him to check on it.. he says, he will be late from work.
we eat dinner call at 6 ,B says late will go old home off lights they forgot to off and come.. 7.30 get worried and call again he does not answer, wait few Min's Tell sha to call, it rings long ask him where he is ,says tire puncture still at work!Really, Glad its just puncture and he is at work area and not stuck on the road some where.
He reaches 8.30,calls to ask where the notice is, kids run to show where we had gone to read it.. its GONE!
10. I finally fall asleep.b was working on comp. wake up.what i am late where is it ringing, why like that.. from deep sleep look around to realise its phone.B wakes up asking who, what, why calling..?i pick up scared and praying,its 1.00 o'clock!says Washington D.c on id.. but don't recognise no.. wonder if its mano(Bil) but not recognising no was hoping it was not junk and i don't lose my temper.esp with b going on who!
I pick up,hello ..hear mano's voice, he is so down, i get scared something happened back home.".everything OK.". i think- i asked, was waking up fast. he said "cheated ..death".. i was wondering what he was talking about.(with B who what.. i could hardly hear him-was getting irritated with B). few more words later realised what and put on speaker.. that kept B quite ..Mano is truly blessed .he knocked on deaths doors and came.. he fell into the water, his friend who was there pulled him up with the trolley, they were loading after a party at the boat , i got it he slipped. waiting for him to wake up. Really Happy God heard some one's prayers and kept Him safe and he could call to tell us he was OK. But I could not sleep till #3 o'clock after that news. still can't think of it.
Guess what both brothers have Dr appt today.
It looks like guardian angels kept all of us safe. Thank you God .God be with everyone.
God bless

Any one donuts cider,park

We asked if any one was interested in going to a cider mill(from 1800's) and then a park. we had quite a few turn outs. kids had fun so did we. Unfortunately we were late again to see the working of the mill.But lucky enough to have nice warm donuts, and cider. very tasty ones every one liked them. we walked down town to see the art festival, but late they closed it. Went from there to the park there we did some nature trails. N landed having his allergy coughs (he sweats too much and is outside he has great fits of coughing) .I was going to take him back to where there was more open space and shade. But everyone came back. took a break on top of the hill,children then had few mins on the swings,sand box,slides.Had some snacks and we left for home, for school prep.

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some more trying

last photos, we managed to rope one more friend along the way.. who landed picking up dinner..see all the happy faces.They all enjoyed. It became late 11 and later when all reached back home. hey, it was worth watching this birthday baby-shocked, when few mins behind me the whole lot came singing happy birthday to you.. come lets go.. before they disappear! we r all set and planned to bounce on the next family!See all our mischievous grins! Kids getting ready to cut next birthday ice cream cake.. after a park trip.. This is us inviting 3 families on the spot after church!The birthday baby (told us only 11 yrs) cutting ice cream cake with other kids..the candles refused to get blown out,we had to remove it and pour water! after our on the spot guests left..! ..relaxing after the church party we attended,helping with food,cleaning! !!

Beautiful,bountiful backyard

"Humming bird ,mum,in our garage" all kids came to a tired mum, cooking a snack after dinner(as it was ground and in the fridge for a few days).I listen to them, they tell me details in their different versions. Told my oldest tell Dad to take photos. "Bird eating from sis hand, mum". "Camera no card ,mum", "dad left, you come".. told her to try and put it herself . she opens there is card. she tries to check if photos came.. no luck.. they give up.. few minutes later, "mum, can we go to neighbours home,dad said ,OK!".. i don't say anything.. just did u change.. they disappear.
I finished downstairs come up to turn the hand washed Indian clothes.. on the deck to dry.. hear screaming cries , 2nd has fallen,I run , through the home and out to see oldest hugging the 2ND and still she is screaming.. told her to come in.. she is still crying not saying anything.. unlike her.. told her to wash hands as she was looking at it.. thought that was scrapped..after a few seconds of washing hands face she tells me my head hurts.. ask her where as she is still crying.. she can handle pain more than the other 2.she shows one side, can't see blood , with wet hand i rub.. tell her to put ice and take her back out to the deck and make her comfy with ice.. she calms asks for ice water. She drinks and tries putting ice. I got the other 2 inside and they start helping her in putting ice and joke to her.By then bumpblack blue there, when Daddy comes there is more tears.
last 2 days no cooking just cleaning the girls shelves, washing their ethnic clothes by hand.Backbreaking jobs.. since they are around send them down to put the clothes out to dry.. then i come and put it properly .
Got some more to do , but today got to take Sst for Math,old home , see situation there.This week ends summer vacation. school reopens.
So by the time i go to see the bird, has flown the coop. they all realised i went to garage come running behind me.. oh its flown they check every nook, told them to close the garage after that.
This place is full of wild animals, birds one of natures best. Have seen humming birds, hawks, eagles,woodpeckers,crane with colorful wings/legs, ducks,ducklings, geese,wild dogs,rabbits deer,frogs different colors, turtles-of course moles, raccoons, possums,squirrels (black and other type).. of one should not forget snake.. which i had to go out one morning to show the water dept problems, went without foot wear, while they continued to hunt for problem,i went towards the pavement heard slithering sound, looked down to see the snake looking at me just a foot away,just garden one but enough to creep me out.I stamped my foot hard on the cement pavement, it went lightening speed.Thank God.
I went off to the patio ASAP. Leaving the men with their work, they gave up and came few seconds later.
Deer,one rainny day was talking to someone on the phone when i looked out to see the deer crossing the bridge.. called the kids to see .by the time they came running it went . person on the phone wanted to see where we were staying to see all this.
My family went walking early morn saw deer ,wonder if they got frightened or my family.
Turtles, it was another rainy day, had been raining for few days on and off when we looked out towards the water retention pond we see something like stone and moving.. off course we had chance to see the turtle few days in a row, take some shots,kids went close to it too.
Their are kids from neighbourhood always throwing stones etc. My kids see they are after me to scold them. So have to open window ask what they are doing. they are throwing stones at frogs, snakes they tell me.. tell them leave them alone.They are don't care kind.
Some kids my kid identifies as a nogood one at school.. say see thats what they are doing.
Thats life in our neck of woods.. People admire our backyard which is straight woods.makes them feel like living on hilly sides, or estates.. Enjoy your nature.