Happiness is sunshiny yellow nails

They will be toned down for the parent/teacher night :-).

From what I can tell

this area of Rutland, VT is fine. Hopefully this is so as their downtown area is very quaint and they play it up with a farmers market and other events. But the area between Rutland and the Vermont/NH border that we travel every year is a mess according to the news. The major road is out near Killington. Quaint towns are flooded. My heart breaks.

This earthquake today was different from

the last one I went through a few years ago. Today's was rolling with a loud growling noise. Very disconcerting especially as it seemed to last forever and made me motion sick. The dogs were a bit freaked out. Snoopy went out and barked at it and told it not to come back. The quake center was in the next county over from us. So far little damage.

Published!

Earlier in the summer I received an email from the editor of Virginia Fishing Guide by Bob Gooch. For their second edition they wanted to include a photo of mine of Lake Albemarle, a local fishing spot. I gave consent and when I got home from New York last week a copy of the book was waiting for me with my credited photo inside. I am a happy camper.

Through a child's eyes

I held the camera while my favorite 2 year old took photos of his things.

It's a rainy day - perfect

for staying home and working in the kitchen. I bought some peaches yesterday and made two pies for the freezer. The letters on the table are for the special friend bulletin boards throughout the school year.

Tomorrow we will hang curtains for my mother-in-law and Sunday my group will sing for church. A slow weekend. Looking forward to it.

I made another quick

trip up to my hometown on Sunday to pick up some furniture from my Grandmother's house, help price things for a garage sale and spend some time with a very cute 2 year old. My aunt and I drove past the old farmhouse that was sold in 78 and put flowers out on the gravesites. It was cloudy and overcast but then it usually is when we go up (at least that is what my kids say).

But it is time to stay home now. I woke up a few times last night and didn't know where I was. School starts a week from Monday and I need to get ready.

Due to school planning and rearranging the craft room

more photos from Switzerland.

The applestrudel with milk sauce was divine. The flowers were beautiful.

Wordless Wednesday/France

The move is 24 hours old and so

far. . .

We were lucky for the following reasons:
1. My mil only lived an hour down the interstate.
2. The place that she moved into recommended wonderful movers who were worth every penny that she paid them.

What we did not do right-

1. Make our own check list of things that she would need. As she had spent a weekend having her sister and a cousin help her with packing we did not check to see that a few dishes were packed along with silverware and a coffee mug and glasses. That may seem like a duh moment but it wasn't.

What we did do right -

1. The first thing that I did on entering the house yesterday was take a bunch of family photos off of the wall to take with us. There were protests from my mil as she did not want to take anything personal. If I had not packed those few items her entertainment center would be bare. After getting to the apartment she was more than pleased and thanked me for bringing them.

2. Had a drawing of where every piece of furniture was to go. It wasn't perfect but close and made life much easier.

As her old house is not up for sale or rent yet we have awhile to get items out of the house so we can bring up more decorative items to make the place more homey.

For a relative that lives far away I would make a list based on where they were moving to, what possessions that they loved and make sure to bring those family photos. Add to the list anything from their past that is a conversation piece. In their new home they will meet new friends and you want to have anything interesting that will promote conversation and sociability.

It is in the early afternoon and the

coffee pot is on. S2 and I drove back from New Hampshire yesterday. The laundry is done and hung out on the line and the car is almost cleaned out. And I'm tackling some items from the previous post. A nap is desired but really out of the question. A good nights sleep is needed before tomorrow when husband and I move his mom to our town where she will live in an independent living community.