yesterday matty told me i was ‘getting on his nerds’. um, yeah, i know the feeling.

I bought m&m’s at the grocery store earlier this week. 90 calories in the fun size (personally i think the bigger packages are more fun). the perfect solution to my sweet tooth…a small snack just to satisfy me. nope, i ate five packages and proceeded to lose all self-respect. and i still can’t decide if i like plain or peanut better. how about you??

i used random integers (a great, easy website) to keep it fair. and they chose…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

31270271

Timestamp: 2008-09-08 23:29:06 UTC

which translates to

#31 Momo3

we moved from san diego to boise, idaho 3 years ago and fall in idaho just takes my breath away! the colors of the turning leaves are so beautiful! love it! thanks, kristen

#270 Jess

I love everything about fall…apple picking,leaves changing, mums, back to school, cool nights and sunny days. thanks for the great giveaway! -jess

#271 Elizabeth

easy….
1. my son playing in crunchy leaves (I live in New England)
2. Weekend after weekend of country fairs
3. smell of hot apple cider
It awakes all the senses!

I am seriously blown away by the number of comments. You guys rock and I am all inspired for fall, now! Email me your addresses, ladies and we’ll get your necklaces out.

here’s a few photos from the last week…

watching the rows of vineyards fly by.

our kitchen counter. i won’t show you the dirty dishes.

matty and max flying a plane in the backyard.


i’ve been inspired by bluebirdbaby and her self-portraits. this is one of my first attempts and its nothing compared to hers. the outtakes were pretty funny. i don’t plan on posting those!!

we had a great weekend being with family and celebrating my grandma’s life. i loved hearing how other people remember her, the impact she had on their lives, and celebrating her life. A simple life, but one lived by consistently loving others well. I want to be like that.

One great thing about memorials, is they bring families together. The cousins had a ball, as usual.

We got to help my sisters (aka aunties) move into their new (darling) house.
David was showered with lots of love and attention.
We had dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory in Fullerton, which is located in the old train station. The new train station was built right next door, so we went out to watch the sun set and the trains come in. The kids loved it!
It was also so wonderful to see my cousins, aunts and uncles and extended family we don’t see nearly enough. And their kids *gasp are so big!!

Thanks for all your comments on fall. I feel the urge to go buy pumpkins and cider! I’ll plan to choose a winner (through a randomly generated number) in the next couple days.