Well, summer is officially over. I made my normal stop at my favorite farm market for my peaches and was informed that this was the last they would have for the summer. Not a big deal to most but for me it is. See, I really like peaches. But only GOOD peaches and they are not easy to find. And everytime I eat a peach I think of my Papaw. I remember lots of days with my Papaw(the most wonderful person that every walked the earth!!) But one day I really remember is the day he put me in his truck and we drove to the roadside market. On the way home the peaches were in the back and finally it was more than we could stand. He pulled over on the side of the road, reached in back and handed me a peach. We sat there together eating our peaches but they weren't ordinary peaches. They were so big I had to use two hands and they were so juicy it rolled down my arms. That's the only way to eat a peach. Well, when I found out that this was the last of the peaches of course I had to buy a bunch. So this week, everytime I eat a peach I will have to eat one more for Papaw.

What a great few days Mike and I had!! We had the little ones since Thursday night. I am so tired but so fulfilled. They literally make my life wonderful. It was fun to watch Riley and Papa share the old classic cartoons like Tweetie Bird and Popeye. They both giggled like little kids. Trey is such a little brute but such a lover. The week-end included dinner with Jean and DocDoc, a trip to the store for lunch boxes and new shirts and a treat of M&M's. Shhhh, don't tell. Lunch with Mikey, the family room filled with toys and several trips around the block in the jeep. Thanks, Kerri and Eric for giving these two wonderful boys to our family and giving us so much time with them. The house sure is quiet.

Not much going on but I haven't blogged in a while. I have finally recovered from losing 4 days of our vacation. I know, I know I should be grateful and I am. Life has gotten back to normal. Tomorrow the little ones will arrive and I will have them all week-end. Fun times!! After that I will begin preparing for market. Yea!! Actually it isn't that bad and I think we are going to have a good one. It is time for business to pick up. I've been carrying around some STUFF lately and I'm not sure how to let it go. Actually I'm not sure I should, maybe it's to be carried by me right now. I just keep praying for strength. Sometimes I feel really tired emotionally. Oh well, enough whining. Think I'll go take a walk.

Home

Well we made it there and back. We had a wonderful vacation, just had to cut it short. I always love coming home but if we had just been able to finish the entire vacation the coming home would have been better. Yes, Ophelia had her way with us. We were forced out by a mandatory evacuation. We tried every way possible to stay. We considered going to Myrtle until they would let us back on the island but decided it wasn't worth the gamble. If we had all been there the first week it would have been easier but Mikey and Eric were only there three days and didn't get to experience the beautiful weather we had. But I am grateful for the time away and looking forward to jumping into Fall and all the things a new season brings.