We are cleaning and organizing today, and will get back into our schoolbooks tomorrow. My youngest has been thoroughly cleaning her room today. She is a little pack rat, and saves the oddest things.:) The oldest girls do a great job of keeping theirs neat. I’ve got a lot of paperwork that I want to take care here in my bedroom/office. The girls will be hauling a load of pine cones to use as fire starters, and they will be cleaning out the inside of my car.

It is so hard to believe that November is almost here, and then Christmas will be following close behind. We want to start back to yard sales soon, to get Christmas gifts for our family. I do dread the busyness of the holidays—we almost always end up sick after going, going, and going. I’ll have to be diligent on not taking on too much, but it seems every year that there is nothing I can say no to. Taking quality vitamins, eating well (which is hard, when you are on the run!), and getting enough rest should help.

Here is a picture of Missy and Autumn on the bed. Missy loves to playfully attack her brother, and sometimes they will wrestle. Missy doesn’t understand why Autumn doesn’t join in playing with the dog squeaky toys though.