Snow was in the air.........

..........and I did not like it! I can't believe we had snow flakes this morning. Not ready for that. We were away this weekend for hockey. Sat had a game in Pictou and Antigonish, then stayed in Port Hawksberry overnight and had a game there on Sun afternoon, got home Sunday night at 830. Long way to go for hockey. We lost all 3 games which was kind of discouraging for the boys. Connor did play well, and he "got his clock cleaned" as they say. I really do not like this checking thing, but he does smush people on the boards and gets up when he gets hit. All I can ask for is no injuries. Saturday was also my niece Elysia's 13th birthday, she is so cute as you can see from her picture. And she really is a sweetie pie! Her and Sarah are such great friends, more like sisters which I am so happy about. Now I have to get back to cleaning my office, the entire counter top is covered and such a mess. Hope you all have your candy for tomorrow.

New Camera itch........

...........I have it bad. I sold my camera to a girl at work, well she is paying on Friday. I am sooo excited. I need to save a little more between now Dec because that is when the new Nikon D300 will be available. Sounds silly right, but to me it is the same as a man with a new power tool. Can't wait to get my hands on it. (Jeff wishes he was a camera) Not too much exciting here, I worked the weekend. Have to call the orthodontist because Sarah has a couple of loose brackets. I just wish they were in Greenwood not Kentville. Connor went to school this morning carrying his saxophone, it's almost bigger then him. He does not sound half bad for a beginner. Sarah has been busy all weekend working on her 2 projects. Fri night she went with some of her friends to the high school hockey game............made me feel really old, cause I remember going to those. I see some people have Xmas trees on their blogs to count down till the day............kind of freaked me, cause it's not that far away. Well, here are a couple of pictures of the camera I want. Impressive isn't it!

Pictures today.......I think

Now you have to look at the last three sideways because the stupid computer would not let me turn them.

Is it just me....

...............or are the trees more spectacular this fall? I find driving around this past week, the colors in the tress takes my breath away. Last night we had book club in Lawrencetown at Amy's. Driving the back way there is a little hill you come over and you can see the Church in Lawrencetown in the distance and with all the tress it was such a pretty picture. Of course I did not have my camera with me. We had a great time at Amy's, she has a really "cool" old house. Debbie loved the little doors upstairs and tiny rooms that all connect. At one point we were all hanging out in Amy's bedroom like a bunch of teenagers she was showing us her jewelry. Thanks Amy for having us. The kids both have their last school soccer games today. Jeff will take Sarah to hers and I am taking Connor. Tomorrow I am off to Halifax with four girls from work. Should be lots of laughing I'm sure. Friday I am back to work until Mon and will miss Connor's hockey game in Truro on Sat. I did take my camera this morning when I went to the grocery store. Some pictures you may have to look at sideways because the computer would not let me turn them around. Don't know why. Okay, so apparently I cannot upload any pictures right now, so I will do it later. But let me tell you they are spectacular!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you wondering, Crystal Falls is down the road from us. It is a nice hike in the woods. There is a road you walk down for about 15 mins and then some really nice trails in the woods about 10 min. It is a really easy but great walk back. We actually own the land on the left of the falls. So it's always been a special place for our family. Jeff's sister Dianne who lives in BC, actually got married back there. Everyone went by hay wagon and then walked. I could easily see Sarah doing the same thing because she loves it there. Here's some photos from a summer hike back there. And a photo of our friend we found on a rock in the woods on the high side of the falls.

I'm feeling like the turkey.............

............STUFFED! What a great weekend. Two big delicious meals, one yesterday at my mom's and one today at the farm. Yesterday after lunch we went to Aylesford to Dempsey Corner Orchard and walked thru the pumpkin patch and picked some apples. Today after lunch we went back to Crystal Falls for a walk in the woods. The weather was amazing. I wonder if the trees stayed red, yellow and orange all year would we still enjoy them as much as we do in the fall? This is definitely my most favorite time of the year and I am not ready for the cold weather yet. Sat night, we went to Hlfx for the PBR bull riding. Another great show this year. But I am thinking when those bull riders are 40 years old they are going to be so crippled up. They really are insane to get on the back of a bucking 1500lb animal. Of course there were some sights in the stands as well. Why do some women dress so cheap!!!!!!!! They degrade all of us. So here is a few pictures from the weekend for you. And congrats to my sister Tracey who ran a marathon in Victoria BC this weekend in under 4 hrs, way to go Tracey (and there was no one chasing her...go figure)