86 degrees F. here this afternoon!! Beautiful day. Boyd&I did grocery shopping today. Got back and got it all put away, our repair man came to check out our furnace. He leaves for Florida next month, so glad we have that done. Tomorrow afternoon, we have a B.D. party to attend. I cleared out my wardrobe this week. I have dropped a whole size and almost two. I donate to a great place in Warsaw. They help abused women. Very worthy cause! I hope each of you are doing well. Enjoy your weekend sweet friends! Hugs Shirley

Welcome October   

You matter, not because of what you do or accomplish, 

but because of who you are. 

Even on days of doubt, remember: 

the world shines a little brighter because you're in it.

~ Bhuwan Thapaliya ~

Congratulatiions on being a Boomer's Featured Member! 

Just peeking in to see if you know that it is Friday!!!  

Ok... Ok... I can see that you do already know that the weekend will be starting very soon.  

How can anyone not love that face?  One of our dogs, we were just supposed to foster.  Within a couple of hours, Rbt called and told them we were keeping her.  We are "foster failures"!  

Dogs can definitely tell time.  If Rbt isn't paying close attention, one of them, Carly, will start to talk to him exactly when the clock on the end table changes to 5:00.  

I love listening to them chew on real bone marrow bones.  One of our dogs has a nylon durable bone and you hear her chewing on it.  

It looks like even though it is Friday after getting excited, eating, and chewing on a bone, it looks like a nap is in order.  So I hope you get to do all of those before the weekend begins.  Blessings & Hugs!  

“No dream is too big, too vague, 

or too far away to stop 

us from making it a reality.”

~ Bhuwan Thapaliya ~

Congrats on being a featured member for October

Once October starts, it seems like I'm not in as big of a hurry to get things done.  Even though the days are shorter and seem to start so much later.  

Coffee is always a necessity in our home but sometimes it is needed just to get up and get moving.  It is still too dark to get up!  

The squirrels are busy this time of year.  Most of them are after acorns and nuts.  These two are after apples.  Don't you love apples this time of year?  

Fall flowers are so beautiful.  There are so many different kinds of mums and colors available.  Have you ever dried your own flowers?  

Well this chick has flowers for you with lots of Fall Blessings & Hugs! 

Have a wonderful new October, Gayle!
 *hugs*

She must follow her own path. 

And we must accept that, on her journey, 

we may not be the heroes destined to save her, 

but simply the guides meant to accompany her. 

To love her on her journey. 

That is the true price of friendship.

~ Nicole Conway ~

Cooler day today. Only in the low 70's. Never tried zuccini fries. Good idea with the burgers for the freezer. Making steak for dinner. It's the last thin sliced one I had in the freezer. Who knows how long the gov shutdown will last. The longer it goes, the worse things will get. Both parties are to blame. They should be smarter than that to let a shutdown happen.