Fall is here!

Saturday was Alex's last soccer game, it was a great game. Alex is a fantastic punter and really enjoys the opportunity to kick the ball. That also explains why right now he is kicking a little blow-up ball in the Living Room. Maybe I need to find another physical outlet for my kids now that it is too dark and cold to regularly play outside after school. We were really grateful that only the last game was freezing cold.
Good Job Alex!

Rich added a battery backup sump pump to our existing sump pump (that he replaced last year). We were told this was pretty tricky, so for Rich to do this all by himself was a major feat. This way if the power goes out, our basement won't flood.
Congratulations Rich, you're a plumber now.



I finished up the additional 2 garden boxes that I had decided to add this fall. I spent all last week putting them together by myself during Brogan's nap times.
Earlier this year we weren't ready to plant because we hadn't got the 3 boxes done, so I decided to do it now instead of risking bad weather in the spring. The darker ones are the ones that we did in the spring so they are already stained. I'll stain the other two in the spring.
We've got three 4'X8' for vegetables, one 3'X3' for strawberries, and one 18" X 8' for raspberries.
Anyway, I finished! It was so much fun.
Come on Winter, we're ready!