Big Changes

It is Autumn. It's my favorite time of the year. Here in Florida, you notice almost an immediate change in temperature from stifling hot and humid to downright pleasant. The leaves don't change colors here until December or January. I miss the beautiful colors of the Rocky Mountains and the smell of freshness there. It snows there though and I only like to visit the snow, not shovel it every day. The winter here is fantastic. Cold enough to be cold but not so cold that you have to wear 10 layers of clothing and see the dingy color of days old snow out your window.

We are gearing up for big changes around here. Del is to go to Iraq for 90 days in January, when that happens we will give up this wretched apartment and head for Phoenix with my parents so we can be with my sister-in-law Kelly and my niece and nephew while my brother Gabriel is in Korea and Del is in Iraq. When he comes back we will either buy a house ourselves or with my parents, if their house has sold by then (please God, send a buyer). Big changes. Oh and Rachel is potty trained.

So, in anticipation of these changes I am going to get on the Christmas gifts; I don't know how long I'm going to have my sewing machine on hand. I resewed (is that a real word???) my nightgown. I worked very hard on it and its better than what it used to be. It fits a lot better than before but I think it's ugly. It's the fabric. I need a solid color and a more light-weight fabric. It's cozy though and that's all that counts. If it was just a skirt or a shirt I think the fabric would work better. I am feeling like a mad scientist trying to come up with a secret santa gift. Picture me rubbing my hands together with a sinister grin on my face. Hee hee hee.