Early fall just may be the best time of the year. It would be my favorite season if only it did not precede the dreaded winter. The weather has been close to perfect and all the little kids are in school so that means that Riley and I can do whatever we want with out other kids around!! Right now my life is full of going to the park, taking walks to the cemetery, and reading outside while Riley is off torturing whatever poor insect crosses his path. And my gardens are doing great so I can look at pretty flowers while I am outside. Looking at it in writing seems fairly boring, and a way it is....but it is also kinda fun.
Right now I am re-reading Sherman Alexie's Lone Ranger and Tonto; and it always surprises me how powerful, depressing and funny he can be at the same time. Some of my favorite passages from this book are:
"He could see his uncles slugging each other with such force that they had to be in love. Strangers would never want to hurt each other that badly" &
"Well, I told her the doctor showed me X-rays and my favorite tumor was just about the 
size of a baseball, shaped like one too. Even had stitch marks."
size of a baseball, shaped like one too. Even had stitch marks."Of course it doesn't hurt that my birthday is in the fall...and who can forget Halloween(the best holiday ever!!!). Now that I am home I get to take Chloe and Riley trick or treating. And decorate with lots of cool creepy things, and oh buddy do we have some great decorations this year. I'm pretty excited for my birthday because I get to hang out with some old high school friends that I never get to see. It will be something different. I am definitely not making another trip to Ia City for my birthday.
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