Being able to take time to look around us is such a blessing (unless we are looking around the house at the things that need to be repaired or remodeled!) Today my son came in from outside with his hand cupped around the tiniest little toad I have ever seen.  He's so small he could curl up on my index fingernail.  A few minutes later he brought in another one, a little larger, but still amazingly small.

Autumn and spring are my favorite seasons. I like moderate temperatures.  The extremes have never been my favorites. It's too frustrating to move around in cold weather when you're wearing a heavy coat and boots and gloves. And in the summer, who wants to do anything when you're drenched in sweat and feel sticky and hot?

I took my daughter to Best Buy today to shop for a laptop.  They had the widest variety to choose from and I wanted her to be able to find what she really wanted.  Making the decision took her all of fifteen minutes.  But getting checked out took nearly half an hour.