The Calm Before the Storm?

It was a quiet week for me...not much going on. But that's good because in another week or so, the holidays will be upon us, and then it will be quite busy. So I'm enjoying the quietude!

I did go over to see Dawn on Tuesday. We went shopping at a nearby mall. Dawn tried on some blouses and I held Kira. She was in a happy mood, smiling up at me like she was really enjoying being with her Grammy.

I've kept my impatiens in the gardens longer than usual. I mean, here is it November and they were still doing well on Friday...But Friday night/Saturday morning we had a frost and they were all withered up and dead in the morning. So time to put in the winter pansies. This time, along with buying the pansies, I also bought a liquid "shot gun" to spray on the flowers to keep critters away from them. I hope it works.
I put the pansies along the driveway and in front of the front porch. I had dahlias in the front of the porch all summer and they were so pretty. I didn't think of taking a picture of them until I had dug them out. But I was impressed that from 6 dahlia plants I got all these tubers. Anybody want some?
Even though Saturday was a little on the chilly side, it was a pleasant day for strolling around the property. There is still some color to be found, although a lot of our trees have lost their leaves.
I thought the pond was beautiful with the leaves floating on top of the water and the reflection of the surrounding woods.
Then yesterday, we got to see Dawn and Kira most of the day. The choir sang in all 3 services, and I helped with Kira as much as I could. I was involved with the worship team, playing my bass, so I wasn't as available as I would have liked. But between Tommy, me and Kira's other Grammy, she was taken care of. She wasn't very happy in the morning, but by afternoon, when Dawn was here for lunch, she was much more cheerful.
Dawn & I took Kira on a walk in the afternoon. It was so sunny and warm, we didn't even need jackets on. Then Dawn left Kira with me for the hour she went to the church for choir practice. She did well then, too. But that little girl is getting heavy. Whew.

I'm gearing up for Thanksgiving, thinking through the menu and making plans. That's only a couple of weeks away. It looks like we'll be celebrating on Friday so our daughters can be with their in-laws on Thursday.

Good advice that I read somewhere once upon a time: "Enjoy each moment. Too often we live in the future, just waiting for the next thing to happen." So that's what I'm doing - enjoying these moments of quiet and stillness. Soon enough they'll be gone.