Sept 11

I hope today finds everyone happy and healthy and that we all took at least a moment or two to remember those who lost their lives, and those who lost a loved one, on this day 9 years ago.

Today was the second-ever Saturday pizza day. Because the number of people coming out to the farm on Thursdays has always dropped so dramatically after the kids start school, she decided to try Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in September and October. Last week there were about 20 pizzas. Today 40. We'll see if word gets around. We'll also see how long the weather holds. We were very fortunate that, with all the rain we got this summer, none of it was on Thursday night!

A photographer from Midwest Living magazine was here today, also. The article they are preparing is expected to run in next May's issue. Magazines have to plan their articles so far in advance to get complete stories, pictures, etc., and have them published at a time that is meaningful to the reader. We're still not sure of the gist of the article, or how prominently the farm will be featured.

My "weekends" are now Sunday and Monday. No big deal to me, really. I haven't had consistent Saturday-Sunday weekends for about 7 or 8 years now!

I'm staying at the farm this "weekend" to work on some projects I haven't been able to get to with Labor Day weekend and all. Ethan is turning 3 in about a week and a half and I want to make him a sock monkey! Shhh! Don't tell!