Just Like Wolves

Just Like Wolves...the name of the band that my son Tyler is in. They had their debut on Saturday night!!!

He and his friend Derek have been playing together for awhile now. Jacob joined them a few months ago. Derek is an amazing musician, playing many instruments, writing songs, singing, etc. His parents have been great at providing space, tools and opportunities!! Thanks Erin and Larry!!!

He lives on a farm with a few barns, one in which the second floor has been converted into a music space.

This is where their first concert took place. They invited a few friends to do a test run...and let their parents come if they didn't embarrass them!!!

Hard to get god pics with the lighting, but......

Tyler on drums, Derek on lead guitar, and Jacob on bass...

My boy!!! I've never liked that shirt, but it looked kind of cool in the light!!

I was amazed at how good they were!!! They've been working so hard and it really showed!

They played seven original songs and an encore of one of them..."I'm Not"...

You can check them out on Facebook. Hopefully they'll have some video soon!! I can't get the link to work, but will try again!!

Great job guys!!

The Joys of Autumn

I woke up to this yesterday morning...the photo does not do it justice!

And thought I'd share a little fall...

my favorite time of year...

the color of pumpkin...

the smells of autumn...

the cool, crisp nights...

pumpkin spice lattes...

the scent of fall candles...

pumpkin patches and fall festivals...

apples with caramel dip...

warm soup and artisan bread...

the Gilmore Girls (a lot of fall there!)...

pumpkin carving and chili feed with friends...

is there a way to make the computer area festive?...

God's creation in all it's glory...

Talk a walk this evening...watch the fog settle over the fields...have a pumpkin bar and a cup of tea...set some soup to simmer...cuddle under a warm quilt and watch an old movie...love the ones you're with...

We're MOVING....

Yes folks, you read correctly. Because after nine days of painting, we've decided that we'll sell the place if we ever have to do it again!!!! Either that or start saving major bucks to have it done by someone else!!!!


We went in on a paint sprayer with my BIL and SIL last year, when they were painting their house. We also used their paint colors, because their house turned out so pretty!!! ( Thanks for doing all that work Brad and Meg!!)
We rented a scissor lift as we had some horrible peaks and crevices to get into and was it ever a life saver!! The above pick was my most hair-raising experience as we're on one part of the roof, trying to get to the other part and the ladder is just set over the peak of the one roof. I did not like this one bit!!! I'm holding paint trays and "steadying" the ladder. Please.....

I got anxious and put a little paint on the new shingles one night, but the dew overnight took care of that idea!!

Brian's dad was such a help. He was over every day and did so much. Thanks Ron!!

We figured there is an hours worth of prep for ever minute of spraying!!! The sprayer is wonderful! I can't imaging not having that available!!

I think their are some pics of the house in my last post or two, but of course I didn't do any specific before and afters!!! The trim was dark and the house was a little lighter.

The garage doors look so much softer now! We'd like to add some wide trim around the doors, but will have to do that later!!

I love how the new porch details turned out!! So much more character!!! Good job honey!!

We still need to add the rest of the belly band and do a little trim around the rock. Shutters on the lower front windows and perhaps a window box or two...but then again.....!!

We love how it turned out!! We're still questioning why the builder didn't add a dormer over that upper window!! What was he thinking????

What a project!!! Now we're cutting in the new flower beds transplanting trees, bushes, etc, ripping out the garden, and mowing the lawn twice a week!! I'm tired!!! Part of me wants the rains to kick in, but I know it will be nice to get everything done and tucked away for the winter!!

Now, for a bloggy question:

I've been getting a few spam comments, so I changed the moderation to the approval method. But today I saw that some of my regular commenter's just go straight into a spam folder...no email or anything. I notice some of you have approval on your sites, but are able to immediately publish the comments you trust. Are you doing that through your blog site, or are you just really quick at publishing the comments??? Also, how do I do a link without doing the www.? Like if I just want to put in a name?? The challenges are almost overwhelming!!!!!!

Have a lovely October day!!