We ate and made a lot of food today. After the older boys left for school Dad took Elianna to get the oil changed in her car. She was going to try to YouTube it and do it herself but we convinced her not to do that. While they were out I gathered my recipes and wrote a list. I had two full pages of items by the time they came home. From there the four of us headed out to do a big portion of the Thanksgiving grocery shopping.

I am past the stressed stage and moving into the excitement. The peaceful, grounded, stable kind. We’re into the gloomy phase of November so I’ve been making sure to keep the lights and fall tree plugged in inside. I love seeing leaves all over the ground. There are so many out here you wouldn’t believe. I don’t think I’ve ever really paid attention to when they actually disappear. I just know that by the summer they are no longer there.

We take advantage of the kitchen storage at camp. I have dreams of painting the CGC and dining hall kitchens this winter. The dining hall especially would be a big project. Elianna and I were complimented for the cleaning work we’d done in the kitchen. It needed to be done before certain weekend groups came. So that was nice that work had served it’s purpose, which was to make a better experience for the people coming.