Chillin'

So I decided that it was time to give our loyal fans a taste of what we've been up to lately. Just a taste, but it's a savory taste. Well life has been going smoothly here, the humidity broke, Aurellia has slept a lot and Jen is the happy homemaker. Actually, Jen is more of a tired homemaker, so she says, it's not as though five kids is tiring, so I don't know what she's talking about.

What to say about the kids, they run around all day barefoot in bib overalls and steal apples from old man Nielsen's orchard. Rincon has really gotten into whittling wood figures and Tyler keeps ripping his britches while chasing down ground hogs in the woods behind the house. Hannah and Tommy have joined a bluegrass band, Hannah plays a washboard and Tommy keeps rhythm on the spoons. I couldn't be prouder.

School keeps me busy, and this week it really got hectic, tests, projects and USC beating Oregon State by 24, it never ends. But I deal with it the only way I know how, with style. Well, with style and ... jazz hands!!!!!

But fall is here, and when I informed Rincon yesterday that it was the first day of Autumn he said, "Oh man, now we have to rake up all the leaves!" When I told him we'd wait until there were more leaves on the ground he said, "I guess I can live with that." Thank goodness, I didn't want to rake leaves this weekend. The mornings have been crisp, the leaves are changing colors and falling, and soon it will be time to read the kids The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow. Jen and I were talking the other day, and it turns out she loves cinnamon smells and fall, and I like meat. I guess you could say that East Tennessee is agreeing with us.