exhausted but happy

Wow... what a whirlwind weekend this has been! I am totally exhausted! But MAN WAS IT FUN!!! We began the fun with the first Red Sox vs. Yankees game on Fri. evening as I made apple crisp for the boys, and beef barley soup for the next day. I also watched the Foreign Missions service at General Conference live (at the same time as I listened to the game on the radio). Bro. Scott Graham preached his guts out, and looked as if the anointing may cause him to just explode! WOW! BTW, Red Sox WON!

Sat. morning we had two soccer games, then it was off to Maidstone, VT for a gathering with the Conants/Frechettes/Siebers/Citros/Johnsons/Carters/Mitchells, neighbors, and anyone else I may have missed! We had so much fun! We picked apples, pumpkins, and various other vegetables from Shawn and Judi's garden, pressed MANY gallons of apple cider (yum), walked to the river, did a little sling shot target practice, and watched 8 cousins ages 2-13 play together joyfully and peacefully! Oh yeah, we ate a lot of food, too! That goes with the territory at these family get-togethers! WAY good! Then on the way home, we stopped in St. Johnsbury to check on Ella, Jason's grandmother, who had surgery on Tuesday. She looks great! We got home around 11:30 pm. BTW, Red Sox lost. :(

Sunday, it was off to Enosburg to surprise my mom with a family party for her 60th birhtday (which isn't actually until October 12th). She was totally blown away! It was really fun! We went to mom and Ray's camp after the party and spent the afternoon visiting with family. Then off to church for the evening, which I should say, was very powerful! Once home, I got the boys to bed, and watched an archived service of General Conference I had missed over the busy weekend, and was blessed again! Services this year have been tremendously powerful! BTW, Red Sox KICKED BUTT and earned the wild card playoff spot for the ALCS!!!!!! YEE HAAAA!!!!! GO RED SOX!!! Red Sox rule, Yankees drool!

Anyway, now it is LONG past time for me to be passed out in bed... gotta get up early! Bless you all! Will post again soon! Will add pictures next time!