All American Fall

I'm really really tired. Between the maniac child and the hubby being gone for 10 days I am just about at the end of the line... however, I've just received the text that he is off the plane and on the way home so BREAK OUT THE WINE.

Honestly though, even after a few (read:lots) days of being solo, I have to realize that the Kid and I had some great times. Like, really great times. One of them was this weekend, when our CSA decided to not only provide us with food, but entertainment as well!

Pumpkins on Pikes is an annual tradition at our CSA and this was our first year. It was crowded, hot and a little bit exhausting to do it solo, but what with the amazing food, bbq and pumpkins, the Kid and I had a pretty good time. I also got some pretty darn good pictures!

Hey look, a Pumpkin, on a Pike... how novel.

This is some scary stuff people.

But then there's our pumpkin... a little bit like a lost puppy... looking for a little boy to love him... "OH HEY YOU!! COME HERE!!"

Snuggling up to the Kid...

You know how they say dogs look like their owners? Hrm...

Puppy... I mean, Pumpkin Love.

God Mom, maybe you should just actually get me a damn dog???

Working on it kid...

One exciting thing coming down the line... a giveaway for one of you moms/readers who loves photography. Trust me, you're going to LOVE it! 


Stay tuned!!! 

Pinnacle

I started this blog in 2008... with something like 48 posts for the year. That's IT. I can manage that now in little less than 3 months. 

But I started writing a blog because I started reading blogs. Blogs like Amalah, and Dooce, and even my dear friend at the Land of Syd and Ben. I figured that it was a pretty fun outlet. A way to complain without anyone really listening. Because honestly? No one was listening at first.

And 4 years later, there are a few more people listening... and a few more commenting... and I still love to talk (shocker)... and I love to tell everyone about the transformation that has taken place in my life. The new home, the new life, the love for food and farming and sustainability and green-ness.

Is that even a word?

Whatever.

But when I was reading all of those blogs, I knew... I knew there was a community out there. A community of women who love to talk... about their families, their communities, their likes/dislikes, whatever caught their fancy at that moment in time. And I knew there was a place that they went every year...




Dude. I'm going.

BlogHer '11. The place where Blogging Women go to meet, learn and generally act like fools in front of other bloggers they have been following for years. 3000 of my closest blogging friends (who am I kidding, I'll know like two of them) and I will descend upon San Diego... to blog, tweet, facebook, sparklecorn and drool over each other.

I'M SO EXCITED!

I'll be tweeting, facebooking and trying to keep everyone connected the whole time... because I want you to share this adventure with me.

And I promise I won't make too much of an ass of myself...

Too much anyway.