Woolly worms, pumpkins, and lotsa pur-tay leaves

Well, my oh my fall came, and fall is going ... (the photo below, of Adam hugging the tree, I took two weeks ago, and now those leaves are g-o-n-e, poof!)

We've been having a WONDERFUL fall. Busy busy and wonderful. Savannah has ridden her first "real" (aka non-pony) horse and held her first woolly worm. Adam climbed a hay-bail pyramid, raided Actors Theatre of Louisville's annual get-rid-of-costumes sale (see his new hat below), and auditioned for the "Best Christmas Pageant Ever." He is Garfield in what will be a modern (hilarious) version of the play. Garfield is the male version of Gladys and he gets to do the infamous "Sha-zam" lines.

And we hit Gallerein Farms again this year for our wagon-ride to the pumpkin patch (when we swore after moving to Ky last year and having that experience, that we would never again grocery-shop a pumpkin, we weren't kidding!)

For those of you wondering, yes, I did abandon my Back in the Saddle blog. No, I've not abandoned getting back in the saddle. In fact, I am one-and-a-half classes away from finishing my first vet tech semester, and am in the process of applying for an externship at a major equine hospital here. Just too much blogging blogs a girl out. See, in the meantime, I created Shelby on Stage... I figure one can only blog about one's family and oneself so much. Shelby on Stage benefits so many in the community, and since I am taking over PR/publicity for our community theatre, it play right along with that. And I love it. Love the people I am meeting in the theatre world.

In the meantime, to make and save $$, Savannah is at home with me (wonderful, challening, amazing, difficult) - at least next school year after she turns 3 - and I have expanded on my freelance writing and personal training businesses to add pet sitting and senior support services. I am combining them all into one umbrella business, called Helping Hands:






Steve is doing great, too - he and Adam right now are actually out shooting fall photos for his newspapers special Fall section. His columns rock - he was meant to be here and meant to do what he is doing.

Happy birthday to my dad this month, happy 6 years to my sweetie, and Happy Halloween to all!