Had Enough of the Warmth!

This past weekend was wayyy to warm for my liking (for it being late September)! I was relieved today when I could feel a slight crispness in the air flowing through the window. I need that reassurance that Autumn is officially here because it certainly does not last long enough for me. I have so many plans for October. I was just going through my calendar and noticed how much October is filled up already. Always seems to be a busy month for me and I like it because it's my favorite month, but then I hate it because the month slips by much too quick.

However, I'm a little bit in a funk though, and feeling really restless as October 1st approaches. It's so hard for me to comprehend, but it will already be one year that Ava's been gone (10-01-06). Where in the world did the time go? I've noticed that I've became more emotional and anxious these past few days and I know it's only normal. I just pray that with time things get easier, and that I can let go of some of these frustrations and resentments that I've been carrying around as baggage this past year. I know that's it's been especially hard for Mugi these past couple weeks too. All this stress and anxiety is waying heavy on Mugi too, and this became real evident when he landed himself in the hospital the other week. But, we have gotten through the worst year of our life, and even with the pain we have suffered, we are lucky and have so very much to be thankful for in our lifetimes! We have each other...we have our families...we have our health and do not suffer like many others unfortunately do from day to day...we have faith in our future, that we will one day be blessed with a child or children that we so want in our lives...we have a roof over our heads...Mugi is lucky to have a job for us to make our ends meet...we enjoy our time together...we enjoy our friends...we have wonderful hobbies...and my list could go on and on. But most of all, we have a faith in our God, and we know that He has his plans for us. It's just so hard being patient with those plans!

So, for today I'll leave you with a few more of my Fallish decorations that I have up around our home. The first picture is of my Scarecrow. This isn't new, it's a few years old and it's actually a project that my mom and I worked on together. She belongs to a craft circle at their church and the ladies there were making them to sell at their craft bazzar. I thought they were so cute and wanted to make one for myself. It's actually a 2 liter soda bottle with a styrofoam ball head form covered with burlap and material. Another must have that I have sitting around is my shadow-box. This stays up all year and I just swich the items out in it for the various holidays/seasons.



and the last picture is my lil' pumpkin dude that I got last year.


Okay, that's enough of the decorations! I won't bore you with more, as it's probably already been over-kill! Hope everyone has a great week ahead of them! Enjoy the awesome weather if it's as pretty as it is here in Pennsylvania today! :)