Vermont has reached peak season around here, meaning the trees are full of beautiful color as they get ready to die and fall off, leaving things bare for the next six months.  While fall has always been my favorite time of year I have a hard time not thinking about the long, dark winter to come.  However, before that we've been trying to be outside a lot even in the colder weather.  Gabriel does not care what the temp is outside and Josh just wants him to destroy things out of doors instead of messing up the house. 

Josh has taken a few days off work while his grandfather is in town.  We've had dinner together a couple of nights and Josh went with his grandfather, his mom and step-father to Shelburne Museum today.  On Friday during Gabriel's nap Josh & I made salsa with all the hot peppers grown over the summer.  Since we used most of the peppers it is too hot for me to eat but Josh assures me it's great.  He just finished up submitting a large research paper for a meeting next May in Sweden.  Going to be a few months before he finds out if it gets accepted and he can go but his new passport is all ready. 

One way to tell that fall has arrived is all the kiddy activities start up again.  Gabriel started up tumbling again last week as well as the library story hour and a very large playgroup.  He is still pretty shy around other kids but I don't think it will last.  However he has a jealous streak a mile wide.  Last week I was holding someone's five-month old for them and Gabriel looked at me and started to cry.  No sound, no screaming just a crushed look with tears running down his cheeks. 

I have received a lot of flak from the few people I know about not being a member of Facebook.  I have a long list of reasons for this, but to make up for it I joined LibraryThing which is more up my alley.  Though Koski informed me it was a place for people with no social skills.  (my friends make me feel good about myself) Anyway, I am very pleased.  I have managed to list all of my books online and start organizing them.  Yes, only a book nerd would find this interesting but I love it.  So if anyone cares.. http://www.librarything.com/home/AngeleDawn

Best of all there is no 'friends' count;  I can assume everyone loves me.