Jump!

A photo from yesterday at the park with the Konz family - this one cracks me up. I love the shadow and how Jono's arms are.
I'm on a roll posting something every day I figured I'd better not break that cycle, be back tomorrow with a Tuesday 10.

I {heart} Fall!

Everyone needs a Jack-O-Lantern with a Mustashe

To celebrate a little fall today - mom came over and we did some fall activities...
Carving Jack-O-Lanterns.
Get that gunk out.


Ewe gross...

Saved the pumpkin seeds for baking.
We dried some apples...

We also went thrifting - mom got a new chair and we didn't get anything no grand finds today although Grandpa we almost got a chair to cane. Oh and we also went and saw Where the Wild Things Are - the characters were fantastic but I didn't love it. Good things it was a matinee.

In case you wondered...

if I was actually making something in my studio or just collecting supplies - this is for you. I have been trying to go into my room at least once a day and work on something. Today I actually finished a few things.
A little book I made from my 10th high school reunion photos. I didn't want to bind it so I just tied the pages with a ribbon - I kind of like that they are loose. Anyhow here it is...




I also have been learning to do zippers. is at little wallet I made it's my second zipper ever...
Look it's lined. It looks better in real life but I was too lazy to find the big camera.
This was my first zipper ever it's slightly wonky but it's actually zips.
And it's lined too...
I also have been working on a few other things.

On the Agenda this Fall...

• See colorful leaves
  
• Carve Pumpkins
• Bake Pumpkin Seeds
• Pottery Making with Alicia & Corinne & anyone else who feels the need
• Make Soup
• Locate 2 more kitchen table chairs
  
• Start "The Bus Project"
• Sew Zippers
• Mail Jeanne's birthday present
• Finish garage trim
• Drink Cider
• Pick Apples
• Put something in the drawer I cleaned out in my dresser
• Knit Legwarmers
• See a Water Polo Match
• Crownhill Cemetery Tour
  

Fall is already here and I'm already working on my list. I never gave an update on my end of summer list so here's that -

• Ride my bike on the trail by the river - Done
  
• Hit Mrs. Curl for some Hot Dogs
• Visit the outdoor flea market in Brookville
• Cruise around to some Bone Thugs & Blackstreet - Done
• Paint the trim on the garage - 3/4 Done
• Go to the Farmers Market at the City Market
• Play some Skee Ball (throw back to our days at Forest Fair)
• Drink more Margaritas - I had one? so let's call this Semi Done

And to avoid dwelling on the things not yet done here's a list of cool things I did do...

• Visit 15 States - Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska
• Ride a Tourmobile
• Make Thimbleberry Jam
• Hang with Strudevants
• See some good movies
• Agate Shops
• See Lita rock the Indiana State Fair
  
• Meet the Joneses
• Iowa State Fair
• Boating with Minniears
• Bike riding
• Grow tomatoes
  
• And more
  

Tuesday 10 - happy things

1. New restaurants - The Legend
2. I am "Legend" Photos taken at restaurant in #1




3. Dancing - not sharing any photos but I so love it.
4. The Jones and co bunch in the same place at the same time - a first in 3 years.
4. Oxford in all it's fall loveliness.



6. Euchre
7. Lunches with Jill - I wish we could have lunch together every day!
8. The Office - just got caught back up with the last few episodes on hulu
9. The color orange
10. Root Beer

Mom's Moving Weekend

We had toasts to "signing the papers".
Goofy bar photos.
and Joe busted out some Michael Jackson moves.
There was getting down...
And awkward dance moves
There was rides in pick-up trucks.
beautiful indiana farmland
corn ready for harvesting
and delightful sunsets
Late night craziness

We had moments like this...
And this...
And ones like this - that we aren't even sure what was happening
The Apple-Crash Test Dummy Project was revived but was not so successful as back in the 1990s


We took family photos like this one - which I think makes an excellent christmas card.
There was wine and cards...

We had mishaps like this...
Boxes were hauled
we found treasures that we thought were lost
JJ walked bed parts the three blocks to the new house.
Brando came to help...
soup was made

soup was eaten with a game of mystery
Papers were graded...
Whacky Basketball was played



We took a road trip to our favorite town - Oxford
and our favorite chinese restaurant.

Then we went some place special and magical...
where the roses grow
and the wild things are...


and magical moments were had...

brothers hoisted other brothers up




Here's to new beginnings! in the Jones and Co family.