way past late

This post is way past late, but here it is. So much is going on this fall. Here's a rundown.

First and foremost, Lillian has started school. It was a bit of a transition, but she loves it! She is there MWF from 9-11:30. She loves showing us what she has done. We are wrapping our minds around that fact that she has her own life now. Wow!

I have started school too. I am in the Purdue Master Gardener program. I am very excited and have already learned a lot. I am also taking a Fibromyalgia class at the YWCA starting this week.

Paco and I have looked at 2 possible new locations for La Scala. We would like more space, but the reality is that we don't really have the $$$to move. Right now we are waiting to see how much one space would lease for.

I have been doing lots of canning and freezing. I have just about cut out traditional grocery shopping. I am trying to put away what I can for winter. The picture is of Lillian helping me process tomatoes. Of course, she is eating one as she works. She has her swim goggles in case I chop onions which "poke her eyes"!

We went and visited Karen Stegmeier's farm to look at her goats. A very nice doe named Cordelia allowed me to learn how to milk. Karen is hoping to get a couple of goats bred for me so I can move them over here and should be milking by the early spring.

I have also been researching chicken and turkey breeds which we will start in the spring.

We visited the Indy Zoo last weekend with my cousin Annie, her partner Shannon and their kids Tiffany and Denny. I had not seen Annie for 17 years and we had a great day. We hope to go visit them in KY sometime soon.