OK, I hadthe steaks ready to grill, no, just kidding.  These are pictures of my yard at 1:32 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.   It has been snowing about 2 hours now.  It's a whole different world in West Milford.  We always have more snow than any other area.  If this keeps up, I will make a snow ghost for a Halloween decoration.

Happy Halloween

Well, it doesn't seem to matter how old I get, I still get excited for Halloween.  My children are now old enough to go out with their friends without parents. This is now my opportunity to be home to answer the door for the other trick-or- treaters. Sometimes I dress up, but mostly, we decorate the house and turn off all the lights with only the orange lights on.  We get lots of compliments from the people who visit.  I was watching a news program that suggested that Halloween should always fall on a Saturday, closest to the 31st of October.
What do you think.  I would love to see that happen.  I don't want to have to go to bed early on Halloween.

Waywayanda State Park

                                                    Here's a lovely photograph of the lake.

The Beauty of Autumn

I could just sit here forever and admire the beauty.  Nature provides us with the most extraordinary places, some in our own back yard.  I don't mean that literally, but the location is close enough to be considered as such.

~Waywayanda State Park, NJ~

~Waywayanda State Park, NJ~

Where to find the time.... warning, it's a rant

I absolutely hate having day classes, for so many reasons.  First and foremost, I have come to the home stretch in my senior year, which by the way I have been for several years.  The classes needed are few, far between and sometimes offered all at the same time. 

This semester was one of those situations.  I had to choose which evening class to take when three of the ones I needed were all on the same night.  Ok, then, take them during the day.  Well, I never took day classes, for one, my husband and I are running a business, he in the field, I in the office, and occasionally in the field.(No one to cover)  On some of the slower days, I would substitute teach, do my hours and have my homework during the office hours.  Two days a week in class, and an early evening class is killing my homework time, business time and homework is now attempted when my children get home from school.  I leave here and make it just as the bus is pulling up at the stop.  This leaves no time for an occasional stop at the food store before.  It is important to me to be there for my children while they are doing their homework and be available to take them to their activities.  Parents must be on top of everything. 

With one computer for both home and business, it's pretty rough for everything to get finished.  So what does a mom do, she does hers last, with hopes and prayers it makes sense at 1:00 a.m in the morning.  Then, I pray I hear the 5:15 alarm to get everyone up and fed and out the door on time.  Just wish I was only going to evening classes.  Oh, well, hopefully this will all be over before it gets too rough.  I really miss subbing when things were slow, but having to cram one week into 2.5 days is virtually impossible.  I need a vacation!!!