Harvest...lol

Our garden this year started out with high hopes...peas, beans, lettuce, radishes, beets, cauliflower, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow crook neck summer squash, butternut and acorn squash (winter varieties) and two pumpkin seeds from Pam for the pumpkin growing contest. Excited was I to eat out of the garden this summer...no peas, no beans, no lettuce, no radishes, 3 beets, no cauliflower, a few cucumbers, lots and lots of grape tomatoes, but the slicing tomatoes have not ripened yet! There are lots on the vine but we have already had a freeze :( . Some zucchini and crook neck, but not enough to fill the freezer. Winter squash was the best performer! One plant of each yielded 18 butternut squash and 34 acorn squash!!! Those two heirloom pumpkin seeds produced two LARGE pumpkins. I would say the top one weighs around 25 to 30 pounds and the bottom one, my pride and joy, could weigh up to 50 pounds. We definitely will not win the pumpkin growing contest, but I have never grown pumpkins this large! I am saving the seeds and will be happy to share. :)

A Little Peak at Our Little Ones

 We went to the "purple" park where Anderson "drove" around and Josie climbed a mountain.

 Josie loves her brother and he loves her. She has such a winning smile and sweet disposition.

 Anderson loves his grandpa and grandpa loves Anderson!

 A jump in the leaves on the way to school.

 Finally she agreed to pose for me in front of her school. She is so pretty. I love these two so much!

Miracle Megan and Mom

We have a new word for Megan's MM initials-- Miracle Megan! Read below:

Saddle Embolus : A large thrombus lodged at an arterial bifurcation, where blood flows from a large-bore vessel to a smaller one. The ‘classic’ saddle embolus—which occurs at the bifurcation of the pulmonary arteries in fatal pulmonary embolism secondary to a centrally migrating venous embolus—is distinctly uncommon.

I feel especially humbled to be her mother and to hear her call me "mom." I feel so very thankful that I can still hear her say, "I love you Mommy," to hold her hand and to hug her. I am so very thankful that she is still here with us. She truly is a miracle!!!!

Lucky Grandma

Josie and Anderson were still awake when I arrived Tuesday night. Lucky me, Mommy and Daddy had kept them up!

 Josie is always in perpetual motion!

Josie, Anderson and I have walked and walked and walked! Yesterday I had the opportunity to volunteer in her classroom. What a fun experience. She has a super good teacher who has awesome classroom management skills and LOVES the kids. This morning we went to the park as you can see from above. I am having a LOT of fun!

Down to the Washington Monument

 I begin and end my run from here

Smithsonian National Museum of Art

 Smithsonian National Museum of American History

 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

 Washington National Monument

 Smithsonian Castle

 Carousel on the mall

 Hirshorn Museum of Art and Sculpture Garden

 Reflecting Pool

And, of course, the Library of Congress!

I really enjoyed my morning runs while I was with Megan. Unfortunately she cannot run right now, so we did take some nice slow walks, too. She lives within walking distance of most everything you would want to see in DC. Luck girl! She even has a DC bike share right across the street from her row house. I told her she would be back to using it in the spring. After all, who wants to ride a bike in the rain and the snow?