Fall has Arrived!

Fall in Texas means temperatures in the 90's during the day and 60's at night.  And Halloween right around the corner.  The girls went to the first practice meeting yesterday  for the church Christmas play, and they got their flu shots last week.   Time is flying by, as usual.

What we've been doing lately....

Sadie attended a sock hop this month, which she enjoyed immensely.   She is participating in a cotillion program, and learning social skills in a formal setting.   This month's theme was sock hop.   I enjoyed making a poodle skirt for her.  She was in the 5th grade the last time she needed a poodle skirt. 

  I also canned a canner load full of black eyed peas from our summer garden.   They are really delicious.

Goodnight, Sweetheart, It's Time to Go (Back to Your Own Bed...)

Maggie used to sleep in her own room.   How nice that was.  She is going through a phase right now (at least I hope it's a phase) in which she refuses to sleep alone.   In order to get a good night's sleep, I have just started her out in my bed with her daddy the last few nights.  I sleep in her room.  This morning, she came and found me at 5:00 am because Keith had already been up for a while, and she found herself in bed alone.  We have allowed Sammy to sleep in her room, she now has a dream catcher, and she has nightlights and dolls.    Even so, anytime she wakes up just a little, usually by midnight, she comes running downstairs to find us.   I am not sure what is causing this;  Maggie has always been "clingy".  Sadie has always slept in her own room and in her own bed, so this is not a problem we really ever had with her.
Tonight, she is going to start out in her bed.  We created a chart today, and for each night she stays in her bed all night, she will get a sticker.   For every 7 stickers, she will get a reward.