No catchy title here

I got a new pocketbook which zips at the top and has a loop handle.  Now my ID will now fall out at the jewelry counter in the BX, nor will Nadja be able to take my credit card (until she learns to work zippers, I guess). 

I got Chanel Mdse. perfume, and a new pair of jeans. 

I got the tee down with a lot of help from Rosie, or perhaps I should say Rosie got the tree down with no help from me.  Mikey Elf with life size photo of his face is still taped to the window, and the garland is still on the front railing, and there are several overly ripe gourds still propped up next the the small evergreen trees on the outside window sill.  Those are next as I imagined I smelled them when I walked by below, although the have not yet begun to implode or leak.

An Eifel summer closes out with one last picture of the fountain at the the carnival at the Pig Festival in Wittlitch. 

we are home and most of the plants have meagerly survived; I am sure we need a battery/alternator/starter in the Yukon; Click click click

who else has been so far behind on laundry that the boys (kids) ran out of socks and underwear?

Ok, Tuesday for planning and housekeeping so by the end of the day we will know dates...

53 degrees

Rosie is at the playground w/ a friend and brothers; I can hear Tommy say his ABC song...