Today the boys and I dragged out the Fall/Halloween box, and decorated. As always, the fireplace is the centerpiece, the crown jewel of the whole house. Benny was tall enough this year to put the cat on the mantle by himself. And he was delighted, as he is every year, to find the tin pumpkin man and set him out in his usual spot.
A few years ago Mom gave me a kit to make this pillow, and for the boys it's become a thrill to carefully take out Mommy's hand-made "Boo Pillow" and place it on the sofa. (It's even more fun to lie on it.)Then the boys went to visit their dad for the weekend, and Marty and I went to the high school football game to shoot pictures. There's something about a game, isn't there? High School football is SO BIG in Georgia. The whole town turns out. And this year the Bobcats are a good team, so excitement runs high.
The splendid and much cheered crash through the Bobcat banner...........
The glittering instruments and feathery costumes of the marching band.........
And in a pre-game ceremony, a tribute and memorial for September 11th.
In town, the flags were all at half-mast today. The Boy Scouts held a walk of memory by the river at the park. I found myself thinking about it all afternoon.
4 comments:
One of my favorite things about your boys (and about their mom) has always been the wonderful chats that go on in such an honest, open, and unselfconscious way. Would we could all be like that. It gives you a window into their soul.
Thank you....those are the conversations I want to record because they are so dear and so once-in-a-lifetime. Dialgoue with/from the boys are my favorite scrapbook entries to look back on...it shows what's on their mind and what they're thinking about things. As you said, a window to their soul. So special to get a peek in there!
Fall is by far my favorite season. I love that you guys go all out for it!
It's good to say I love you and good to notice our blessings. Thanks.
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