Fall is in the air! The combines are going from sun up to late at night. Most of the beans are out and the farmers are on to corn. The apples at the orchard are crispy and juicy. The maple trees in our yard are beautiful!!! I really do love this time of year. Being raised on a farm, I know that this is the make or break time of year. This is definitely a farming community. And as the farm economy goes, so goes main street. Everyone hopes for a great harvest no matter if you are a farmer or not. Even my garden harvest was good. My vegetables are all in jars in my basement. There are a few things left to do however. There are leaves to rake, the garden to spade over, and the perennials to cut down. Just not enough hours in a day!

They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Well, I think I just tested that this past week. I had to go to Omaha for some classes. It was pretty unnerving to me. I am not used to driving in city traffic. After all, we don't even have a stop light here in town. For this trip I had to drive 4 hours by myself!!!! I had to go from I29 to I180 to I80 to get to my destination. I was very nervous to say the least. I made it though. I didn't get lost or take a wrong turn. Yay me!!! The classes I took were interesting, but by the end I was feeling very overwhelmed. My brain felt like pudding and was running out of my ears. Yipes. I am getting too old for this.