October, already??!!

Well, here we are, into October in seemingly record-setting time.

We have discovered this week another one of the joys of living on our street, where the elm tree branches hang so low that they touch the road surface. With the fall colours displayed in full glory, the street is a beautiful sight.

We are working slowly towards getting our house ready for winter. John did an amazing husband-of-the-year quantity of yard work yesterday to get the lawn mowed, crab apples picked up, leaves raked, etc. We are hoping to take advantage of the long weekend to dig out the garden and get the carriage house (our garage) cleaned out as well.

We have been led to believe (largely because we gave them money) that we can expect our new kitchen cabinets and counter top to arrive in early November, which is a very exciting prospect indeed. Before they arrive, we will tear out the old, and paint the walls (red!). Our new cabinets are white, and the counter top is a mottled grey-ish colour. When all is said and done, it will be a very handsome kitchen, we think!! And it will have a dishwasher, which is pretty exciting.

We celebrated our birthday on Saturday by having hockey poolers over in the afternoon to pick their teams and eat chili, and by going for a wonderful evening at Adam and Shelly's with food, games, wine, cake, etc. It was a very peaceful and happy day!!