More on the Autumn Theme

When I'm weary of the heat, and think summer will never end, there are 3 things that always bloom to remind me that autumn is just around the corner. The chives, sweet autumn clematis, and mexican sage. It just doesn't get any better than this.

LIFE IS GOOD!

Why I heart Autumn

1. I LOVE all things pumpkin. Even the color (sorry mom).
2. Long sleeved things are my favorites.
3. Hooded sweatshirts and fleeces, even when Clint is defnitely not that cold.
4. Fun fall activities like community group at the lake and the high school retreat.
5. Starbuck's caramel apple cider. No whip. Extra cinnamon shot. Extra hot.
6. There's a large mummy by Big Tex at the fair?!?
7. Einstein's pumpkin shmear
8. It's finally not 100 when I run at 7 am
9. Clint adjusting his delicious Miller Pot Roast for my allergies!
10. The Millers have us for Thanksgiving this year. Which means there will be a gourd-festooned table. Does it get better than that?

He'll zap you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8

The Asian M2

If M2 were Asian, I saw her today at Parkland. Same stooped shoulders, same peppery short hair, same rather sparce bushy eyebrows, same super lean/too much skin build. The only difference, Asian M2 doesnt wear glasses and isn't ashamed to show her legs! I can't remember the last time I saw the real M2's legs. Asian M2 is slightly more functional, the real M2 would never venture into Parkland on her own with a smile on her face. I can only imagine the racist remarks that she would be uttering in a place like Parkland. I'm sure the Asian M2 isn't racist but I do wonder if she share's the real M2's love for words. I'll have to ask her for help on a crossword next time I bump into her in the hall to find out...

We heart wordplay

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html

Liar smell I

Family PE

While Freddy fries the bird, let us run/walk our way to fitness. We can cram more in our bellies this way. www.thetrot.com

In unrelated news, I have multiple funny stories regarding my week at work. But none of them involve the 3-round Puke Distaster of this afternoon.

The Luck of No. 4

So, most of yall know I went to take my big RD exam on Monday. I've been studying 4 a while but really started to have a breakdown around Sat/Sunday. I was so overwhelmed with all the information I was accountable 4. I started thinking that maybe I should postpone my test 4 a few more days to get more studying in. But in the end, I just wanted to get the darn thing over with. I should have had some clue from the very beginning when I called to make the appointment to take the test, and my confirmation number had 3 4's in it.
At the testing facility I locked my purse in locker #4, just 4 safe keeping. Then the testing lady assigned me to computer # (you guessed it) 4. At this point I thought I had it in the bag. Then a mental argument broke out where one part of me was saying that I must be crazy to think the number 4 has anything to do with my ability to pass this test. And the other part of me kept saying it's got to be a great sign that all these 4's were coming together. I guess it was a trifecta of 4's. How can that be denied?
But all joking aside, I really know that it's by the grace of God that I passed this test. I did study and prepared the best I knew how, but I know that He gave me the peace and clarity of mind to make good, educated guesses on questions I had no clue about. So, PTL!!! (praise the Lord, as Mrs. Walker would say, or "crazy lady walk-walk" as Kryssi Theadford so lovingly called her)

the Nutrition Queen,
Dayle Miller, RD