Great Circle of Life

It is now mid-September and our garden is starting the final leg of its journey in the Great Circle of Life.

Our tomatoes were grown on single vines, with a few plants reaching heights of over seven feet. They were "Big Boys" and Melynda says they are splended. (The kids and I take her word on that.) On the right, you can see that the taters (that'd be "poh-tay-toes" for all you Golem types) are well died back; each twig of a stem marks the hiding place of two or three fist-sized Yukon Gold beauties.

Hear you can see the raspberries and one-half of our world-class organic pest deterence system. (Don't forget: flossing with grass can keep your teeth shiny and sharp.)

Home of the Manly Man Workbench

Here we have the shop all decked-out in the latest drywall fashion-wear. Note the new stream-lined seams for this fall's season. For accessories, you can note the organizing gear on the wall providing a splach of color in yellow and blue.
This angle really shows-off the stylized lines and details of Pockets' world-class drywall work. You can see the work island in the middle with the Manly Man workbench and the table saw.

The Manly Man Workbench

Behold: the workbench that makes other workbenches feel girly.

A portion of the center can be removed and either the router table or the chop-saw can be inserted. Way cool.

The Next Cross Country Runner

Another first for the Cordry's: Duncan ran his first ever cross country race this morning. He did a great job and was the first MOC-FV runner across the line (40th place overall). There were probably close to 100 kids total in the race. Fortunately for all involved the Junior High girls ran separately. (I think the girls' winner would have given the boys a run for their money.) Duncan has been a real trooper about all of the training and the racing and really seems to enjoy it. He didn't want to take his uniform off last night after practice, he was so excited! It was great fun to be at a cross country meet again and especially to be cheering on my own child.

An Official POD member!

Well, here she is our official POD (Pride of the Dutchmen) band member! They marched for the first time last night at the home football game. They only did a small part of the competition show, but it was quite impressive! The only drawback is it is really hard to pick out your own child when they are all dressed exactly alike and are wearing hats. Oh well, they still looked great.

The Top 10 about our 15

The top 10 musings about our 15 year old.

10. We can't believe she could possibly be 15.

9. She still can laugh with her 12 year old brother.

8. She isn't very eager to drive, but. . .

7. She has her permit!

6. She loves all animals, but especially her cats and hamsters!

5. She manages to find the band director's tirades humorous sometimes.

4. She still takes forever to do her homework (when she has any).

3. She must be growing up because she didn't know what she wanted for her birthday.

2. She's getting faster in the mornings!

And the absolute top musing about our 15 year old:

1. She's fantastic, funny, fun-loving and we're fortunate to be her family!!!