The thing I like best about the first day of fall is having survived the summer.

Busy. Hectic. Full. Sad. All of the above. We had our daughter and 3 children from Houston visit us for a month in May-June. It was so much fun and we packed in all the love we could. Then, my sister's family came for 8-9 days for her daughter's wedding. They brought Brody with them, too! (Thanks so much) Less than 2 weeks later, we were the host family for Mel's family reunion. We fed and entertained between 60-70 people for 4 days. *Whew* We had a lot of fun, but it was exhausting.
I thought I'd cruise the rest of the summer, and catch up on projects, etc. But, 5 days after the reunion, Sarah and Bob found out their baby had died at about 20-21 weeks of pregnancy. Sarah had gone for a routine ultra sound, and the baby had died. On July 23, 2009, Baby Boy Ralston was stillborn. We are all devastated.
The rest of summer passed slowly and sadly with the exception of Jenn's graduation from BYU in August. *GO JENN!* We got to visit with her family while they were here from Colorado.
Now, school has started -- Bailey in Kindergarten (all day!) in Houston; Bob in his Nurse Practioner program at BYU; and everyone wants to join Army ROTC, so my business is good.
So long summer. Welcome Fall -- the best season in Utah. We are ready for a change.