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Ahh, the beauty of fall.  I long to live further north and feel the crispness in the air and see the change of seasons.  Sugar maple trees are my favorite because of the radiant colors they produce beginning this time of year.  Hopefully next weekend we will see some of the beginning of fall in PA, NJ, and MD. Maybe someday I will own a piece of property in NC or VA with a stream and some hardwood trees.  It would be a beautiful place to grow old, sit in a rocking chair, and hold hands with my true companion....

For now though, I must take pleasure in much smaller moments of commercialism.  I just had a bowl of soup and took the leisure of looking through an entire catalog!  Such a luxury...I was so happy to take the day off to be home with Emma who is recovering from a fever and headache, and really should be at school :-).  Anyway, the truth be told, I am a catalog junky :-).  I rarely buy, but love to shop...this first catalog marks the beginning of birthday and Christmas searches for me. In addition to the Christmas gift-giving season, all five of us have our birthdays between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day!  I really enjoy searching for the best gift for each of the people I love.

Today's catalog may be productive to that end:  www.mindware.com.  Meredith recommended it to me for Emma and Ben.  It has the mindstorm for really big kids like Steve too :-).