To-do

Today we made big progress on our to-do list. This is the time of year when fall requires a lot of yard clean-up to get ready for winter. We also try to get our lights up on the house while the sun still shines with a bit of warmth.
Since the items that our girls want for Christmas seem to be on the "hottest toy" list, we went out today to find one of them. Actually, Aliyah is saving up money to buy one of her own. She gets $1 every week at Sunday School from her teacher if she gets a ribbon. She gets a ribbon by saying her verses (3 or more). So far, she has $11 and is pretty proud of it. I like this because it teaches her saving and money skills, plus helps her appreciate working for something. Aliyah has no idea that we already bought one of these items, but we did so that they would not be sold out like I anticipate. When she has enough, she will pay us (reimburse us).

We cut out more bushes--yay, trimmed ivy, picked up leaves with the mower, and cleaned out the garage. Tiring work!