it is fall.

There, we said it. With or without signs or symptoms, we have declared it fall!

We have been waiting and waiting for it to begin to cool down so it would seem like fall, but are starting to doubt that this is ever going to happen! So, Sunday after church we spent a few hours together making fall cookies and listening to fall-y music! The Phillies are in the World Series, and Penn State just beat OSU, (Matt's team and my team, doing well!), so we're following the scores online, and calling that a "fall activity" as well!

At church yesterday I had the rare (and mandatory) privilege of standing up in the middle of the service and turning a few 360's so that everyone could "see how big Madame Matt is!!!" That was fun :) Yesterday was "Reformation Sunday" for the Haitian church, and so we headed to a church near the new Seminary to hear one of Matt's graduates from last year preach.

This also gave us a chance to try out the newly finished "cage" on the truck...We had 8 adults and 4 children, no problem. Our friend Gord helped Matt finish the grill (NOT for cat-cooking, Charlie!!!) on Saturday, so the truck is finished!



Meanwhile, life is busy (and feeling busier...is this possible?) and we're trying to enjoy last few sweltering weeks together and at work before I leave November 17th. Teaching continues to be such a joy for us both...even today whenever questions of "McCain vs. Obama" came up in English! Tomorrow Matt is heading out with Met Son for a conference that is being held in Cap-Haitian on Voodooism in Haiti...should be interesting!