A Months Play

September has always been Charis' favorite month. Having been priviledged to be home and not work (which, by the way, should not be a priviledge), I am beginning to understand: crisp mornings and bright, warm days.
Plus, the harvest is bountiful. The essence of September can be described as walking the children to the stop sign or through the woods, canning tomatoes, canning apple sauce, and collecting, splitting and stacking wood.
We were blessed to enjoy Matt, who fit right into the family immediately: cooking, cleaning, entertaining children, splitting wood,
and swatting flies.
While Matt was here we consumed a keg of beer, 4
pounds of butter, and 8 dozen eggs. That was all before breakfast. *Just to give any and all more incentive to come visit.