So who knew that there is a new time standard?  Aparently we are using UTC standards now which threw me off when I was setting up the settings on my blog.  How long have I been blogging?  Yeah, I didn’t even notice until yesterday when Shirlee commented on having the post up a day ahead of time.  FYI – Chicago is UTC-5 and not UTC+6.  Who knew?

There is a briskness to the air as it takes on a cooler climate.
The changes are subtle yet obvious once you are aware.
Greens turn into yellows, oranges and reds giving the trees a veritable cacophony of color.

This is the time for football.
This is the time for campfires and smores.
This is the time to bask in the beauty of the changing season.

Don’t wait too long to observe: it will be gone in a heartbeat.

Accomplished: homework for Crown Financial class.  Whew!  Only 9 more weeks to go!

Accomplished: finished a book for one of my classes.  Whew!  Considering the mid-term is tomorrow, this was rather too close for comfort.  Hopefully I’ll do better for the next exam and finish the reading well ahead of time.

Progress: completed aobut 24 rows on SSMO – 24 rows equates to a little more than 2 inches – which is a TON by my standards.  Whew!  It is not about 1/2 way done – considering that it is supposed to be about 70 inches, I only have 33 more to go!

Accomplished: purchased book for a friend’s birthday – gave it to her and then took it back.  She has a propensity to read too quickly and I decided that this book should be her vacation book, and since our vacation does not start until Thursday, she wouldn’t get it until then.  :- )  But I did purchase it for her.  Happy Birthday Lee Ann!  Whew!

Finished: all reports and things that I needed to turn in to the Financial Aid office at Trinity.  Whew!

Progress: working through the reading for my other class.  Ugh.

Reward: purchased season 4 of The Closer and watched the first episode.  Yippee!