the hunting season begins...

 Duck opener was a hit! Matt, his dad, brother, and friend went out on Saturday and shot three ducks - but saw many many more. Remi had a good time retrieving some birds, swimming around, and being tuckered out when he got home (which is also a favorite time of mine!!!). It was fun that I got to go with Matt on Sunday, for my first ever duck hunting experience! I watched as Matt called in a lone drake, got ready and took one shot. I saw Remi get SUPER excited as the bird fell into some tall grass, and I also got to see Remi find the bird! It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to go out again! 

It feels like fall...

I am loving this weather! The mornings are crisp, its breezy, and it smells like fall! Its my kind of weather! Uggs and scarfs are headed my way. I think Remi is liking this weather too! He seems to only want to be outside. 

Well, tonight is a dinner party with a few couples at our house! I am so excited to see everyone, and I'm pretty excited to eat come chili for the first time this fall! It's finally cold enough for me to feel okay to eat soup. We finally have all of our house projects are complete! Its such a good feeling. The kitchen is so fantastic, much better than what it was when we first moved in. I spent most of the day, on Sunday, painting the ceiling and the trim! I am so glad that its over and the house is clean!

hostas, hostas, hostas....

Well, today is the day I'll begin planting some hostas. I'm not much of a gardener but something needs to be done to give some life to our backyard! I will be planting hostas around two sides of our deck. From a gardening connoisseur, where I got the hostas from, I was told that August is the best time to replant the bunches. Guess I lucked out!! I was also told to plant them, and cut all the leaves off so the roots grow strong this year, the plant will be a smaller plant the next year, and the following year big healthy plants will exist!

 Here is one side of the deck that will hopefully become a little more appealing as the day goes on.

I found this site useful. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1239.html

I pulled all the hostas out and spaced them pretty evenly along the two sides of the deck. All that's left is to plant them, cut all the leaves off. They are in pretty big bunches here. I will be splitting all the bundles so the number of plants will double in size, they'll be planted closer together, and hopefully look much more full next year.