Fall in Illinois

The fall is very pretty here in Illinois. The trees are golden and red and quickly losing their leaves. Fall is the time for football and we went to the Tuscola Warriors football game Friday night. The rain stopped just in time but boy was it cold! I had four layers of shirts and jackets, two pairs of pants, two pairs of gloves (except having two pairs cut off my circulations and my fingers were colder so I had to remove one pair), a scarf and knit cap! Stayed warm first half but managed to get cold in the 4th quarter! We rooted the Tuscola team to a victory of 27 to 6!

Yesterday we went to Arthur for lunch at Yoder's, an Amish restaurant. We waited for about 45 minutes for our table - obviously a popular place! They have a buffet for about $6.00. We ate off the menu and three of us had lunch for less than $20! They have a gift shop and sell their donuts, breads, butters and more! HAD to buy the peanut butter. They had it at the dinner table and it is very carmelly (made up word!), creamy and delicious! On main street there is a house with a ton of carved pumpkins and everyone has Halloween yard decorations. Fall is here!

Last night Suzy and Bill Bean had Bill's daughter and her family over for pizza and we were invited to join in. We all sat around the kitchen, watched a great Iowa/Penn State football game, watched the baby sing and dance and chatted! The Wii game was also being played in the den.

Family fun!..."Ain't Life Grand!"