Kitchenware gnomes

One of the most annoying things about moving is trying to find everything again. Here we are, more than a month after we moved, and still we can't find certain things. The other day, it was the pizza stone - it turned up in the bottom of a box filled with random electronic bits and bobs. Today, it is two travel mugs. They aren't particularly special or important, but they are useful, and the simple fact is that they do not seem to be in the house. It must be kitchen gnomes, because I am sure we didn't leave anything behind, and I am certain that these two cups would not have been among the things we donated to Goodwill when we left. So, the only logical conclusion is that I did indeed unpack these cups, or repacked them in a logical place, and then the gnomes took them. That must be it.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Since I didn't write yesterday, I didn't have a chance to say: Happy Birthday Dad! (Don't worry, I did send a card, and a gift, and I called him.)
Yup, that's me, wearing one of his hats. The baby in the snuggly is me too - hard to believe, huh? I spent a lot of time that way, or on his shoulders. What a great dad!

This is autumn?

According to the calendar, we are now official in autumn. According to the thermometer, we are still in summer. Here in Brockport we are supposed to reach 90 F today, after being near 80 yesterday. It thought it was supposed to be cold here! Yeah, yeah, I will probably be thinking back on this day with longing in another month or two, but at the moment, I wish it were cooler! The weatherman does predict cool and rainy by the end of the week. I hope he's right.

The leaves are starting to turn in earnest now though, and foliage reports are showing up in the newspaper. These are a bit baffling, as they say things like "A 40% change is expected in the Rochester area." A 40% change in what? Don't all the leaves change from green into some other color? A change in degrees from green? The number of trees that are changing at once? We are planning a couple of trips around the state in the next month, partially to go leaf peeping, as Catherine calls it. (Is that what it is called by natives? Someone who knows, please tell me. I haven't heard or read any other term.)