We were down to a single kid to go along with us for an annual apple pick. Merrick said no, Grace was game however even though we needed to find a new orchard....our usually orchardist have retired and took the trees with them. Literally, they cut all the apple trees down. We easily loaded our bags at the new place and admired the rolling hills on the northwest side of town. Merrick and Grace had been to the Friday night football game (white out talc powder toss) and Grace came home with a sore throat. We assumed it was from the carcinogenic talc powder that is allowed to be tossed around the crowd but Sunday's fever suggests it is something else that we will need to monitor. With our 'head baker' out of action for awhile not much baking got done with the apples, just a few apple dumplings for Sundays Lasagna birthday dinner and a few more going to Amy's classroom for applesauce making. The pomes will keep awhile longer on the counter. Merrick did start his official behind the wheel training with an instructor and is progressing well on his driving. Once the license comes I assume we will see even less of him, such is the nature of things as even our parenting enters its autumnal years.
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