(Me working on registration and my test) (Photo taken by John Palmer) Last Wednesday started with coffee! Okay just kidding, actually it started out with a cuddly, purring kitten snuggled up against my face. My alarm went off and I needed to get up and ready to leave the house, but little Danni decided that I should stay with him instead. I never knew that somehow a little purring ball of fur could possess the power to put me back to sleep. I felt like the worst person on the planet to leave him, even though I knew my mom and sisters would love on him. So what was my adventure?!! I'll get to it.... Okay no, I'll spill it now! I went to get registered for my GED! My adopted dad, John (a man who has been like another dad to me), pulled into the driveway at around 11:30 (actually a bit after, as he was late; he insists he wasn't late). I didn't need to be at my appointment for orientation till 1:00 so that meant we had time for coffee! There is this amazing little coffee s...

                                                           (Picture taken by my mom Laurie Race) As I write this, we are in the middle of the season of change: autumn or fall--whichever you prefer. A season of change, and of so much else: of fall leaves, of beauty, of autumn breezes, of leaf piles and memories, scarves, fall hats, coats, and blankets snuggled up on the couch with loved ones watching TV or reading a book. Apple cider and homemade applesauce, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice, and autumn tea, and sipping pumpkin spice lattes with friends (or just regular coffee). Autumn skies, watching the geese head south for the winter, an abundance and a harvest of plenty, a season of thankfulness. A season of gat...