~ ♥ Lilac Lane ♥ ~

Beware of the “grass looks greener on the other side” syndrome.  You may not see ALL the fertilizer laying about.

Labor day weekend is upon us, and like clockwork – I am homesick.  I miss my family, and the places in Michigan I use to enjoy. Between playing around on the beaches of Lake Michigan to wandering in the woods of the Manistee National Forest.  With the fall season comes apple cider, pumpkins, apple picking, rolling around in the raked up leaves, and LOTS of comfort food.

Labor day will quickly turn into Thanksgiving and before I can catch my breath it will be Christmas and a new year.

This is the time of year I start making my traditional homemade sweet bread & rolls, homemade cinnamon bread, apple crisp pies, and Lefse ~ yummy for my tummy!!

The morning hustle and bustle has started in our home.  With Bruce and the kids getting themselves ready to face school and work, I look forward to starting my water aerobics on September 8th.  Where did this summer go?

* The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was – Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
* I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, – but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .
* She was only a whiskey maker, – but he loved her still.
* A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class – because it was a weapon of math disruption.
* The butcher backed into the meat grinder – and got a little behind in his work.
* No matter how much you push the envelope, – it’ll still be stationery.
* A dog gave birth to puppies near the road – and was cited for littering.
* A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France – would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
* Two silk worms had a race. – They ended up in a tie.
* Time flies like an arrow. – Fruit flies like a banana.
* A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. – The police are looking into it.
* Atheism – is a non-prophet organization.
* Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. – One hat said to the other, ‘You stay here, I’ll go on a head.’
* I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger.- Then, it hit me.
* A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said, – ‘Keep off the Grass.’
* A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. – His grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, ‘No change yet.’
* A chicken crossing the road – is poultry in motion.
* The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison – was a small medium at large.
* The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray – is now a seasoned veteran.
* A backward poet – writes inverse.
* In democracy, it’s your vote that counts. – In feudalism, it’s your count that votes.
* When cannibals ate a missionary, – they got a taste of religion.
* Don’t join dangerous cults: – Practice safe sects.

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

~ Katharine Hepburn

Nicole made the 7th grade volleyball team for Genoa middle school.  She is one of the managers, which means she practices with the team everyday but does not play in the games.  As long as she continues to practice and improves her serving she will make the 8th grade volleyball team next year.

We are proud of her, this is the first sport she has tried out for.