Four pieces of wood, each over 7 feet long, are sitting in my driveway.  Yesterday morning Jim and Pk went to bring the tree home.  They discovered they couldn't pick it up even after it was cut in half.  So they cut it in quarters and were able to get it into the truck.  You should have felt the vibrations as those pieces of wood hit the ground. 

You can see the board he cut out of one quarter. Kate is holding the measuring tape.  It has to dry out some before it can be cut and shaped.  If you look really close, you can see the spinning wheel there in the wood.  Pk spent all day Sunday cutting out the useable portions of wood.  The left over sections that won't be good for making anything will be offered to our neighbors who have smokers.  We figure they might like some hickory for when the start smoking meat next summer.  And then they can continue to drive us crazy with all the good smells first thing on Saturday morning. 

Today was a "hit the ground running" kind of day.  The phone was ringing and there were people who needed things all day.  I am thinking it's the full moon we had last night.  When I was in college, I worked in our peer counseling center (named the Drop In Center), a 24 hour/7 day a week place where people could get information or just talk.  We kept a log book of all the calls and the nights the moon was full had more calls.  No one wanted to do those overnights!  It's the place I learned to come awake quickly because when the phone rang, you had to answer it and sound awake.  I loved volunteering there and it's probably responsible for me being in the line of work I'm in now.

So, I think I'm the last person in the world not on Facebook.  Pk informed me that today he signed up.  When I asked why?  He said "to keep up with the kids".  What happened to phone calls?  Or emails?  I feel the shadow of the Facebook creeping up on me.  I have no real desire to join but I'm feeling the pressure. 

Today's happy things.  Looking out my window at work and seeing a flawless blue sky.  It looked like it went on forever.  Seeing an old friend at the train station.  Listening to The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.  This has become one of my new favorite books.  I'd been waiting to get it at the online library and I'm so glad I was persistent.  If you've got the chance, read it.  Or better yet, listen to it.  The wonderful voices and accents just blew me away.  What a terrific story.

Well, I'm off to find my recipe for Sloppy Joes.  Then it's knitting and then bed.  Since it gets dark earlier and earlier, I feel like going to bed earlier and earlier.  Some nights, it's a struggle to make it to 10!  And Daylight Savings Time doesn't start her for another month. 

I hope you are all having (or had) a good Monday.  See you tomorrow.