now that fall has finally fallen.

it only decided it was autumn around here about 8 or 10 days ago, and i'm still in IL at my parent's house.
i just last week began working as a part time house keeper for a family in my parent's ward (for those of you who don't know, a ward refers to a local congregation in my church). they have nine children, all home schooled, about 120 acres, and are starting a goat farm. it's a wonderfully busy household, and the mother is a little beyond her limit to keep up with all the cleaning. this provides a great opportunity for me to have a reason to get up in the morning, get ready for the day, and it gives me some thing to do all day. i'm usually there from about 9:00a. till some where around 3:00p., Mon day through Friday. in addition, i've done a little cleaning for a woman that lives down the street. she's one of those people that my parents have known for years, and when she heard i was in town, she asked me to help her. i don't mind at all. i've also been offered my own room if i'll stay with a friend of mine out here. the only thing i worry about is transportation to my new situation. i have to admit, it has been rather difficult to get back into the routine of getting up and going to work in the morning. that's about the only news i have at the moment. my life is pretty boring here in the boring place that only has as much to do as there is to look at (which is not much, it is way to flat out here for my taste). as for how long i'll stay here, i've really no idea. nor do i know where i'll go from here. at this point, i'm almost convinced that i, like Ben Rumson in Paint Your Wagon, was "born under a wond'rin' star". as for the reference to that musical, my parents have it, and just recently felt the need to have me watch it as well. the music recommends it, even if the story line does not. heck, it even has Clint Eastwood singing. twice.