Almost there

The year is almost over. Mother Nature finally seems to be remembering that it's supposed to be autumn. Nights are beginning to get colder. The sky is often cloudless and a beautiful cerulean blue. I think maybe the change in color has to do with the angle of refraction since we're tilting away from the sun. Whatever the cause, its gorgeous. We're officially in that weird in between time when it's too cold for one cover and too hot for two. Which inevitably means I wake up a dozen times a night to either throw off the covers or pull them closer.
With the colder weather I've decided to try my hand at a few freezer meals. So far I've made and frozen meatballs, a meatloaf, turkey, and chicken is currently boiling as a I type. We had one of the two baggies of meatballs last night. They turned out great. I love not having to dirty up every pan every few nights. I like doing it all at once in one fell swoop.
Time to move on to my resolution updates.
1. Weight loss/getting healthy. Another month has passed with absolutely no change in my weight. Good that it means I'm keeping it off and that the weight loss I have managed may be more permanent, bad that I can't seem to manage more. I'm still going to the gym usually 2 days of the week with a third day here and there. I'm still noticing a few changes in the composition of my body, the distribution of the fat that's there. My thighs are slimmer than I can remember them being in a long time. My husband had another doctor's appointment at the beginning of this month. He got more good news. He was able to take his A1C down another 0.3 points. Which is great! I mean in 6 months he's managed to drop that A1C down from a 9.6 to a solid 6.0. They also tested his cholesterol levels this time as well. He dropped it from 120 to 70. Doc said he is no longer at any risk for a heart attack or stroke. Which is more awesome news! Then she said that she didn't want to see him for 6 more months instead of 3 and that if everything was holding good, that they'd discuss lowering his medications. Getting off the metaformin has been my husband's dream goal ever since we started this process. I'm so proud of his progress.
2.  50 books in a year - I slacked a little in September and only read and reviewed 3 books. I'm already doing better than that this month, so I'm not worried. My new total is 38. I have 12 books left. The goal is so close.
3. Photography: My fairy shoot was a rousing success. I got some amazing pictures. I also had a wedding this month. Tomorrow I'm going to a fundraising event for our local animal shelter to do pet portraits. I got invited to this shin dig last year and I had soooo much fun. I loved seeing all the beautiful furbabies. My favorites were the Irish Wolfhounds. They didn't come by my booth for pictures, but that didn't stop me from going over to love on them...with permission of course.
Nothing new on the other fronts of my resolution.
How is everyone's Christmas shopping going? I'm proud to say that I've managed to get everything but stocking stuffers for my husband, a few things for my mother, my brother, my dad, and even my Sister-in-law. I know we're starting early this year, earlier than I've ever done before, but when things are spiraling out of control, you take the reins in any area of life that you can manage. I can control Christmas shopping.
That's it for this month. See you again in November!