SEPETEMBER begins with a bang. The "busy"ness of school and fall sports always blasts you in the face after the summer winds down. The crossover days of weather changes...almost hourly here in Utah, the sun still being up on a school night, and busy busy schedules resume. I heard a commercial today the hit close to home! "Life
is a moving target!(that seems like an understatement)
Just today... Wake to see that
the garage door had been left open all night. Jeff gone, check to see if
anything is missing, nope, just as cluttered and messy as the day before! Search for costume
for spirit week nerd day /jersey day and character convention day 2nd
grade. Pippy Longstocking is the request, yes, I have that costume already, just
a few alterations to make it smaller, done. Labs to
be drawn and delivered at lunch time, laundry started, plan to stop at Wendys;
to get lunch for Davis to eat while we draw labs, doughnuts bought for a side to share at court of honor tonight, (
homemade side dish NOT happening today) hair appointment at 2pm, arrange for
driving to acting and Ben has scouts, check first morning pee color before the
flush, dog barking to go out, sprinklers on, wet dog, open blinds; “oh, what a
beautiful morning” pick the last two fresh peaches off the tree for
breakfast. Love the seasons changing,
hate when some things end, however, chin up for the next season to come. Notice
all the fall trimming to be done, keep walking, that’s another day. Love how big and full the yard is getting
after 7 years. Check balance on college
account so Coco can buy gas and pay rent. Phone conversations of reassurance that life
is great and "school and boys really are worth it"..chin up! Board of review meeting set
up that slipped through the cracks so that Ry can get rank advancement tonight,
laundry changed, Ry, scout clothes gathered to take to hair appointment, pick
up early from football for a change in the car, to make it to scouts to help
with flag ceremony, sign planners, finish the forgotten back side of a homework
page. Shopping and to do list made to go out
of town and leave food for kids, Ben shoes have a hole in them great that was
not on the to do list. Breakfast out…breakfast
put away, last minute request for home lunch…denied. Pass and stop at the wall with plastered
holes to be repaired that has been that way for three months now, just keep
walking! Get freezer meat ready to have for Courtney over the weekend, Ben wants to be a banana for Halloween? Try to convince
him to be one of the costumes we already own in the Halloween box…trying to persuade
Ben that we will talk about it later, don’t miss the bus, hair to be done, set
out movie to return. Laundry changed over. Plants watered. Beds made. Laundry folded.
Arrgh, last week I was in Seattle, eating crab legs, on the pier with
Jeff.
Drying parsley from the garden, put
in freezer bags. Thoughts about missed VT this month. Momentary guilt. Attempts
to contact made again. Check emails: Read email about having a family home
evening about emergency preparedness. Overwhelmed, changed the email to a Groupon
deal for 50% of a one hour massage, or 75% off house cleaning. I’m all over that! Well, funds need to go elsewhere, massage another
day, and I’m sure someone will argue at some point today and the kitchen floor
will get mopped as a reprimand! I love the "jobs as an encouragement to stop
the sibling bickering"…some days my house is very clean! Emails
about parent teacher conferences, oops…yesterday. Forward final brochure copy for the bake shop
to go to print for Dallas Expo. Go back to the FHE and read, ”If ye are
prepared, ye shall not fear.” Love that
promise. Plan a family night to become
closer to being prepared, say a prayer for safety within the days before that is
accomplished! Yay! it’s only 10:17 am,
what is the rest of the day looking like…Life IS a moving Target! Happy Wednesday!
Once again, we had an inspirational night being involved with our good friends at the Ms. Wheelchair Pageant!
