That Time of Year!

Each year has four seasons.  They pretty much repeat themselves.  So you would think, that by age 42 I have had a few come and go and I would be prepared for the fast pace that accompanies each Fall.  Once again, school has started and it is like the starting bell at a horse race -- you can almost feel the rumble as things start happening around you, at a pace you struggle to understand, much less keep up with!  However, we make it through every year, and this year will be no exception.

With the start of school, we have daily schedules and special pick-up times.  Homework seems to be a constant with both kids this year, and I am sure the projects will start soon.  For reasons I cannot fathom, we are doing multiple fundraisers at school again this year.  In fact, we just wrapped up one and I am sure there is another right around the corner.  I apologize in advance to those of you who the kids repeatedly call!


 

 

 

 

 

We also have scouts, American Heritage Girls for Anna and Webelos for Ben.  Other than the weekly meetings, we will also have pinewood derby designs, popcorn sales, campouts, badge-earning projects, and candle sales.  Friends and family, beware!  Ben is not totally sold on Webelos this year, so we will see how it goes, but Anna's group plans to go to Disney World next summer, so I think she is solid!

           

Anna is playing soccer and I am the assistant coach on the team.  We started on Saturday and won decisively, after playing the team that we battled during scrimmages.  Anna got kicked twice in the first quarter, right in the ankle and ended up coming out.  After resting, she went back in during the second half and finished strong.  Overall, the team played well together, earning a much needed rest instead of having practice this week!

 

 

 

On a down note, Anna and I have both been injured.  Anna's soccer game got the best of her and she was in her boot for a couple of days.  Not to be outdone, I actually broke my toe at Holiday World on Labor Day and was in and out of my own boot because of swelling and pain in my foot.  Neither injury was bad, so we will both be back at it.  But we were Wonder Twins there for a couple of days!

 

Ben has been a little down on me going to my Mason meetings in the last few weeks.  I had talked to the family about my commitment and becoming an officer in December and what it would mean, and they were all okay with it at the time.  But now, Ben gets a little down that I have to spend some time there every Wednesday night.  Actually, it probably is not as much about my meeting time once a week as it is about me spending several other nights a week at work and him not getting to see me.  We became pretty close buddies over the summer and he just likes me to be at home at night!

 

So the frenetic pace of Fall is upon us, but we are keeping up with it at this point.  Soon, the holiday season will start.  Ben has already been planning the Halloween party for weeks, and is terribly excited about it again this year!  And as usually happens, once Halloween is here, Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to be right around the corner.  Yikes!!