1st Day of Autumn

Dear Summer,

I miss you already. Although we do enjoy your friend Autumn, it's Winter that I don't want to come. Winter means jeans and long sleeved shirts and twice as much laundry. It means snowy, muddy boots, winter coats, and gloves which always end up lost. It means snow days which have to be made-up at the end of the year. It means going days without seeing the sun. Although I love the midwest and change of seasons, it's always a little sad to see "1st day of Autumn" on the calendar. So for now we will enjoy the 90 degree days and remember how good you were to us!

Updates

We found an adorable baby possum in our backyard last week. We had high hopes of finding him a home, and the kids enjoyed playing with him for the evening. Sadly he didn't make it through the night!

My garage looks much better. We had a big garage sale on September 11th and got rid of lots of junk. I immediately took everything that was left to the Goodwill. So thankfully the attic is no longer bulging.

The boys are adjusting well to school. My oldest is at a new intermediate school and really loves it. The twins who are in separate Kindergarten classrooms are doing okay. Somedays are better than others, but overall they seem to enjoy tolerate going to school.

My Garage

From the looks of my garage, people would think we are moving! Are we moving? No! In fact we just celebrated 5 years in our home this Labor Day! I cannot believe how different my life has become in five short years. I remember the weekend we moved in like it was yesterday. I remember stuffing the attic with boxes and boxes saying "I'll look through those later". Well later has come and gone and come back again. Last night my husband and a dear friend emptied out our entire attic! And this is what I have to do the next few days weeks years. Let the fun begin!

Let the craziness begin!

Wow! I cannot believe it is September. Gone are the lazy days of summer and hanging out at the pool. Gone are the days of sleeping in and staying up late. Instead we have homework, fundraisers, cub scouts, PTO meetings, and lots of other stuff to keep us way busy! Last weekend we are able to travel to Kentucky to visit with Steve's mom, brother, and sister-in-law. It was great to see them. We were able to get a group photo before heading to the KY state fair (everyone but me and Megan) and the mall (me and Megan)!

Summer is Over!

School has officially started for us (actually it started a week ago!). I can't believe I have two boys in Kindergarten. They are in separate classes this year and so far have been doing great. They had to get in a little video game time before the first day. They do love their games (maybe a little too much), but we have been slowly weaning them away. My big boys get to ride the bus home which they are thrilled with!

Noah started 4th grade at the intermediate school (which is 4th-6th graders). So far so good. He is excited about meeting all the new girls in his grade!

Random Thoughts about August

Tomorrow is my birthday.

I will be 36.

I feel old.

I am leaving for the MOPS convention tomorrow.

I am leaving my children at home.

School starts in 7 days.

I spent over $200 to register my children for school!

I have all their school supplies bought.

It has been smokin' hot here for the last couple of weeks.

We have gone to the pool too many times to count.

It's too hot to do anything else outside.

I cannot wait for cooler fall weather.

My boys have gotten into archery the last month.

My fence is full of arrow holes.

The target gets missed a lot.

But sometimes the target gets hit!

Because I never want to forget

I was cleaning out all the papers, projects, and things from last school year when I found my Mother's Day gift from Noah. It was awesome. Just so you know, grammar and spelling have not been fixed. (I wrote my response in the parenthesis).

ABC Mother’s day Book
By Noah Evanoff~3rd grade

You make good Apple pie (I have made one apple pie my entire life, I'm glad you remember)
Thank you for Buying a DSI (You are welcome!)
You make good no bake Cookies (They must be good…they disappear fast!)
You make Delious Pankaces (Thanks!)
Thank you for letting me Eat (I will let you eat every day for the rest of your life)
You let us keep Frogs (but they must stay outside)
You are Great (I’m glad you think so)
You make me very Happy (You make me happy too!)
I have fun with you (Me too!)
Jesus loves you (I am so thankful for that!)
You Keep loving me (no matter what, I will always love you!)
You Love tv (yes I do!)
You like Michael Evanoff (yes, I like your brother)
Thank you for naming me Noah (It was that or Emily….Noah was better)
Buy me a Octopus please (Let me think…..NO!)
You like Peanuts (salted in the shell)
You are the Queen of the house (Get to work….now!)
You do not like pickel Relish (yes I do!)
You make homemade Soap (even though relatives make fun of me)
You tell the Truth (I try to be truthful, but I have lied once or twice in my life)
U are asowme (what?)
You are married to a Vetran (I am proud of your daddy)
We love soda (yes, we do!)
You have never had a X-Ray (only of my teeth)
You made a carpet out of Yarn (I made a locker hook rug many years ago)
You are not a Zombie (no I am not, thankfully!)