Over the course of the past month, I've mentally reminded myself that I needed to get here and check in a bunch of times, but somehow, it didn't happen. Eh, what can I say? Life has been busy.
We are really going full throttle with the whole school-year routine at this point, and summer vacation is really just a distant memory. So...what's been going on? Well, for the kids it has been school, soccer, brownies, swimming (Eden), new friends, birthday parties and playdates. Along the way, Sadie has lost a few teeth (she is currently sporting that delicious, quintessentially seven year old toothless grin), and gained her first trophy (for participating in soccer). We decorated, carved, costumed and trick-or-treated for Halloween. We took a mini-road trip to Maryland to help Kayleigh ring in her birthday (and to practice for our BIG trip in February).
For me, it has been a lot of volunteering at both kids' schools. I made a promise to myself that I would get more involved this year, and man, I wasn't kidding! A typical week now has me at one or both of their classes, attending parent committee meetings, working book fairs and bake sales, and just generally running like mad trying to fit all of this in with work. It is definitely hard to be as involved as you want when you've got that pesky job in the way, but not impossible. It is really rewarding, though...to know that you are doing something that so directly and positively impacts the kids. I love getting to see them during the day, I really like getting to know so many of the kids in the school ("Sadie's mom is here! Hi Sadie's mom!"), and it has been a great way to connect with more of the parents. So, it is all good. Just...busy.
I guess I can forgive myself for not updating here as often as I had planned and hoped. I'll be back soon to upload some pictures.
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