First off, I will always love October. Not just because it is my birth month, but because it is an amazing month full of fun, and good times and the BEST holiday of the year! I love the decor, and the fall flavors, and breaking out a jacket, and sitting by a firepit, and hot chocolate, cooler weather, and pumpkin pickin! Everything about it is fun. This year, though, I think I was especially happy to turn the calendar page. September was a brutal month. I did not enjoy it much at all. It sucked as a matter of fact, and I am happy to leave it behind.
I got these photos of Wrenley from Madison. It cracks me up how she terrorizes people. She is literally just giving him a hug - but he knows. He knows that she loves hard! At least she can hold her own right?
Evie got to go to Disney - Wrenley got a Bluey Halloween decoration. Same thing right?
Evie did a nice job of spending Grandma Rachel's money - Wren was happy with her Stitch!
And Evie's teacher - Ms. O - was delighted by her new ears!
Side note - I love Ms. O. She is an amazing educator. She pushes the kids, but without being mean. She has high expectations and big goals for them. She also comes to their games, their gymnastics meets or anything else they invite her to. She gets to know their families. She genuinely loves her kids. And it is apparent to me, as I have 5-6 graders begging me to get off the bus to give her a hug, that they love her too! They never forget that she loves them for life.
Second side note - Mallory is loving her new job. She is excited about teaching again. She is happy to be allowed to actually teach again. She is happy, and it shows. I am happy for her to be back in her element - thriving and doing what she has always loved to do.
Evie is also thriving at school - she got the finest character award! I love this little girl and am dumfounded that she is growing up so quickly! Good job kiddo! We are so proud of you!
And I am excited that Lawson finally likes me! It is from me bringing him eggs, but whatever it takes I love this little dude! He is funny and sweet! I mean sure, he still loves Amy (and Hannah) more, but at least I am in there now!
Know what happens at 2:30? I have to leave to drive my afternoon bus route. Know who has figured out that she will be put in her kennel at that time? And who decides that she must be carried inside? She is a truly a very smart girl. But the most stubborn animal I have ever seen! Jim probably says the same about me. :)
Speaking of Jim, he got himself a rock from the KSU alumni people. They had several different ones, but we both like classic Willy! I like it a lot! Looks good on my driveway rock pile! We did seal it with some poly, hoping it lasts a very long time!
Tomorrow will be one month since my brother passed away. It is not any easier now than it was then, but we are surviving. I was thinking about how weird life is. You live doing all the things that society says you have to do. You take care of your kids, and work your job(s), and maintain your house, and work on your marriage, and manage your money, and cook meals and do laundry, and all of it takes an incredible amount of your time and energy. And then one day, you are just gone. Gone from the people you love, gone from your job and your responsibilities and your obligations. And the world just keeps going on. It is weird that we barely stop to acknowledge the gone part. And then your loved ones have to figure out how to pick up the pieces and keep living as if everything is normal. Nothing is normal. It is weird, and awkward, and sad. I wonder if where we are as a society is somehow connected to the idea that as long as you live, you must keep carrying on, even when your heart is broken.
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