Thursday, October 1, 2015

October

It's October.  We are almost done with 9 weeks of school.  Our 2 week fall break starts after school on Friday.  I cannot wait for no homework and not having to study 5th grade spelling words!  

CHOIR
I begged Noah to take freshmen guys choir (yes, that's what they call it) this year.  I am so glad he decided to listen to me.  They had their first concert last night, and it was amazing.  The concert lasted 2 hours!  His choir sang 4 songs, so we watched lots of other kids also.  But it was definitely worth the time.

HARRY POTTER
I love to read, but have never read any of the Harry Potter books.  I decided this was going to be the year that I read Harry Potter to the twins.  It's not easy to read a book like this out loud, but I am determined to finish.  I told the boys we will watch the movie when we are done reading.

SOCCER
The twins are playing soccer.  They are on the same team which really helps out!  Their team is undefeated so far (a far cry from our previous soccer seasons).  It is definitely more fun when they win.

BASKETBALL
Noah is still playing league basketball.  He will have high school tryouts in November.  We are really excited to see him play at school this year.  He really didn't start playing basketball until 6th grade, so it's really fun to see him improve and develop every season.

WORK
Once school started I volunteered to work extra days when they are super busy at work.  So I've been working more hours, but still not full-time!  After thinking about it, I really haven't worked full-time (40 hours a week) since 2003.  That's 12 years of part-time.  I realize how lucky I have been to do that.  I've also realized that kids get way more expensive the older they get.  Oh to be paying for diapers and baby food again instead of sports team fees, book rental, and gigantic shoes!

GILMORE GIRLS
I started watching Gilmore Girls because Jen Hatmaker told me to.  (She really didn't just tell me, she told her whole Twitter fan base, but I felt like she was talking specifically to me)  I'm on season two.  Our library has all seven seasons, so I've been taking lots of trips to there to check them out.

READING
Not happening as much, except for Harry Potter.  Gilmore Girls has taken over my life.

FRINGE
I bought a fringe tote bag at the Walmart a few weeks ago.  I took it back this week.  I am so in love with fringe, but am afraid to actually carry the fringe.  As a mom I don't go lots of fancy places and all I can picture is the fringe getting stepped on and me freaking out.  Maybe I'll find some cute fringe footwear in my size.  Or maybe I'll never wear any fringe.  Stay tuned!


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