Today was an endless marathon of activity. Drop off kids at school, physical therapy at gym, treadmill “run,” doing dishes, work, cleaners came, pick up kids from school, drive Christina to dance, drive Robin to cheer, make dinner, pick up Christina from dance, pick up Robin from cheer. Typical Monday.
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September 22
It was a busy day – church, cheer, food shopping, cooking… I fell asleep on the couch and woke up at 11pm still needing to take a picture. So here we have a shoehorn. You’re welcome.
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September 21
I had the most productive weekend morning that I can remember in a LONG time. Before noon, I got dressed, went to the gym for physical therapy, got coffee, did the dishes, and weeded both gardens. The garden was barely perceptible in the top photo. I wish it actually looked pretty after weeding, but the rose is overgrown, the wisteria doesn’t flower, the calla lily is drooping, and there is an awful lot of bare dirt. I do not have my parents’ green thumb. Maybe I will try to plant some mums for fall, but I think probably the garden doesn’t get enough sun for them to last long. I will not stop trying! At least these little white flowers, whatever they are, are hanging in!
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September 20
Friday… my easy day, when I only have to take one kid to two dance classes and that’s it. I learned that my bacon burger and fries at Chili’s last night was 50 Weight Watchers points. Worth every point. And I spent three hours conquering Excel for no good reason other than in my heart, I needed the win. I’m happy it’s not raining.
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September 19
First night it has been dry enough to use the fire pit since August. And I’ve got an Ommegang beer to enjoy beside it. Kinda makes the rest of the day seem less irritating.
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September 18
My brain is mush. My job is literally to find mistakes, which sounds fine until you realize you also have to fix the mistakes and make people accountable for them. Oh, and fix the underlying root issue that caused the mistake. Which becomes demoralizing when you fix the root cause only for someone to come along and break it (or something else) again behind you.
Just as I do for dear Pinot, I spend my days at work cleaning up turds. I appreciate the importance of it, but I’m exhausted. I need another day at the beach.
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September 17
The clouds have finally passed on and we are treated to a(n almost) full moon. First time in two weeks that we’ve seen sun.
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September 16
No sun yet, but here’s our rainbow! We could see the moon tonight, so who knows what tomorrow will bring?
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September 15
I needed to get out of the house today, rain or no rain. And it rained, but also there was the ocean. We brought Pinot with us, who didn’t love it, but also didn’t hate it. I sincerely miss being outside.
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September 14
If you look carefully, you’ll see some blue sky. It didn’t last long, but I did enjoy the use of my sunglasses a few times today. Christina and I went to the pool, but I guess the hours changed in September and we missed it. But I made two more ornaments for the advent calendar, and I picked up and hung the paintings from last weekend. I need to get out of the house tomorrow. To do what? I don’t know. But I need to leave this house.
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September 13
If Dom Deloise shows up in our backyard, I may freak out.
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September 11
Our yard can no longer absorb all the rain we’ve been getting this last week. There is no end in sight.
The girls learned about 9/11 today and we talked about it together. It’s a hard thing to want to remember, but I’m glad they’re learning about it. After seeing a video, Robin was surprised at how scary it was. Of course we remember all the people who perished that day, but it’s important also to remember the survivors. The fortitude it took to live through that experience is unimaginable. Rain and flooding in my backyard is meaningless. Love to those who survived.
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September 10
The rain and change in school policy around picking kids up from the walker line ruined my afternoon. I ended up in car line, the kids ended up walking. We got home at the same time, minutes before it started pouring. I am not doing this ever again.
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September 9
Came awfully close to missing a day. It was a day worth forgetting. Annoying things happened at work that made me cry, we got a $4,000 estimate for the tree work we need (on which we are about $4,000 short), we were chided for pick-up procedures at school that I thought I was doing correctly and will lead to a dance class conflict every week, and Robin’s team and coaches were all extremely frustrated at last night’s practice. All of these things would normally roll off my shoulders, but for whatever reason, it all got to me. Good news today, though, was that Billy was hired as a personal trainer at the gym! It pays less, but he has more (and better) hours, and he is working toward doing something he actually loves. One of us had to have a good day. Might as well be him.
Year in Photos 