I thought we made it...

... but Brody woke up this morning (at 3am, mind you) with a fever. I knew it was coming when he slept - slept on a SATURDAY during harvest time - from noon until 4:30 pm. Went upstairs by his own choice and slept through the rest of our normal Saturday noise... Today he slept through me dismantling his TV stand - dropping a couple things even though I was trying soooo hard to be quiet - about 5 feet from his head. He is so very upset to be missing Lego League and school tomorrow. I'm mostly praying it doesn't go through the whole household. I went through with anti-bacterial wipes and did all the door knobs, cabinet pulls, remotes... anything I could think of!

We missed my 25th class reunion last night. From the looks of the facebook posts and photos, it was a great evening! But, the dude was sick and wanted him Mommy. Who can argue with that?!

Halfway between one good weekend and expecting another....

Last weekend was just one of those enjoyable, relaxed, laughter-filled moments in time. I so treasure those!

Friday night was M'Lynn's last "Parent's Night" for XC. So hard to believe. She was very happy to be receiving her rose. Thanks to my friend, Erik, for the photos! It was COLD at the game, and the second half was very disappointing and W-SR lost but the half time show was, as usual, awesome!

Alecia and I had 3 hours of alone time on Saturday which we used to sort out my closet and clothes we are sorting in the basement. Time to change the seasons in the closets! I have been working on loosing weight for almost a year and am happy to report that I am two number sizes smaller in regulars than the size I bought a year ago in plus sizes. Trying on clothes was FUN! :-) Not that I'm done working on loosing weight, mind you... but this day boosted my determination and Alecia and I had a blast. Huge pile of clothes that she took a lot of joy in saying, "Mom, that's too big for you." They are gone - out of the house! =)

Next Friday is band SENIOR Night, so we'll again be walking across the track with a daughter. This time it's Erica's turn. She loves marching band, so this one could have a little more sadness in the excited emotion mix.

Saturday night is my 25th class reunion! Time does fly! It has been really fun to reconnect with so many on facebook; I think it will really help everyone relax and have fun earlier in the evening!

Hope your week is finding you flu free. Hard to come by state of being these days. We have been - so far - very lucky.

Fall Nesting

Fall seems to find me feeling slightly more domestic than normal. I'm cooking more (and better) meals, getting the laundry folded and ready for kids to take in a more timely manner (I'm never bad about washing and drying, it's the folding that can get me). Have more energy for picking up and "taking care" of my family in a more traditional manner than I do at other times of the year. I really enjoy it. Reminds me that although I have felt good about being a productive workforce participant these last 10 years, I would have likely been as happy to continue to stay home even after kids were in school... or maybe to have lived a couple generations ago when that was possible. Now, however, Chris is home and I'm at work.

Crops are coming out of the field ever so slowly and I'm hoping for a nice long Indian Summer. With some heat, please.

Reading Brenda's post this morning http://bkirkeby.blogspot.com/ I found a note of harmony in her feelings on facebook. I find myself checking in a couple times a day and yet staying more in the wings. Unsure of commenting - never wanting to come of sounding too weird or in anyway judgmental or whatever - and also caught wishing some would post more while others much less. And I wonder how other's feel about the frequency or lack thereof in my posting. But I do enjoy looking at everyone's pictures; starting to feel like I have an idea what is going on in my classmates lives. I have been really pleased to have found classmates from all three High Schools I attended - Wausau West HS, Sheridan HS and Decorah HS - as well as both colleges - Cottey and UNI. Many of the people I remember best are on Facebook and that has been fun. I am however, ready to give up the daily addiction of my games! The kids will be surprised to hear that.....