a day in the life, my internal dialogue

Today was a teacher's workday. Rewind to any other day of the school year...our normal routine is that it usually takes an atomic bomb landing to wake Dylan up. And then he still hardly wakes up! Not this morning, not on the one morning where we can sleep in....nope. He was up bright and early at 7am. Of course he was.

We had coffee and eggs and toasts and talked about how to spend our day out of school.

I decided I was sick of looking at the dust in the corners. Well, actually I accidentally used the bathroom downstairs in the basement: READ: Dylan's territory. OMG, after that I decided I needed to CLEAN. So we spent the morning (we meaning I) cleaning, vacuuming, dusting.....I felt much better after it was done.

Then we made our way to Target with the windows down, it was such a beautiful day. Karsen and I wanted a bagel from Brueggar's. Dylan decides he does not eat bagels. Ok.....

Off to Target we go to get snow boots. Yes, I just typed that sentence. Dylan is now in size 8 MENS!  We found a pair that we both liked, and I realized that this was no small victory! One less thing on my to-do list.

The new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book came out this past Tuesday, and Dylan's goal was to get it today with his birthday money he had saved from last month. Target was SOLD OUT. Meijer was SOLD OUT. Start the pouty attitude. Like it was my fault or something. Yes, life is unfair!  Finally, we go to Barnes N Noble....they had it! Mission accomplished. Return the sheepish, sweet look on his face. My heart melts when he says "Thanks Mom". He counted down to the days until this book was being released.

Fast forward one hour, we are back home. I love walking into a clean house :) Dylan is downstairs reading.  I bet he will have the entire book read in the next 20 minutes.  Countdown starts. Karsen is in the living room flipping and jumping to Miley Cyrus songs on Napster. Actually, I am the DJ; as I am blogging, I am finding her fast or slow songs depending on her mood...well actually depending on which "routine" she is working on. She is wearing her new leotard that we got her for her birthday. She loves gymnastics as much as I did when I was her age. <3

I have mentally planned what we will be having for supper. Wondering if we will watch a movie and snuggle on the couch tonight.....Chris Brown, "Forever" is playing now...Karsen thinks this song would be good for a floor routine. Yep, I agree baby! Chris will be home soon, going to start dinner. I love Friday nights.

indian summer

Olentangy River, OH, Fall 2010

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*Indian Summer -a meteorological phenomenon that occurs in autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by a period of sunny, warm weather, after the leaves have turned following an onset of frost, but before the first snowfall.(according to Wikipedia)*

I am so thankful for Mother Nature's sweet grace. She is easing me quite nicely into winter with the most beautiful indian summer weather. Everyone has told me that this Fall in OH has been exceptionally warm and sunny. I believe it is because I have prayed without cease for a not-so-cold slap-you-in-the-face kind of winter weather. I wanted a true Fall, and a nice gradual transition into the first real winter of my young life and that is what we have been having. :)

Actually, this week we have gone from freezing in the morning to highs of 60s-70s. Today we actually got HOT while we were out running errands. I sure did not complain at all. I know by the looks of all the sleds, boots, scarves, and etc...that I see everywhere that winter is so on her way! And we better get ready!

We live about 1/2 mile away from the Olentangy River. It is a beautiful area with running and biking trails that span about 20 miles from downtown Columbus all the way north into the countryside. I have been told that the river will look like this by mid-January.

Olentangy River, mid-winter 2009

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Oh my sweet word!! Indian summer, stay around as long as you want! I will surely miss you when you leave.

Since the weather will be so lovely, (for one more weekend according to the mean weather man on the news) we are heading to the Hocking Hills of southern Ohio to go hiking tomorrow! We are going to enjoy this weather while we can.

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Happy 9th birthday, Karsen~! We love you!

wordless weekend~vampire in action