where did the summer go? It's the last Sunday in August and I can't believe school starts in a week. The summer went by in the blink of an eye. I really thought that last year would have been the hardest end of summer/go back to school feeling, but this summer seems to be so much harder to come to realization with. I really, really don't want to go back to teaching yet. I'm just not ready to give up my time with Aidan yet. Monday mornings are OUR mornings to get up, get breakfast, showered and dressed and usually rush to the library to get there on time for Baby's Way to Books. That 45 minute session is one of my favorite times of the week, and now I've got to wait until my next Monday off to enjoy that again. Even though taking Aidan on errands has become quite a chore lately because he wants to get down and walk or be more entertained, I LOVE taking him places. I get to show and teach him all kinds of new things and I've got to admit, it's nice to hear compliments on how cute or great he is. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to go out without him sometimes, but I really love spending time with him. Saturday Sean and I went to an open house at a local preschool to check out their music and movement program and decided that it's something we think Aidan would really enjoy and benefit from. Unfortunately it's offered at 9:30am on Wednesdays. Since I'll be at work I can't take him, but we're all lucky enough that Aidan will get to go with his mom-mom since she watches him for us. I hope I've got a Wednesday off during the 8 weeks that the program runs. Really, I wish we would have hit the lottery or something so I wouldn't have to work, or maybe even work just a couple of days a week.
Enough of my whining.........we got our carpet for our living room installed on Friday. It looks so much nicer than the old, crappy stuff that was in. However, due to poor warehouse lighting and lack of memory on my part, it's practically the same color that the old stuff was. It looks much better though and even gets vacuum lines-that Sean said look like pennants-when I vacuum it (I know, big geek). We also put some Sure-Fit slipcovers on the hand-me-down couches that were in great shape but not our style. They look fabulous now and totally changed the look of the room. We even hung a picture of Aidan from his one year shoot. We also moved the tv stand from the family room into the living room and assembled the new tv stand for the family room and set up the new, got a great deal, TV. Wow, we were productive. However, the dining room is a total mess still since all the junk from the living room is on my dining room table. The garage is filling up with furniture we don't want any longer and I'd rather give it to someone we know who could use it or sell it in a yard sale before just putting it to the curb. Ugh. Our yard looks like a jungle again thanks to the crazy rain storms we've been getting and the poor drainage in the back yard. A few things that are like storm clouds over my head.
Saturday we went to the Phillies game with Sean's parents and Aidan. It was a great time even though they were losing until the skies opened up and started pouring. It was crazy because we looked out and could see it raining in left field and then move over to cover the whole area. It was so weird. Luckily we chose to go eat and were just finishing up at Harry the K's so we weren't sitting in our seats to get soaked when it started. We stuck around for an hour while it still poured and then Sean ran out to get the car while we waited. Nothing like curbside service.
Today flew by sort of like the summer. Aidan wasn't willing to nap at home today so we drove and made a few returns while he napped and then a very unsuccessful trip to Target. It was a good family day though.
My thoughts on life right now:I'm in a mood and need to get out of it.I don't want summer to end but am looking forward to fun fall and winter times ahead. Aidan is the best.Aidan's smile lights up my world.
