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Pinpointing

We were at the playground this morning when I saw it, our first real hint of fall color for the season.  

This afternoon, while putting Harper's shoes on, I told her for each pair of shoes we buy, Tom's gives another pair to a little girl in a third world country who cannot afford shoes.

H:  "Like Leah?"  (Who lives down the street in a bigger house than ours.)

M:  "No, not like Leah."

H:  "Like Lexie?"  (Still a bigger house, and in a better location.)

M:  "No, not like Lexie..."  (Starting to realize I'd rather not delay our trip to the craft store by trying to explain what a third world country is to a three year old.)

H:  "Like Rachael?"  (Rachael is a new girl in her class, and I have never been to her house.)

M:  "Yes.  Like Rachael."

Note to self: Keep better track of iphone.

I was suprised to find these pictures Harper took on my phone today.

Well, at least she is on her way to making great self portraits.

Them Apples

Skylar has taken the girls out for pancakes, leavening me home alone. It is crisp drizzly fall morning, and this kind of quiet is the kind that makes you feels you could conquer anything, an invincible quiet. Of course, the thing that sounds best to do is to stay in bed.

The girls and I went apple picking with some buddies yesterday. Even though there is an orchard around the corner, we made an hour drive to get ‘eco-apples’ at Lyman Orachards. It was well worth it. The orchard was amazing, full of beautiful apples and breath taking views. They also had a place to get lunch, which sealed the deal for me. We’ll definitely go again.

Only, Harper took a long car nap on the way hope, exhausted from her hard work picking six pounds of apples. She stayed up till 10:00, ugh. Why is it a forty minute nap adds three hours to bedtime? Any-who, we let her watch the X-Factor with us, and admittedly, she is getting to an age where it is kind of nice to have a late night with her, every once in a while. The end of babies is not all bad.

Soliloquies from the Baby

It has been a while, yes?  Well, I like to think that you and me are so close, no matter how much time has passed, it is like no time has passed at all.

Casey is now old enough to drink from a cup fairly well.  She is also talking, and not like “Doggie.” talking, although there is that, too.  She is a stones throw away from being the next great orator. 

 

Harper is back to school.  She is thrilled to be out of the house, making new friends, doing fresh fun arts and crafts, and enjoying the best of all times, snack time.  There was a miscalculation on my part in our back to school plans.  Casey gave up her morning nap.  Good-bye guilty pleasure, I will miss you Kathy Lee and Hoda woman.  Oh well, after 18 months it is probably high time the baby had some one on one attention.  Hopefully, she won’t be bored to tears without her built in entertainment big sister.   

Bunnies and Pie, saying good bye to summer

We went to the fair recently, which can only mean one thing.  Summer is coming to an end. 

I’m not going to lie, fall cannot come soon enough.  Don’t get me wrong.  This summer was lovely, a mild August (other than the hurricane), discovering new beaches, real ice cream shakes, friends at the playground, picnics almost every day, trips to museums, vacations to see family, good times.

But, my one woman show has lost its charm with Harper.  She is getting restless for school to start, and I am, too.  I miss my guilty pleasure: alone time with Kathy Lee and Hoda.  Yes.  Judge way, I can take it.  Of course, there is fall color, and sweaters, and cooler days, and lack of sweat, and all of that good stuff to look forward to as well.  Oh, and just maybe, please please please, with longer nights the kids might sleep until 7 a.m. again, pretty please.