Time Flies

I truly don't know where September went. I worked. I read for fun. I cleaned Ian's room (that little gem took me 8 hours! The kid is a packrat.). I got a jump-start on my textbook reading for my first course this term, an organizational behavior course that focuses on human resources and keeping people happy (my employer could learn a thing or two about that). I kept busy, and the time just flew.

So here it is, the end of September. Ian started school - 4th grade! (Wasn't it just last week he was 4 pounds and struggling to breathe?) He is practicing his cello as I write. We had to sign a contract that he will practice for 30 minutes every single day without fail. I think this may be further proof that there is no god.

I taught my nephew Andy, who is 16, the ink still fresh on his new driver's license, how to drive a standard transmission tonight. He was more nervous than I was. (And truthfully, I wasn't nervous at all.) I really like him. He's a really cool kid with a great sense of humor. And he likes baseball, so he's okay by me!

On my plate for the month of October is figuring out how to handle the black mold problem in the basement at work (where my office is), contemplating whether or not to move into a bigger apartment that has had repairs/updates take place over the course of the last ten years, starting my second term at WGU, and preparing for Ian's 9th birthday.

No stress here. Maybe I'll even find time for some recreational reading. Or maybe not! :D

Wildlife Festival 2009

Ian's Grandparents invited us to accompany them to the Wildlife Festival at the Niagara Power Vista. It was amazing. We saw a ton of birds and heard their stories. So many of them had been damaged by cars...it was really sad. The highlight of the show was Liberty the Bald Eagle. I'd never seen a real one - only pictures. They are striking in person!


Then Ian sampled the displays in the Power Vista, and we called it a day!

Halloween in September

Bill in his costume. He was great!

Ian went trick or treating, but it's really not his thing. He hit up five people, looked in his bowl, and said, "I got enough. Can we go home now?" Absolutely, honey. Let everybody else run up their dental bills. :D

Dan's yard. My Aunt Mary had a ball decorating!

Ian's pumpkin. He carved it with Dorinda while I did homework. I asked him if he wanted to do another, and he said, "Nah. They're hard." I agree. I did one about six years ago, and it was a nightmare. No pun intended. Dorinda's turned out great, though! I hope they post a picture of it. I forgot to take one when she finished it!

The last game of the season...

{heavy sigh}