first of all, jon stewart freaking NAILED IT last night.
secondly, dahlias might be my new favorite flowers.
and while we're on the subject, my favorite season is about to hit the arboretum. yesterday was lovely ... two weeks from now will be even lovelier.
third, enjoy!
my kids are - finally - back in school.
henry headed out on monday morning to begin his high school career. yes i said high school.
remember when he looked like this?
(that would be his first day of first grade. *sob*)
one week in, and all is well. he's finding his way around without trouble. he's figuring out the lunch situation. he hasn't yet been to his locker. and he adores his science teacher.
then, on wednesday, harp began fourth grade.
not gonna lie ... i'm a bit freaked out by how fast my kiddos are growing up. this girl? seems like she was just this girl:
(well ... maybe she hasn't changed all that much.)
but after three days, she declares fourth grade is "awesome." so far, she loves her teacher, her two bffs are in her class, and at some point she'll get to bring home the class guinea pigs for a weekend.
it's all good.
august was a long, long, loooooong month. so i'm pretty sure they are just as happy to be back in school as i am happy to send them there.
we did round out summer vacation with a quick trip to indiana over labor day to celebrate marc's mom's birthday with the fam.
and that was fun. even though i got food poisoning or something the first night there. that was less fun.
and after that we headed to my parents' for a day and a half, and that was fun, too. except for the two hours i spent at the ER with my mom and my grandma, after grandma decided to rearrange her desk with her face. seven stitches later, we were back home.
but the very best part of the whole trip? i finally got to spend time with my lovely friend, jen. a visit that's been in the works for, oh, like three years.
we arrived friday afternoon for dinner and hanging out, then decided hey! why not send the menfolk out to shoot at things on saturday morning, while the womenfolk wander the village and soak up even more time together?
so we did. and it was awesome.
and i felt very anne shirley & diana berry with jen. truth be told, i think our daughters felt a bit like that, too.
jen & i are trying to orchestrate an arranged marriage between her daughter and my son. which wasn't awkward for them at all.
and yes, we got pix of jen and me together. and we agreed that none were shareable. so that's that.
it was just the loveliest way to end the longest month of the longest summer ever. and now? fall. it's cool outside, my kids are back in school ... all is right with the world.