Friday

Well, I believe this is the longest I have gone without posting since I began in January! The reason for this is that the middle and end of the week played out much like the first part of the week. If it wasn't P.T.A. stuff, ME waking up several times a night just wanting to be held and not taking no for an answer, making food for people, dr.'s, dentists, visiting dear friend in hospital after her baby was born, grocery store runs, and trying to be just plain Mom throughout it all.

I feel very weary and overcommitted. Bryon is very busy at work as well, so we feel like we are running on empty. I made a promise to Bryon that next week, all activities would be greatly pared down. The only "hat" I want to wear next week is "Mom" and "Wife". Those two jobs take up so much space already without all the other stuff in the mix.

Bryon and I are sitting down tonight to decide where we will take our romantic weekend next month. It seems like every November we try to get away for awhile. Scheduling that between soccer games and all the rest of the Fall activites always proves to be a challenge, but it is my favorite month and I want to spend a little of it alone with Bryon!

We usually go to our favorite bed and breakfast down in Gruene. I love this place so much and hate to go somewhere else, but it might be nice to branch out a little. Who knows?

As I write, I am looking out at an overcast, windy morning. Leaves have started falling off our trees and I broke out the sweatshirt this morning. While running my errands this morning, I noticed pumpkins on porches and it made me smile. My soul feels at home in the Fall and I am trying to drink it all in while it lasts instead of letting it fall through my fingers while on the way to my next errand.

Have a great weekend!