29 October

Wednesday Photos and words.....I've learned that I do most of the same things every day in the morning and evenings (but the words are still important).  

The story of today includes the laundry next to my bed still not folded.

The story of today includes feeding th dog one and a half scoops

  and putting the ices in the lunchboxes.

 and watching big kids get their own breakfasts.

and getting myself the same breakfast.

and just barely making the bus....AGAIN!

The story of today includes love.

  and parties and chicken soup.

 and making ouselves beautiful.

The story of today includes silliness.

 and independence.

 and more love.

 The story of today includes neighbors.

 and noticing stuff before they are too old for it.

The story of today includes being do grateful for this backyard, and the work it took to make it.

The story of today includes the bus.

 and Work.

The story of today includes  always taking the stairs

and punching a clock.

the story of today includes computers, and eating lunch from the cafeteria in front of said computers.

The story of today includes riding a shuttle back and forth to my car....

And texts from the 12 year old boy who plays in the neighbor's yard every day after school.

The story of today includes a school pick up

And water.

The story of today includes communication from school to home.

 and making Halloween costumes out of stuff we already had (and being happy with that).

The story of today included a party and some bad attitude  and anxiety about not wanting to join in, talk to anyone or play games.

 And More love when Daddy got home.

The story of today included a free backpack from Dad's trip.

 and chicken soup in the crockpot.

and family dinner for the first time this week.

 And the girl working so, so hard on her homework.

 The story of today includes making good on a promise.

 and relaxing.

 The story of today includes choosing our pumpkin design based on an upcoming trip.

 and a pre-bedtime meltdown when the excitement of all the carving was done.

 And more love and I missed you snuggles.

 The story of today includes books, always books.

 and Homewok.

and looks.

and milestones.

and disorganization.

The story of today includes watching the Blacklist with J.

 making to do lists for the next day.

and a little technology before bed.