>We’re Leafing!
>Today, I’m holed up with a cranky, feverish post-immunization-shot toddler. But yesterday, we got our fall on… AGAIN. I’m obsessed with making the most of this season and planning outdoor activities several times a week. We spent yesterday going on a fall hike through Warner Park, playing in the leaves, doing crafts, and sloshing through a shallow creek. It was lovely.
We played in the leaves…
We went on a nature hike to the very top of a tall mountain. Well, okay, techncially they called it a hill, but they weren’t carrying/dragging along a 31-pound squirmer. IT WAS A MOUNTAIN.
Punky was always in the lead.
We discovered mushrooms and moss.
Guess which of my kids spent time sweeping the cabin and which spent time grubbing in the dirt (and ultimately eating it?)
Yep.
“Boy,” Punky said as we got in the car to go home, “We sure are doing a lot of fall!”
>I am a new blogger and a new blog reader and I am so glad I discovered yours (thanks to “Notes from the Trenches”)! Anyway, yours is one of my favorite blogs (you had me from “Wiping Ass and Taking Names”) so thanks. How do you find the time to do all of this writing and raise those gorgeous children?
>Lindsay, the post you wrote for the Parents website was so beautiful. What a WONDERFUL keepsake for Punky to look back on as she grows up. I am sure she will cherish it.
>That looks like tons of fun;-)
>Thanks, Tammy and Susie! Kelly, I’m lucky I make enough money writing now to justify hiring a babysitter eight hours a week specifically so that I can work. My husband takes a two-hour shift on the weekends. And I also squeeze it in during the kids’ naptimes (when I’m not squeezing in housework). It took months, but I’ve gotten them on the same naptime schedule and it is HEAVEN. 🙂
>Can’t be bothered to get a login at Parents.com, but Sweet Spirit was suh a gorgeous post! Generosity is one of the most essential, and yet strangely unpraised qualities that a person can have. Yay to Punky for having it in spades, and to you for recognizing her for it.
>Of course, maybe it’s just all of the sugar that’s putting her in a good mood. 🙂 (Just read the last Parents.com post.)
>Your Green Hills Mom Club stories crack me up! Beautiful picture!
>Punky’s smile alone reflects her sweet, considerate nature. It sounds like she has a very pure heart, but that’s not surprising given the amount of time you put into her, and the security she has in having a large, loving, extended family.I just gave up one of my two preschool days. While I will miss the quiet, it’s too expensive to send two kids, and I agree with so many of your past posts. This is time we don’t get back. We better savor it.
>I love that picture, Lindsay!