getting back

I have a million valid reasons for having all but disappeared from the "land of blogg" for the last week; our trip to Vermont, my allergies, my growing belly, my attempt to get laundry done and the kiddos back into a routine after being away, oh the list could go on and on!  I have not finished any crafting projects in a while {instead, I have a couple that are in the works}, and I am searching high and low for the perfect counted cross stitch to make for the tiny peanut who will be arriving in just over 3 months now! 

And then there is life to write about...  Well, life in school could not be more different from what we had been used to.  My days are filled with making breakfasts and lunches at the same time, makng sure folders and forms are returned each day, and praying that my big boy is having fun and not getting into any trouble.  We have soccer practices during the week, games every saturday and I have found myself actually saying the words "slow down, slow down", as if time itself might hear me and alloow me to catch up a bit so that I can fully embrace my most favourite season.

 
I was only too pleased to see that some of the other women whose bloggs I enjoy reading so much have also felt that they needed a bit of a break for any number of reasons.  Sometimes, that is just the thing to do.  And so, to add yet another reason for my disappearing act, for my birthday that is today, I gave myself some space.  Instead of sitting at the computer or sewing machine, I have sat in the backyard and watched my kiddos play, or during quieter moments, sat on the couch and watched my favourite show, Murder, She Wrote.   School is out for a four day holiday...{I'm suspecting it is for Columbus day and is not in honor of my birthday}  and I'm looking foward to time with family, pumpkin picking, a lovely birthday sunday dinner and plenty of pumpkin pie!  I'm looking foward to sharing some of what we've been up to the last couple of weeks {what we have managed to craft and what we have baked} next week.

Have a lovely October weekend!

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