1. After having some sort of activity every single day (karate, soccer, swimming, soccer, group, karate, soccer, soccer) this week we finally got a break. Both soccer and swimming are over and we're down to karate twice a week (we choose the days) and group on Thursdays. Ahhhh. But after two afternoons home with the kids (from 4 to dinner time) I'm wondering what we can do now to fill the time. They can play great together at times, but every five minutes or so there's some crisis that needs to be solved.
2. Soccer was fun this fall - again, I was suckered into being the assistant coach. I really don't mind, but I would like to just sit and watch Conner play without worrying about who's going in where and who wants a break and what the other crazy little boys are doing. Conner had a great season; it turns out that he loves to play and is great at playing defense! The team overall wasn't great - we won one game but showed improvement throughout the year. Our last two games (in the tournament) were their best ones; we lost the last game 1-0 in double overtime. It was a nailbiter! I think all involved were ready for the season to be over.
3. Audrey's loving school. Today was her field trip to the pumpkin farm (Cherry Ridge Farms in Georgetown, Ohio) - I took the day off to go with her. It was a beautiful day and comfortable in the mid-60s. We walked through a corn maze, pet some horses, the kids each took a turn "scooping poop", and everyone got a pumpkin to bring home. Aud's camped out right now in the middle of the family room floor.4. Conner learned how to tie his shoes! What a wonderful thing. The next best thing will be when Audrey figures out how to swing by herself.
5. Conner's doing great academically at school - he's reading like a champ right now. He's having issues talking (surprise!) but has been doing better lately, I think. We had an incident a couple of weeks ago where he'd told us he was green (good) but it turns out that he was lying and was actually yellow (a warning). Long conversations ensued. Tonight's a music program by the 1st and 2nd graders at his school. Should be fun!6. We haven't had any trips lately to Kings Island or the Zoo, but hopefully we'll get to both places this weekend. Mom & Dad are coming down Friday night and we're thinking the zoo could be a possibility on Saturday.
7. We took the other bed rail off of Conner's bed the other night - he decided he was ready. He hasn't fallen out yet, so that's a good thing! He mentioned that he was going to wait until he was 7 but decided to go ahead and give it a shot.
9. I did the craziest thing ever a couple of Sundays ago - I partnered up with another teacher at my school and did something called The Little Miami Triathlon. It was a 6 mile canoe, 5.5 mile walk/run, and 18 mile bike ride. Unfortunately it was freezing cold (well, in the 50s anyway) and windy... someone told me that during the bike ride we had 37 mph gusts - not so much fun when you're riding a bike into them! As a team we were 20th out of 30, but my partner was having some big time bike issues and took an hour longer than it took me. I was 23rd out of 59 in our division.
11. I got some cute pictures of the kids playing in the leaves the other night.
