Thrilling Thursdays

  Hello to you, it is Thursday and the sun is shining here. It is HOT and it is almost October. This week I have been feeling frantic to get all my children ready for snow. There really isn't a huge reason. We do not usually actually even really get a lot of snow here but last year we had so much and I realized how not prepared I was. It was just not as fun in the snow with snow pants that were more mid calf length than ankle length and also snow pants that were ripped and gaping in the in between your legs area. Also I realized that when there is copious amounts of snow younger children really could use two sets of snow pants. So I had hand me downs for my two youngest and they are well supplied but my two oldest have nothing in the way of boots of pants. I am well on my way to having that dealt with. Yay for thinking ahead and being prepared. Makes me feel so organized! I am however not ready for the rainy season and that comes before snow. So that is my next goal. We often have weeks sometimes months of never ending grey rainy days here and if you have good rain gear it doesn't intimidate you quite as much. I order 'muddy buddies' for my two youngest from Mountain Equipment Coop because that is head to toe rain coverage and they can jump in puddles or sit in a stroller and they will stay nice and dry. It is wonderful.

  Anyway none of this is very exciting but this is my life! Today I have driven my two middles to their teacher's home. She took them to a rock museum which was very thrilling for them. I drove my oldest to a chiropractor appointment. I have started to tackle the disaster that I used to call my front entry way. Right now it looks like a junk heap. I have folded two loads of laundry but there is more coming. I have been trying to get the living room floor clean enough to vacuum but I get distracted over and over cleaning other things.I have been asked by each individual child if they can have a granola bar enough times that I want to scream and I have been finding the said granola bar wrappers all over the house.

A pretty thrilling Thursday right?
Hurrah for thrilling Thursdays

  But yesterday I went out into the forest with a friend. We hiked through birch trees, falling Autumn leaves, seeing snakes rustle off into the grass and tiny frogs hope across the path. We saw hills of ferns and enough green to feel refreshed for a good while. The sun added shimmer to everything. We took some time to sit in silence and a little squirrel literally came and told us a story. It was so animated. I wish we could understand what it was so excited about. There were tiny spiders spinning webs and birds chirping but everything felt so at rest. I love that about nature. It has its wild crazy days but it rests so beautifully and fully.

  Well my three year old has asked me for a 'nola bar' about fifty times and he is now crying so off I go. I think the dang things are almost gone thank the good Lord. 

May the rest of your day be wonderful :)
Love Tansy