It's the last day of summer, so we went to the dentist. That's not what you would normally do to kick off the official end of summer, of course. But it did need to be done. And by the way, Mommy and Daddy have a clean bill of health with their teeth at least. We'll see the dentist again, probably in March. Probably the last day of winter, too.
Much has been made about the benchmarks that indicate the end of summer. To us, it's been over since Labor Day. To hear that today was actually the last day of summer is kind of a surprise - you mean we're still in summer? But yet it hasn't really felt like fall until this week either. We've been in a seasonal limbo lately, but this week the temperature is supposed to dive a bit to remind us that yes, in fact, summer is now officially over. And here we begin: it is the start of the season we love the most, with so much going on in October, November and December. January hits us and we're all depressed it is over with so quickly. But here, right now in September, this is where we should pause to take it all in - life is about to get really fun! Already, we've seen apples. But soon we'll see scarecrows and pumpkins and fairs and leaves and costumes. And then there's everything with Christmas. The summer months were fun, but there's something more magical about the autumn season. So here we are on the precipice of another fall, ready to race through it once again. We're really looking forward to it. YOLO is the expression being used the last few years, meaning "you only live once." We get to do this fall thing once a year though, and it never gets old. How can it be that this season where everything goes to slumber can be such a refreshing time for us? Not sure, but we'll take it.
So today was ballet practice for Madison. She enjoyed it very much. And while she was enjoying it very much, Daddy was talking to a woman once more just outside the hall. It was a mother of one of the little girls dancing inside, and this mother has cancer. We spoke at church yesterday about using the thing that you've overcome in order to inspire others going through that same thing. And here we are, doing just that. Today was the second time Daddy has been trying to uplift this woman's spirits. But it just so happens that there is another ballet mom who goes to our church as well. And she also survived cancer. So the two of us ganged up on this sick mother. Not really, but the two of us were on either side of this sick mother, encouraging and letting her know that she can make it. We'll pray for her, and keep her in our thoughts. And we'll keep encouraging her, as God put her in our lives for a reason - we'll do our best to help her through this.
Madison is getting a surprise soon. Mommy and Daddy were on our way back from the dentist, and we went to a thrift shop to trade in some of Madison's older costumes and clothing. In exchange for this, we get credit for the store, for other items. It's a popular store in Cumming, with lots of fall items and costuming - one thing we saw was a Little Mermaid costume. Yes, we now have that. We know that this will be the perfect costume for Madison when we return to SeaWorld next month. Yes, that's yet another thing to look forward to. We'll probably share the costume with her later this week as a reward - she'll be pretty excited about that one. She loves, loves, loves new costumes.
Tonight, we did our piano practice and wrapped that up. Only one day left on the Minecraft Calendar. We also played Disney Universe a bit, an old game now. Madison has been wanting to play this game a few times recently. It may be so that she can beat Daddy up a lot.
She went to bed tonight after another visit to Neverland, and of course a passage from the Bible. Mommy and Daddy watched "The Winter Soldier" again, and now we're all caught up for "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." tomorrow night. And that pretty much sums up the end of summer for us. It was a good summer though, looking back. Lots of camps and fun, so don't get me wrong. It's just that here is where the real fun begins!
Much has been made about the benchmarks that indicate the end of summer. To us, it's been over since Labor Day. To hear that today was actually the last day of summer is kind of a surprise - you mean we're still in summer? But yet it hasn't really felt like fall until this week either. We've been in a seasonal limbo lately, but this week the temperature is supposed to dive a bit to remind us that yes, in fact, summer is now officially over. And here we begin: it is the start of the season we love the most, with so much going on in October, November and December. January hits us and we're all depressed it is over with so quickly. But here, right now in September, this is where we should pause to take it all in - life is about to get really fun! Already, we've seen apples. But soon we'll see scarecrows and pumpkins and fairs and leaves and costumes. And then there's everything with Christmas. The summer months were fun, but there's something more magical about the autumn season. So here we are on the precipice of another fall, ready to race through it once again. We're really looking forward to it. YOLO is the expression being used the last few years, meaning "you only live once." We get to do this fall thing once a year though, and it never gets old. How can it be that this season where everything goes to slumber can be such a refreshing time for us? Not sure, but we'll take it.
So today was ballet practice for Madison. She enjoyed it very much. And while she was enjoying it very much, Daddy was talking to a woman once more just outside the hall. It was a mother of one of the little girls dancing inside, and this mother has cancer. We spoke at church yesterday about using the thing that you've overcome in order to inspire others going through that same thing. And here we are, doing just that. Today was the second time Daddy has been trying to uplift this woman's spirits. But it just so happens that there is another ballet mom who goes to our church as well. And she also survived cancer. So the two of us ganged up on this sick mother. Not really, but the two of us were on either side of this sick mother, encouraging and letting her know that she can make it. We'll pray for her, and keep her in our thoughts. And we'll keep encouraging her, as God put her in our lives for a reason - we'll do our best to help her through this.
Madison is getting a surprise soon. Mommy and Daddy were on our way back from the dentist, and we went to a thrift shop to trade in some of Madison's older costumes and clothing. In exchange for this, we get credit for the store, for other items. It's a popular store in Cumming, with lots of fall items and costuming - one thing we saw was a Little Mermaid costume. Yes, we now have that. We know that this will be the perfect costume for Madison when we return to SeaWorld next month. Yes, that's yet another thing to look forward to. We'll probably share the costume with her later this week as a reward - she'll be pretty excited about that one. She loves, loves, loves new costumes.
Tonight, we did our piano practice and wrapped that up. Only one day left on the Minecraft Calendar. We also played Disney Universe a bit, an old game now. Madison has been wanting to play this game a few times recently. It may be so that she can beat Daddy up a lot.
She went to bed tonight after another visit to Neverland, and of course a passage from the Bible. Mommy and Daddy watched "The Winter Soldier" again, and now we're all caught up for "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." tomorrow night. And that pretty much sums up the end of summer for us. It was a good summer though, looking back. Lots of camps and fun, so don't get me wrong. It's just that here is where the real fun begins!
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