I'M BACK.........

Yay, I am back to my blog and sitting with my morning coffee! It's been so long since I have been able to do this since a) we went on a wonderful vacation that I didn't want to end and b) we came home to a TON of things we had on our calendar. Just to fill you in on some of it, because I would never want to bore you with all of my escapades.... I chaperoned two field trips for my children. The first was to Mystic Seaport with my middle one. We were so tan and our bodies were used to the warm sunshine of Florida, that we FROZE that day at the seaport. It was a lot of fun and I am glad I got to be there with my little chicklet, but I wish it had been a bit warmer. The next class trip I got to go on was to Lake Compounce (the day before our very big dance dress rehearsal, I might add.) The kids had a blast. They loved running around and getting on all the rides. I, myself, was happy to see my child having a great time with her buds, but could have done without the torrential rainstorm and being soaked to the bone for most of the day. Regardless of the weather though, the kids were thrilled to be there. I braved the return trip home on the bus (soaking wet and listening to 30+ kids conversing loudly for over an hour) and then had to run and sign my kids up for the fall/spring season of soccer. Tired and cold, I found my way home to a full night of prepping for the dress rehearsal. Packing our car with everything I could think of to keep my children fed, hydrated, occupied and happy during the 8 hours of rehearsal that was ahead of them. During the rehearsal, I had a few moments of wanting to strangle people for their rudeness, but that is another story in itself. The following day, was the big day.

The recital was beautiful and brought me to tears. I love watching my children on the stage with their amazing ability to dance the way I could never have done when I was little. They give me great joy and I love every minute of this special day.

Now that the dancing has subsided, for now, I am focusing on all of the birthday parties I need to arrange, plan, and execute. Needless to say, my knitting has taken not just the back seat, but I think is sitting somewhere on I-95 hoping I will come back and find it. I got one of my knitting magazines in the mail yesterday. I really want to sit and look at that bad boy. Maybe next week............