First Day of Autumn

I don't know why, but I always get excited about Autumn. Summer used to be my favorite season when I was younger and still living in San Diego, but the summers here are just too hot. I think it's the colors. I love the rich reds, oranges, and browns of the changing of the leaves, the harvest festivals and pumkin patches, wearing cozy sweaters, and even though we don't celebrate holidays, it's still a season of family gatherings for us with all the time off from work we get. Ive been thinking about registering to vote. We aren't encouraged to do so as JWs, but religion itself has been a constant issue of internal conflict for me for quite some time now. I need to figure out what I want to do about the meetings and how this decision will affect the kids.

Camping Trip

Went camping on the weekend of Aug 22. Had a really good time around the campfire roasting marshmallows, playing riddle games, lounging on the shores of Lake Tahoe and jumping off the pier for a COLD swim, but there were some issues too, like the boat engine blowing out on the guys, getting in trouble by the ranger about illegal firewood, which was so embarrassing I won't elaborate beyond that, and complaints about our noise level the first night. All in all, everyone had fun and the kids keep talking about going back, so there's definitely more of that to come next summer. Oh, and I think I got over my fear of poison oak. My rash finally went away. My dermatologist, who I vow never to go back to because he came across a bit pompous and very impersonable, wanted to treat me for scabies even though my skin test came out negative for it, and the symptoms were different. But, since he couldn't come up with any other diagnoses he wanted to be able to rule out scabies completely. However, I kept forgetting to pick up the cream and the rash went away on its own, so I left it at that. If it comes back I'm just going to see a new doctor.

Little Boy Aidan

Aidan, dubbed "Little Boy" because he is, got into a fight at school a couple weeks ago. The principal said he admitted to grabbing and kneeing a boy and telling him, "I know karate." Aidan denies all of that and said he only punched the kid once on the chest because the kid pushed him down first. I asked why he admitted to those other things and he said he didn't hear her (the principal) or understand her or something. Anyway, it's over now and it was a one-time deal, so it's water under the bridge, but I was just surprised 'cause Aidan is usually so friendly and popular with the kids.

Pooh On My Face

Yesterday Brody was touching my "Cindy Crawford/Modonna" mole, whatever you wanna call it, and I could tell he was slightly amused so I playfully asked him, "What is that?" His answer....."Pooh." Then he tried to scratch it off!

10th Anniversary