TToT – The Interim

August 28, 2015 Off By Lisa

Unbelievably, here we are at the end of summer.

School begins on Monday for Kidzilla, so this is our last weekend of summer freedom. But I still can’t pull my brain away from the thought that summer lasts until Labor Day and this whole back-to-school before Labor Day thing is nonsense.

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So for the next week, we’ll be sort of hovering in the interim between back-to-school routine and what should be the final days of summer. Of course, it’s all moot since summer doesn’t end by the calendar until late September. I guess the answer to the question of when summer ends is dependent upon the person you ask. 

But whatever.

While I’m a bit sad to see summer end, I’m also glad we’ll be getting back to a more structured routine with the start of school. I’ve learned to appreciate the beauty of each season, but seasons must and do change. I’m ready, I think.

Regardless of what the school calendar says, it’s still the weekend and that means it’s time to stop for a few moments and be thankful for the good in life…

I’m thankful again for the beautiful produce from our CSA. Last week we had a large pile of fresh “seconds” tomatoes that produced a huge batch of homemade spaghetti sauce. We had dinner one night and froze five more quarts. I should’ve taken a picture of the HUGE pile of tomatoes pre-cooking. Didn’t. Here’s a shot of the peppers instead with Mr. Melon and Mr. Eggplant photobombing.

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This week I have an abundance of peppers – some “firsts” and some “seconds” which will find their way to diced and frozen to use in winter. We aren’t huge pepper eaters here, but we do manage them mixed into things like a delicious stuffed pepper casserole.

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I’m thankful that I didn’t flip into crazy back to school mode with Kidzilla this week. We’ve been moving her bedtime and wakeup time back to what will be expected for school, but I let go of my conviction that we were somehow morally obligated to drill numbers and skills before school starts. Instead, we spent this week playing and reading and wrapping up some summer projects.

Zilla and I also managed to share a whopper of a late summer cold this week and I’m thankful that’s on the tail end so we’ll be back to rights for the start of school. And I’m always thankful for my “sick tea” recipe and that Zilla drinks it so willingly. She asks for it as soon as she doesn’t feel well. Smart girl!

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I’m thankful the Hub cleans up cat poop. You probably do not want the details on this week’s episode of As The Rotten Cats Crap, so we’ll leave it at that. I may be thankful for wet cat food in a few days. We’ll see. One of these three noodleheads needs a diet adjustment which may or may not resolve the ongoing litter box problem. Stay tuned.

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I’m glad to have done a small bit of writing this week other than my TToT and I’m so very happy that it was well-received. Check out my Six Sentence Story here if you missed it. I’m pretty happy with this one. And thanks to Ivy for hosting it!

I’m thankful for the Anti-Gravity Challenge (did I get the name right?) and for Clark’s daily wake-up messages and undying encouragement. I’m determined to keep going, even if this week looks like a big huge gain in the weight department and having others (Clark, Val, Joy, Christine) in the trenches helps.

This view. Outside my office window. Right now. Obviously the photo doesn’t do justice to that full moon rising, but take my word for it – it’s gorgeous.

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Now how about you? What are you thankful for this week? Are you ready for fall and the start of school? Are your kids already back in school? 

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