Holy Cow, it's almost Fall!

After I was doing a never ending amount of dishes tonight since I strongly dislike our rental house dishwasher, I finally dried my hands, and I looked around the kitchen and it hit me, I had not yet flipped the calendar from August to September. Hey, it's only been three days! Where did the summer go? Michael is now in 4th grade (I remember 4th grade vividly) and Katelyn is in 2nd grade and brought home a love note from a boy named Caleb. Then last week, my baby boy, Joshua, turned 4! So as I head into the fall and try to ignore the singing and candles with the numbers 3 and 2, I plan to treasure every moment with them. I love the fall and always have, even when my parents reminded me that the leaves were so pretty and made me crazy driving so slow through Rock Bridge State Park. Fall makes me feel at home with endless football watching and chili making! Maybe fall in Iowa will be somehow different than Missouri or maybe we have just been so busy all summer that I look forward to the peace of scheduled days. And, even with piano lessons, violin lessons, swim lessons, flag football, soccer and junior Bible quiz, not to mention all the youth activities, I plan to stop to smell the pumpkin scented candles! Even if I have to keep one in the minivan!