Somehow October managed to be the longest, yet fastest month ever. It's my favorite month of the year, and the hardest. I love fall...the warm colors, cooler temperatures and all things pumpkin spice. There are birthdays to celebrate and Halloween fun. But as a teacher, it's a crazy month of parent/teacher conferences. The kids have been swamped with homework and projects. I feel like I'm in over my head most days, trying to keep up with it all. By this time of fall, I'm counting down to Thanksgiving break so I can catch my breath. Having this simple fall mantle somehow keeps me calm and happy. Our big news...Savannah is officially a Texas Longhorn! UT Austin here she comes! Fall concerts fell on the same night again...Always a nice challenge to get from one choir concert at Garcia for Lorelei and rush to another orchestra concert at O'Connor. The girls enjoyed the Homecoming Game, even if they didn't go to the Homecoming Dance (t
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!