Wow, I knew I'd not posted an entry here for a while, but I didn't realize it had been since August! Life has been very busy around here. The MonaVie business is growing and is very exciting. Austin has gotten into the swing of second grade and the flowers that were so alive and vibrant in June are now looking as haggard as me.
It's hard to believe that summer is over and we're already hearing forcasts of snow flurries for this week. Where does time go? Every summer goes by faster than the last. Which reminds me; why in the world does winter drag by when the other seasons fly by in a whirl? I'll never understand how that works!
Today, I went with Austin's class to the Dinsmore Homestead. It was built in the 1800's and when the last family members moved out sometime in the 40's it was maintained by a servant of the family. The family's belongings were left in tact, it looks as if they've stepped out for a walk and will return any moment. It's fascinating and oh so wonderful for a lover of old things like me. The children got to see what children their age did for fun in the 1800's. They played games that the children would have played. Here is a picture of Austin playing with a "hoop and stick". He was really very good at it! Maybe he has an old soul like his mother!
The children also got to see what it was like to do the chores that the children of the 1800's might have had to do. He ground coffee beans, rolled out a pie crust, washed clothes on a washboard, made butter, and beat rugs. I thought it was funny how he found these chores to be so much "fun", and yet making his bed is the equivalent of child abuse.
In other news, Austin will be 8 years old on October 18th. I cannot believe it. Like I said before, time flies. His aunt and uncle left for Italy today so they requested we celebrate his birthday early this year. Here are some birthday pictures
Yeah, okay, so I didn't make his birthday cake...he WANTED this one!!!!
His birthday loot is burning a hole in his pocket. A trip to ToysRUs in in our future.
His party was on the day that the darn Patriots beat our Bengals. I told you all we were big Bengal fans! Now do you believe me?
Remember last year on his birthday how I invited my friend's cousin here to meet Patrick without asking him? Well, guess what....here we are a year later and they have seen each other almost every day since then! Chalk one up for Mom!
