I’m still here. Barely, but hanging on. October is always a busy month for us, but this October, THIS OCTOBER, has set the bar at a new level. Here’s some of what has been happening:
- Matt was on call for a week.
- Then he traveled to North Carolina for a week.
- Then he started a new job (same company, new role, more later).
- Somewhere in there, it was Yom Kippur, and Simon’s second 5K of the Fall.
- Then he turned 8, which involved one trip to school, one friends party, and one family party. That weekend was a little over-booked.
- But NOT as overbooked as the next weekend, which involved a soccer tournament in Cincinnati. We drove there and back twice, and still managed to fit in a friend’s birthday party Saturday night and a tennis clinic Sunday afternoon.
- Then this week we made up for all that not being around by trying to cram in making a Halloween costume and finishing a school project while also having regular week-night soccer practices.
- It’s a new scholarship cycle to organize for the Sudanese Refugee Education Fund.
- I’m planning a home insulation blitz with the CRC and Project Warm.
- I compiled a school directory and organized a PTA art competition for Brandeis.
- I’m incorporating a group of neighbors into an association to deal with my neighbor’s (still) illegal duplex.
- Matt had (very) minor surgery this week.
Needless to say, my pantry is empty and my bathrooms are dirty. But Marvin the Martian promises to rock, Simon picked up a lot of practical skills while figuring out how to construct a timeline of the universe, turning 8 really was great, and the other stuff is coming together.
But man, I can’t even begin to tell you how much I look forward to a relaxing weekend of soccer, tennis, drum lessons, a pilates class, cleaning, grocery shopping, and doing piles of laundry, and getting in a decent run. It’s going to feel like a two-day nap in comparison.
Is it November yet?
Almost, and one bright spot in all this is that you will have one extra hour. Don’t forget to set your clocks back.