Most people who know me know I ADORE the Fall season and all of its splendidness – the vivid color changes, the crisp air, sipping hot cocoa and of course all things pumpkin.
However, this year I am not quite feeling it. I am dragging my feet in wanting to embrace Autumn which is so strange to me. Maybe it’s because we had such a dreary, cool and gloomy May and June. Even our 4th of July and Labor Day holidays were rained upon. I think I just haven’t soaked up enough sunshine and blue skies to be ready for a season change … it kind of feels like summer never truly happened. Perhaps it is time to take more Vitamin D.
But September is indeed here and the kids are back in school.
Keri is now 9 and in the 4th grade. For some reason having a 9 year old makes me feel my age – that I really am in my mid thirties and not in my early twenties anymore. I am already half way done raising her (well, not really because your kids will always be your kids, but you know what I mean) and next year she will be a double digit age?!
My spirited and energetic Cory is now in full day kindergarten.
I was kind of worried about how he would adjust to school, but let me tell you, he has exceeded all my expectations. He has transitioned much better than I ever thought he would. It definitely helps that his teacher has been teaching kindergarten for 25 years!
Cory went to the first day of school like a champ. He is a great listener, he is taking responsibility for his things, he is being an active participant … overall he is being so mature. I am very proud of how far he has come and I hope he keeps it up! [And lest you get the wrong impression, he is kind of grumpy when I pick him up since he is tired and he did have some tears at the end of school on the first day, though he held them in until I picked him up. He will also tell you that he doesn't necessarily like school, but his actions are speaking louder than his words 
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Well, hopefully soon I will get in the true Autumn spirit … maybe consuming some freshly baked pumpkin pie will help!
Beautiful kids!
I think pumpkin pie will help for sure!
Love to you. Your kids are beautiful.
And I understand the dragging feeling. There wasn’t quite enough summer for me to be Really sick of it.
Go eat some fresh peaches and/or tomatoes. That always helps me.
And put some good pics up of the colors up there. I miss them.
I am feeling nostalic!
Your Cory and my Clark seem to have a lot of similarities, and it was such a relief when he did so much better in kindergarten than I feared. It made me realize I focus too much on his bad behaviors and don’t give enough credit to all his good ones– the ones that he puts on at school and that his teachers rave about.
I wish there was more summer too.
Or pumpkin bread!
We live in tobacco country and every year at this time, the farmers smoke their tobacco in big barns and sheds for several weeks. It leaves a haze and tang in the air that I have come to love. Not because I like the smoke, but because the smoke means it’s fall.
Rest the mind, rest the soul!
Clear your mind of all things then create in its place a colorful bright day full of sunshine. As the sun glistens before your eyes you will feel its warmth filling your soul – In the distance lays a vast clear blue lake. As you notice the lake you become aware of sounds of the nearby waterfalls filling the lake. Let the mind rest as you listen. Soon all will be refreshed!
I too sometimes feel the this way, even with the holidays. Look up high, over all things in life and see what its all for and about!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts as I enjoy reading them. I am very happy for you as Cory is doing well and Keri is starting yet another year of school.
Love and miss you!
I so know that feeling. Our summer was smoked out this year and while I adore fall I’m having some wistfulness this year and missing summer for the first time in my life…
It is taking me awhile to get excited about fall too. The summer was too short and went way too fast. So glad to hear that kindergarten is going so well. Cute pictures. Alyssa has the same shirt as Keri. They grow up way too fast. I can’t believe I’m going to have a middle schooler next fall.
Autumn makes me exultant too. I hope you catch the spirit of it all before winter comes.
I am SO sorry to pook my nose in where it shouldn’t be (and hope I don’t scare the pants off of you), but I ran across your blog post on the spirit of your son and was curious, knowing you are lds, if you have any tips, clues ideas ANYTHING on how to raise a VERY spirited boy (you had posted at the end of that post that updates would come later and I was trying to find some but haven’t seen anything more) I love my son to death (what mother wouldn’t love their kid that way?), but I truely don’t know what to do anymore. He is a son of God and has infanant worth, but his worth and spirit is breaking mine and making me wonder if I went into the wrong perfession of motherhood… I love what I do, it is the only thing I want to do, but it sure feels like I am making things worse not better (sounds like that is the mothers cry of spirited children from what I read from several places). I am hearing to often to drug him, to blah blah blah blah and don’t want to crush his spirit but want to help his spirit function in society. You can delete this since I am totally poking my nose where it doesn’t belong but please give me any advise you have via email. I am really sorry for the long winded and again for intruding on your family blog. I just haven’t ran into anyone elses ideas that are LDS. Oh, and my name is Aprill. thanks for your time.