Cool (almost) Fall Days

I love fall – love it!  There is something about the coolness that brings life into the soul.  It makes you want to stand out in the fresh air and just bask in the smell of changing weather and wet earth.  It is also best experienced on a sunny day.  The last few days have held a glimpse of fall.  I have dug out Madison’s old cold weather clothes for Madison and wrangled up some new ones for Madison.  (To be fair, I did get a few, never-worn-by-Madison clothes for Ellie… I only think that’s fair.)

It surprises me at the season change how a change of clothes can change the look of the child.  This year, Madison has enjoyed prancing around in her pants – or more to her liking, jeans.  Ellie just looks cozy in her little outfits of onesies and sweats.  Then, summer comes and they look long and leggy and just different.  It is neat to see how they change.  More on fall at the end….

The girls spent the day with Grandma and Grandpa Yoh.  They had a great day from the sounds of it and from the shots I saw on Grandpa’s camera.  (I’ll get those later, and try to share them.)  They played in the house; they played at the park; they took naps; they read books; and they all enjoyed some new faces in a new environment. 

Meanwhile, I went shopping for a teaching outfit.  Yeah, I know, I have taught for the last 10 years.  I have also been wearing pretty much the same clothes for the last 10 years.  So, I thought I would go buy at least one new outfit for subbing.  I figure if I sub at different schools most of the time, no one will notice that I put on the same clothes every time. Genius, right?  I found something to wear, as well as a new pair of jeans (nearly impossible for me!).  It seems that the cost of clothing has skyrocketed in the last 10 years; anybody agree?  THEN, I went to get my haircut, which had not been done since mid-May.  It is cute, shorter – but not too short – kinda angled down to the front.  It was like a What Not To Wear episode.  (Which I often think I would be a good candidate for … the lady at the store was shocked when I said I did not own a black dressy type jacket… slowly but surely I will re-do my closet!) 

Then, reality hit, and I came home and swept and mopped our kitchen floor which desperately needed it.  (Actually, the end result made me almost as satisfied as finding an outfit to wear.)

I picked up the girls, and we came home to enjoy the fall weather.  We played on the swing set and pushed the baby stroller, drove the little car and played in the dirt.  It felt good.  I think the girls enjoyed it too…