Each morning and afternoon, I take a walk around my neighborhood. I pack up my toddler, grab a frozen bottle of water, a dumptruck for him to play with and take off. He used to hate to ride around in the stroller, but lately, he hasn't complained. We stop at the park and play in the rocks and slide down the slide. Since it has been a tad cooler, it makes it much more enjoyable. Today's adventure was pulling moss off of rocks...it seemed to take up a long time and kept his interest. It's funny what things catch your eye. There are times we walk by a place and not notice anything in particular and then as if it magically appears, we notice something of interest.

I have acquired passengers along our daily trek too. My brother, nephew, or husband will accompany me at times depending on their schedules. Even the dog... It's kinda like having dinner together with everyone describing their day, recent happenings, or just smalltalk. I love it!!!

I'm outta gas! That's right...I smelled a weak faint smell of natural gas under my house today. So,I called the gas company who immediately sent someone out to check it out. Unfortunately, it wasn't on their end, it was a leak on my end which meant that I needed to call a plumber to repair the leak, get the city inspector out to ok it and then call the gas company back to replace the gas meter. True, this is the safe way to handle thie situation. I just wished that it would have happened AFTER the three day weekend of Labor Day!!! I'm now wishing for a hot shower, and I can't cook on the stove! Thankfully, I have a microwave, doesn't everybody?!? I'm hoping that I can get all this resolved within a week. Cold showers aren't so bad...I mean, it'll make me appreciate the warm ones I'm so accustomed to taking. That's was the first part of the day...the day actually got worse...... I'm so thankful nothing terrible happened like the house blowing up or any of us getting hurt, a little inconvenience improves my character and appreciation for the little things in life.

As my 20 month old sleeps, I can finally catch up on tasks such as paying bills, checking email, reading magazines that I've been ignoring, but instead, I sit here and am watching tv. I don't know how long it's been that I've actually seen a whole movie uninterrupted. But, I wouldn't trade this little tyke in for the world. I don't need much else.

School is starting in three weeks! I used to love to go school supply shopping. The smell of new crayons, pristine notebooks, markers, and full gluesticks always make me wanna go back to school. Unfortunately, my daughter doesn't use crayons in school anymore and her supplies are so different depending on each class that I don't do that anymore. I will definately miss it. The school cirriculum is so different as well. Whereas she started out writing cursive in kindergarten, by the time she got to fifth grade, it wasn't mandatory anymore. She hasn't written cursive in years and I wish that it would be expected as it were when I was in school long ago. How times have changed.

Being my first post, I thought it would be easy. I have read so many other people's posts that seem to interesting or thought-provoking, I suddenly can't think of anything. I sit watching my son play on the floor and sway to a song some character on tv is singing. He isn't watching the program but loves to listen to the songs. He glances over to me to make sure I'm still in the room. My stack of photographs sit on my computer desk ready to be placed into albums which is my fun deed of the day. I am rewarding myself with this task since I cleaned up the house last night. Sitting on the floor next to me is my cat, Gabriel, who just rolled over and is now tummy up, stretching, and going back to sleep.