The Last Day of August

Tomorrow is it. The last day of August. I don't know what happens, but it seems that once August ends, summer is officially over. In fact, Chad just said last night, "Well, I guess we should think about closing down the pool this weekend." What?!?! Close down the pool? Are you crazy? Let's not go nuts here! If we close down the pool, that will definitely be the end of summer. Let's take it day by day. Breathe in, breathe out.
Okay...better!

Some big things have happened over the last few weeks. Life-changing, mind altering things such as:

1. Noah got his first zit.
And...
just in time for school pictures...
..........which were today.

2. Sydney got four inches cut off of her green hair.
No one noticed the drastic change in length, even though it used to stop at the top of her
backside now it stops at the middle of her back and is curlier than ever. However, now if she wears just the right shade of turquoise or green or blue....man oh man does the pool greens ever stand out! P.S. Everyone notices that!

3. Puppies, puppies, everywhere.
That's all that needs said on this subject.

4. Elijah's voice keeps getting deeper and he is now taller than me. *sigh* I can't stand it!

5. Noah officially has the hardest head this side of the state line.
I know this firsthand.
I have the bruise to prove it.
It's in a very noticeable place.
Front and center, above my eyebrow.
Here's a tip to all you moms of rambunctious boys..... wrestling with your sixth grade son
can be very dangerous to your health.
(I am still taking Advil and it's been more than 24 hours since the "incident!")

6. I have never been afraid of heights but found today that I am liking heights less and less
especially if a very tall ladder is involved! I realized this while making a new program layout/ display for the library. It was twelve feet tall and I had to use a ten foot ladder to staple, mount, layout, and perfect the display. Thankfully, I didn't wobble, trip, or even fall but I can honestly say that I didn't enjoy one second on that ladder! The very ironic thing about this entire situation is this; while I was fearing for my life on that ten foot ladder, the display I was creating was a TEN FOOT LADDER! (I know this doesn't make sense, but picture a tagline like this: Reach new heights while reading! Catchy, huh?)

7. Last but certainly not least... Chad has more patience than I've had in my entire life.
And...
I'm a tiny bit jealous of that.
I have the patience of....
well....um...
I don't have much patience. There!

Okay...enough, enough. I've got to get some shut-eye. I mean this in a literal sense...my eye is killing me because of the head-butt I received from Noah yesterday. I'm telling you...his skull is made of steel!