Lots of Wine: random

I really need to get better about writing on here. I really think of posting probably every other day, but just don't get the chance to actually type out what I am thinking...therefore it doesn't get written down or posted.

What is new? It's October already!? Really? I know they say time goes faster as you age but this is getting crazy. It seems like a few weeks ago that it was October and I was pregnant with Luca and trying to figure out what clothes fit and what didn't. Now it's a year later. Lola is going to be a princess for Halloween. The costume I ordered is really pretty, but when I opened it I realized there is GLITTER all over the main part of the tulle skirt. If I would have known that I wouldn't have ordered it. I hate glitter. It gets everywhere, then everywhere again, then in the places you didn't even realize anything could accumulate. It doesn't go away either. It stays for months, years even. Ugh. I took the dress outside and shook it as hard as I could. I might make Lola wait to put it on until she is outside ready to trick-or-treat! Luca is going to be a monkey - the same costume Lola wore 2 years ago. Reduce, reuse, recycle!

I'm in Toronto right now for a conference. Luca got a fever right before I left. Go figure. Her first fever happens the day I leave to go out of town for 5 days. And she can't go to school with a fever. Ryan has already arranged his schedule to accommodate me being gone, so he couldn't take any time off during the day. So my parents saved the day (again). Thank goodness they live close, and thank goodness my dad is retired. He is going to watch her until she has been fever-free for 24 hours.

Since I left on a Sunday to come to Toronto, Ryan took yesterday (Saturday) off. This is unheard of. He only takes Saturday's off when I have babies (both girls were born on Saturday mornings between 9:14 to 9:25am), or when we are out of town (which isn't that often). He is trying to rearrange his schedule so he and his 2 assistant managers each get one Saturday off per month. We'll see...he has already said it may not happen next month, which is November, which I understand because November and December are the busiest months he has. But come January he had better keep his promise! Anyway, back to yesterday...we went to the pumpkin patch. Lola had a blast. It was so much fun! Then we met my parents and aunt and uncle out for dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant, and then we topped it off by getting ice cream. It was a really nice 'normal' Saturday. For those of you with spouses who normally work on Saturday's you know what I mean. We don't have 'normal' weekends. Sunday is the only day we are both together with the girls, so we end up trying to squeeze everything into that day - gym, mowing lawn, laundry, cleaning. So the day starts to feel like one big chore. It would be nice to have 2 days to divide everything up, but alas, I know what I signed up for...a hubby who owns his own business! I will cherish the few Saturdays we have together instead of complaining. :)

I saw leaves falling from trees yesterday. Ugh. This means leaves will fall for the next 3 months and I will be raking and leave blowing/sucking every Sunday until it snows. I really love my huge trees, they provide beauty and shade, but boy do they throw down some leaves come fall.

Some pics from the pumpin patch