Holy cats! Where did the Summer go? I think I put 5000 miles on my truck since June. Denton to and from golf, and different golf courses, Riley to the barn (on days cool enough and even on not cool enough days). We spent time with family, friends, rode horses, went camping, boating, floating and relaxed on occasion.
I find myself writing this today (and quickly, I have to pick Denton up from - the golf course again) because I can't believe my girls are growing up so dang fast. Seriously, time flies doesn't even begin to cover how my life is blowing by. I want it to stop and NOW! I'm sitting here all teary thinking about my first born baby going to high school. Or maybe I'm thinking of how awful I was in high school? Either way it's a gut turning sensation that makes me take a large gulp of bourbon, or at least I would, but I can't because I have to drive to get Denton. Maybe after?
And then Riley starts Middle School. My little monkey in 6th grade? No freakin way! I should homeschool that kid... that way she'd just be here with me all day. We could ride horses, do a little Algebra, some reading... no worries.
I really need to face this, I think next Wednesday I'll likely sit and cry after they leave. I do it every year. Maybe this year I'll go for a nice long run in my new monkey shoes or the Vibram FiveFinger shoes as they are properly named. Or maybe I'll get a friend to horseback ride with me? I will have access to the horse now that Riley can only go AFTER school. There, see, a ray of light in my dreary outlook.
When we did Denton's orientation last night I was a little freaked out (I don't do well in places where there are LOTS of people just milling around and running into you) This high school is HUGE! Over 1800 kids. We found and met her classrooms and teachers - all nice and we came home to celebrate Scott's 45th year of being on earth .... and he still asks where his socks are, where the peanut butter might be and do we have any towels that are clean. hehe! Riley Denton & I made an ice cream cake this year. It wasnt too "perty" but it sure was yummy!
In the midst of all this running around, golf, shopping for clothes for school, school supplies, birthday stuff - we had a water leak in the basement which came from the kitchen. It was caused by the renovation we had 3 yrs ago- the granite bar was installed and somehow one little piece of wood that supports the end , had a screw put through it right in the middle of a water pipe...
The good news is our contractor came back to fix it (he subcontracted the granite so it wasn't him that did this) and he's been back and forth patching up many holes in my drywall. More on this whole freaking ordeal later people.
Well, I'm off to pick up Denton and Scott from the golf course - Scott's stupid car is STILL not right - I'd say more on this later too but the words I'd choose may permanently scar those with tender and not so tender ears...
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