Today

October 1, 2009 brought...

• gratitude for a night out last night with my mom to Macaroni Grill
• wind
• leaves falling
• Michael got to play with his friend Xalen all afternoon
• a new doggy, Max!
• one more day until Daddy gets home
• tears regarding our upcoming flu shot appointment tomorrow afternoon
• tried a few moves without the crutches
  
• joy over our new doggy
• a good parking spot at school
• made a couple of hair appointments for clients for next week
• tried a few more moves without the crutches
  
• cold weather
• pumpkin latte

It always seems like October 1st begins the countdown to crazy in our family. In the days between now and January 1st, we have 3 birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, parent/teacher conferences, family pictures, and that is just the basics. There are some years that I am not fit to be around by January 2 (my apologies to my family for those years). I don't want this year to be one of those. I am going to really try this year to be Spirit-filled, and Simplicity-driven over the next few months. My family deserves nothing less than that. It will be such a joy-ful accomplishment to "finish strong" through these events. Because of our blended family situation, things like birthdays and holidays can be extremely stressful and avoidance or just plain stubborn will seem to be the only ways to survive. However, I want this year to be different. I'm going to make it different. Here we go!!!