A Better Place And Other Labor Day Lessons

It seems as if I have so much to say that I can't keep one clear thought going. Well that's pretty normal.
I've started 4 or 5 blog posts. And then started over.

So I will thrill you now with tales of our family adventures and the things I have learned in the last week.

It's riveting information.


1. "Labor Day" does not really signify the end of summer. It is supposed to, but somebody forgot to inform the sun.

Dear Mr. Sun,
I love you. I really do. But it's just too darn hot to be September. I need you to back it off a little buddy. Just a little, please. Like you did over the weekend.
Love,
Me

2. Never leave your camera with a group of men to take pictures of their hunting day fun. Always remember that the men you left your camera with HATE taking and being in pictures anyway, and they will find a way to punish you.
We spent a nice lazy Labor Day weekend at my parents with my brother and sis-in-law and most adorable nephew.
And the only pictures I have involve firearms.
Oh. There's also some pictures of an old stuffed and mounted deer head which has missing parts... soft tissues that have been eaten away by some sort of unseen creature.
We are classy.

3. If men are the "hunters," then women are definitely the "gatherers." If "gathering" involves a purse. And several trips to Bed Bath and Beyond. And Hobby Lobby. And the mall. I have gathered scented hand soap for my family to survive the winter. And a purse.

4. We have an appointment this week for the boy to see a new Allergist. It's been over 6 years since he was tested, and it's time to figure out (maybe?) what is causing the hives. This appointment will not involve the skin pricks. The next one probably will. Yippee.

5. I think a new family rule should be: When we return home from a vacation or trip, and momma has 793 loads of laundry to do, you may not add anything to the pile until she has done all 793 loads.
This was a good idea until I realized that it would cause nudity. And my own. Yikes. Guess I'll just keep on washing.

6. There was no Ten on Tuesday this week because a baby was born!! My blogging friend Chelsea had her baby, and he is a cutie pie! If you get a chance, go peek at him.

7. The weather over the weekend was SO nice. I even put on a sweatshirt over my pjs as I sat on my mom and dad's porch. Ahhhhh.... It made me want to decorate for Halloween and go to the fair and watch College Football and eat soup.

8. Even if I disagree with the shooting of birds, this is still cute.




9. I lied. I did have more than hunting pictures. I have red-neckish pictures. Here's the boy and his cousin on their wheels. (Don't' worry. The boy has a helmet... it was off for the picture.)







10. My house and the life I provide is obviously boring. Before we left to come home from my parents, I had a conversation with the boy. It went something like this...

The boy: "I like it here. I want to stay here. I want to hunt and fish forever. If I stay here (at his grandparents), will you tell my teacher that I died?

Me: "No. That's horrible and a lie. You would lie to sweet Mrs. G. like that?"

The boy: "Well, just tell her I've gone to a better place."