Summers End

Well, summer is about over. The kids have gone to Mamma's and are home again. Issa has turned 18, and gone to her college convocation (which was awesome...I am really excited for her. UW Baraboo is an EXCELLENT fit for her), tomorrow is cow chip, then we have a couple days to get things in order, and then school starts. Yes, summer is over. I could wax so poetically now if I let myself flow. The summer of my life is coming to and end as well. No more babies. I am nearing 40. I guess you could say I am coming in to the Autumn of my life. That is ok. I love autumn. I hope this stage of life is as lovely as the season.

Anyways, that's what's on my mind tonight...
Love, Tonja

Saturdays

Today has been a rather typical Saturday in everything except my Maurissa has been home all day. We went to Baraboo earlier today and ate at "The Pizza Ranch". They had a buffet and it was quite good. I saw a brochure for it when I was up in Baraboo last week to get Abbe and Luke's hair cut, and I have been obsessing about trying it. So, now I got that out of my system. We will probably go back if we are ever in Baraboo and starving.

I am thankful Maurissa has been around. She got her hair cut too. In a sassy shorter layered style that suits her well. And we have just had a really nice time talking and just hanging around. Emma is off with Mathew of course.

Baseball and Summer School are done for the summer. I just have two more weeks of full time daycare left and then Abbe and Luke go to MN for a week, and then Issa, Emma and I go for 5 days. Then home for Maurissa's College Convocation on the evening of August 27th, Cowchip that weekend, and then...School starts! I am looking forward to it, because I think my life will settle down quite a bit. Only one drop off in the am, and one pick up in the pm, and I have gotten it approved to work 4 - 9 hour days amd one half day, so I will have a little time to myself each week. I desperately need that.

Well, I have rambled on long enough...
Love, Tonja