Well it's a crazy and busy week here at work. My boss, his wife (the company controller) and family went to Norway on vacation. They left me responsible for the account and their emails while they are gone for 2 weeks. However I managed to find some time to clear a few thoughts. As we approach September I sit planning birthday's again. My dear husband is turning 30! WOW I know... The big 3-0! We are planning a celebration at the Minnesota Twins game vs. The Detroit Tigers. It should be a really great game against a good team. If you are interested in joining the fun please let me know so that I can mark you down in the block of tickets that I have reserved (only 25 tickets available)! Shortly after that we will plan Andrew's birthday as he turns 4. It seems like just yesterday we were putting on the Thomas the Tank Engine party hats and blowing the train whistles for his 3rd now we are onto Spiderman for number 4! I plan on signing the boys up for Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes again this fall. They have recently built a new elementary school just down the street from our home and we are all looking forward to the grand opening in November. New Market has really grown and can't believe the city councils plans for the future with parks, schools, small businesses and more. I have talked to the city several times about getting more involved in the city's planning/events and thought that I would enjoy that however the ECFE program asked if I would head up the parent volunteer committee. WHICH I WOULD LOVE TO DO!
I suppose once the birthday parties are done I will have to plan Halloween. Every time I ask Andrew what he wants to be for Halloween it's something different. One day it's Buzz, then Spiderman, then a scarecrow, what next! William just follows in his foot steps that I'm not sure how I would make a "shadow" costume. We had a busy weekend last week with a birthday party for cousin Connor, shopping with my girl friends, dinner at mom's to see Emma Kate (my niece) and sister Paula and Craig to hosting dinner at our house Sunday night for my dad and sister Katie. They went down to visit my grandparents and delivered my grandpa's old riding lawn mower that they no longer needed. Speaking of my grandpa it's hard to talk about and hard to predict when and what is going to happen. He is the only grandpa that I have ever known. When I lived in Milwaukee going to UW-Milwaukee, I was fortunate enough to be close to visit a lot. Grandma was always first to volunteer to take me and Katie to the laundry mat. Grandpa would come along just to play cards while we waited for the clothes to dry. He was the one that taught me how to play 'Kings Corners' and the only one who could whistle or sing about just about anything. The song was always "...I love you my darling my sweetheart..."
These are the memories that I will always cherish. Memories that I hope will never fade. Similar memories that I hope everyone is able to hold in their hearts about their own families. Go forth with today as if there is no tomorrow... You will be a better and happier person as a result - I know I am!!