Where did October go?

ThePictures Top Left, my 2 pumpkins Top Right, Katy and I trying to put Cole's hand print on a pumpkin (Not successful), Bottom, Cole's first trip to the pumpkin patch. And the Mohawk is real. No finagaling.

I can't believe it's the end of October. Where is life going. I came to a conclusion with my best friend that 2008 hasn't been the most glorious of years. I'm not trying to get rid of it from the memory or anything... I think its been a year of stretching and learning and rebuilding. I've learned so much about myself, about others and about life in general. I can't believe its the end of October, and I plan to enjoy November and December, but I truly look forward to 2009!

This month.. Hmm. Katy and I took Cole to the pumpkin patch and we made fabulous pumpkins.

I started going for long walks and jogs again. I had missed that. The weather has been gorgous out here. The mornings and evenings are cool and the temps during the day get a little high for fall, but its still quite nice.

We had a Willow Creek conference at our church (via sattelite), I took a few junior high girls to the Revolve ALL ACCESS tour, and this weekend is The harvest festival and a disco night party for youth group. My weekends were and are all shot.

Today I start coaching cheerleading. Lord give me strength. I'm not sure if its the girls I'm concerned about or Momma Drama...but I am going to have a no drama rule. I know what I was like in junior high cheer... not good. Apparently with coaching 6-8th graders I get the 1-5th grade "junior cheer" I was just made aware of this and am thinking I may loose my mind. The school's Christmas program is quickly approaching as well. In an effort to make it something that we could invite pre-christians to and know that they would feel confortable and understand it, I voluteered to run in the past two years. We have try-outs next week. Thankfully a lot of parents are involved or you may see bald Mel.

Our New DCE arrives on Thursday. I think tears of joy will run down my face when he gets here. I can't wait to be "fully staffed" again.

Sometime in November, I get a new office. The idea of being able to go to work and not hear every single thing that happens in this office gives me so much joy, I can't imagine how much more work I'll get done having a functional office... I've looked at a corned for over 4 years now. I am going shopping with 2 ladies from church soon. We are going to get new stuff for my office and make it oh so cute and fun and functional. Pictures will come. Right now the office space is framework and electrical work and my office has a huge pile of insulation in it..

Well, its that time, to go back to work. Blessings on your day!