Has it been 5 days?

I'm pretty sure that this week is the longest that I have gone without posting something on my blog. It has been a time where the days just seem to fly by with school, family, work, and homeowner responsibilities. This week has been full of:

• Basketball for the kids
• Working on my day-in-a-week album
• last week of football for Matt
• Helping launch an Odyssey of the Mind program in our district
• Teaching classes
• Preparing a huge report for work
• Getting our closets changed out with sweaters, winter clothes, boots.....it's almost here.
• Some deep talks about where we are and where we are headed as a family.
• Bible study (I'm loving this Beth Moore study, and am loving how God is showing that His word truly is alive and dynamic and prophetic).
• Planning next week's Halloween parties.
• Planning staff appreciation for our teachers.
• Just keeping up with cleaning, etc.....actually, I haven't done a great job of that this week, so thankfully tomorrow is catch-up day!

This weekend brings that annual McDonald pumpkin carving event. Envision 20+ kids and all of their parents carving pumpkins...it is so fun and festive. We will hit a pumpkin patch or two on the way up and hopefully find a cup of cider and a caramel apple somewhere.