November 2

Here it is, the second day of November, and I have nothing exciting to write. I thought I'd try to participate in NaBloPoMo... but alas, little inspires me this moment.

I guess one thing I've been thinking about lately is how busy I am or am not. It seems that in the past several months or so, one thing a month outside the house is about my maximum. And even then, I'm behind on housework, behind on Spouses' Club stuff (I do NOT plan on being on the board again next year!), and slacking on life. I know a good part of that is time management. How do I motivate myself to do what I need to do?

Good news - Bad news

Good news: My sweet daughter likes to feed me Cheerios in the morning. It's so sweet of her to share, and she puts them in my mouth. It's really cute.

Bad news: When was the last time we bought Cheerios? 1992? The things are so stale I barely have to chew.

I'm about to become a farmer...

It's kind of frustrating when...

• The pain reliever you give your child to ease the discomfort of vaccines is recalled.
• The formula you give your child to help her gain weight is recalled.
• The teething tablets you give your child to help with teething pain (without using pain reliever) is recalled.
  

Seriously, people, it's been a frustrating year!

Today's Lesson: Spillage

Today I spilled some rice on the kitchen floor when making lunch. And then I forgot to clean it up. All afternoon I've been walking around in my bare feet and feeling single pieces of rice on my feet. I feel like a modern day, updated version of The Princess & the Pea.

Today's lesson: Clean things up right away.

Even with...

Even with...

• pumpkin spice lattes
• pumpkins and gourds decorating homes around the area
• my birthday come and gone
• apple picking over
• being tired of my summer clothes, ready for fall
  
• leaves changing color and falling to the ground
• cravings (not that kind of cravings) for comfort food
  
• the calendar saying October is almost over
  
• the occasional scent of a fire burning in a fireplace in the neighborhood
  

... it's hard to believe it's fall because my thermostat says 77.

pictures from a busy day out

crawling in front of the Library of Congress

happy to be with daddy

Supreme Court

Supreme Court spiral staircase

More pretty stairs in the Supreme Court

beautiful fall day

the supreme court - our first time visiting

picture blog

I've decided to do a 365 project.

Find it here. Keep me accountable.