It's Starting to Feel Like Fall

School started two weeks ago, but this is the first full week. The mornings at the bus stop have been pretty chilly lately. I've started to put summer clothes in transition areas- aka-laundry baskets ready to get put into boxes when I believe it's really not going to be hot anymore. This week my fall schedule really starts in force. I've got a MOPS meeting, the start of my new Bible study and a photography workshop this weekend. I've been teaching Sunday school for a few weeks now and am pretty much continuously planning for an event that I'm helping to plan. The only thing left to add into the mix is Lily's gymnastics which starts next week. Somehow we missed soccer sign ups, so we're thinking Ryan can do indoor this year. The freedom in his schedule also allows for him to try a new sport. He's chosen wrestling. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Something about watching my child rolling all over a mat with another kid who may or may not hurt him badly makes me hate the idea. I think Jay secretly glows with pride that Ryan would choose the sport he competed in most during high school.
This year I'm lucky to still be able to look forward to a vacation. Usually this is the time when I just hunker down and get ready for a long period of work and schedules with little time away. In a few weeks summer will be just a distant memory and Christmas break will seem like a long way off (no matter what you over prepared I-need-to-have-my-shopping-done-by-October people think). I think this fall mini-vacation with Jay's family will be a nice refreshing break.