October is the best month of the year!
The weather is beautiful. Cool nights, warm days. The leaves turning offer beautiful views to be enjoyed on the way to the most mundane tasks.
I love Halloween. Really really love Halloween. I have as many tubs of Halloween decorations as Christmas and every year gets worse.
It's Birthday month! Stepfather, Uncles, Cousins, Son, Friends, and ME. (birthday dance ensues) I will be 39 in 8 days and I'm looking forward to it. No one should dread their birthday in my opinion. There aren't many days that can be all about you. Those fearing age should look at it as a reminder to take time to review all the accomplishments you've had in those years.
The problem is, that with all that I love in October, it's busy!
While trying to make sure that my kids get all the social interaction they want, the education they need, family memories to cherish, I find that our days are packed, and I'm always playing catch up. That's not the October I know and love. The question is what do we do about it. Monday through Saturday each have a scheduled activity, and Sunday is a school day around here. While I vowed that I'd lighten the load this year, it just didn't happen. We all love the activities and communities we've joined. So we plug along and October, my old friend, has had a birthday and matured into something new and wonderful that I hadn't expected. Everyone is entitled to grow and change and make new memories, even October.
