Here it is, the end of the summer, the boys are in school (Max starts pre-school on Wed), the pools are all closed and football season starts this week. I'm always glad for fall, the weather is cooler and that helps cut down on my sweating at inopportune times, my Redskins begin their 12 rebuilding season in a row and the grass stops growing so I don't have to mow any more. I have all ready taken down the pool and hauled all of the supplies into the attic for the winter. It does make me a little sad, realizing that another summer is gone. We had a great summer, our trip to NC was a lot of fun and a hit with the boys. I'm working on replacing all of the windows in the house and spent part of Saturday on a ladder 2 stories up and not feeling very comfortable. Being on the ladder wasn't as bad as trying to hold the window so it didn't crash to the ground and smash into a bunch of pieces that I can't put back together. I would have to lean back to swing the window open and closed, which just added to my uneasiness. I finally had Marcy get on the ladder and I installed it from the inside. She is much more stable on the ladder, might be because she is a foot and a half shorter and 100 pounds lighter. The two windows we replaced were rotting out, so I wanted to get them done before winter, the rest are on a need to do basis.
Marcy and I have spent the last two weekends at weddings and I don't want to sound to sappy, but the weddings are kind of emotional for me. They remind me of when I met Marcy and our short courtship and then marriage. Both of the weddings were really nice and I even had fun at the receptions, which isn't always the case for me. See, I'm dance challenged. I don't enjoy it and I don't have the ability to do it without looking like I may be having a seizure. I'll attempt a slow dance, just to keep the wife happy, but I really don't know what the hell I'm doing there either. I pretty much grab onto Marcy, which is the only part I do enjoy, and then walk slowly around in a circle while spinning slowly. It seems to work and like I said, the wife seems happy. The last wedding was for Holly and Larry, I have been going to Mexico with Holly for several years now and met Larry on our last trip when Holly brought him a long. I've always loved Holly, she is so sweet and really has a heart to serve, and Larry seems to be a perfect match for her. He was my roommate while we were in El Paso and I liked him a lot. I was able to spend the reception with some friends from my Juarez trip, which is always fun. These two weddings will have me dreading the next one just a little less.
We watched Gustav do far less damage than expected, so prayers were answered. Michelle is in Jamaica for a visit and was actually delayed in DSM a day and then got stuck in Memphis for a night because her flights were cancelled when she was trying to get down there. I'll be anxious to hear how much damage was done when she gets back. We are keeping our eyes on Ike, which may be the next storm to hit Jamaica and hope that it doesn't cause too much damage, if it goes that way.
I had an old friend from high school get in touch with me last week. It was good to hear from him and we hope to have a get together this week to catch up. I haven't seen him for almost 10 years. In fact, the last time I saw him, mom was still alive. He asked me about her and even remembered a specific story about her. It's nice to hear someone tell a memory of her with such fond memories. The thing I remember the most about him is, we both failed photography in 10th grade, because when we were supposed to be taking pictures on the school grounds during class, we were sitting on the bike racks talking. We had a lot of conversations on how much we hated school, what we wanted to do with our lives and how hot this one girl was that was in our class (I can't remember her name).
I'll try to post a picture of Max on his first day of school on Wed., he is getting so big:)
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