8.21.2012

pictures of august

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it's been awhile.  maybe the longest span ever of non-blogging.  and i really hate that, because the little things are lost.  things like savannah's commentary on traffic lights {mommy, the light was red but now its black!!!!} or documenting ethan's newest obsessions {currently his new transformer, starscream and his lego house he built with my dad}

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but seriously.  it is august.  my husband is on a very intense rotation, so when he comes home he is tired.  not chatty.  my dear friend that keeps me sane and we talk everyday, she just moved.  so we haven't talked everyday because she is very busy with the hell that moving is.

and i can literally go a day or so, with no "real" adult conversation.  which really, doesn't seem so bad at the time.  ethan is very conversational.  savannah, too.  i feel like there is a lot of talking going on...

but little by little... i start to lose my mind.  and i am not kidding.

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little things become big.  i lose perspective.  i have been out of the house without a child in the car three times now since the kids' summer fun school program ended in july.  3 short errands.

bananas, i tell you.

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i wanted to do an entire post on how i miraculously saved a smocked dress from savannah's non-washable expo marker graffiti.  it took internet research, an hour and a half, and elbow grease.  i was a stain fighting ninja. 

that is not worth a blog post.  i even took pictures.  do you see how i might be losing it??

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i also have thought about blogging about the stress it is to drive to different grocery stores to get the things that i like {TJ's has the best salad dressing.  i like sprouts' almond butter.  blueberries from costco.  organic strawberries from tom thumb.  a different salad dressing and tortillas from CM.  milk from braum's.}  again.  this is me being neurotic.  not a blog post.

and august paleo?  big fat fail.  as in, i didn't even try.  ahhh.... there is always september...

i can't wait for the school year to start in september.  i really crave the schedule, whether i want to or not.  i need it.  i need it to be cooler.  a little house and triple digit temps... not good.  and i need the precious little break i get with them in the care of someone else.  i need them to be disciplined by someone else, so that they see i am not the only one demanding good manners.  i need them to miss me.

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we have had a great summer.  we have played, and swam, and seen friends.  we have enjoyed nature, visited my family, and made new friends.

ethan went from knowing the alphabet, to knowing how to read quite well.  nothing beats witnessing your child unlocking the knowledge of reading.  nothing.

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savannah plays pretend and plays well with ethan and ethan's friends... she is transitioning out of parallel play.

she also managed to get all of her molars in... so we are free and clear of the dreaded teething.

it has been a rich and full summer where i have loved on my children.  where they can play with each other in their pajamas in the mornings and love on each other.  and fight with each other, too... :)  

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but i am craving fall, because i need the schedule.  somehow, the summer can leave me lonely, and i really don't think that it is very accurate, because i have had lots of fun play dates for the kids... but it's like i can't shake those middle school year summers.  those were lonely summers for me and i don't like it when that 11 year old girl resurfaces in me.  the truth is, i have these two, so i am never lonely.  and i have sweet friends.  and what more do i really need?

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i have two more weeks of summer... here's to making it count.  we went to the zoo yesterday.  a play date today... the weather has been cooler, so i am making full use of outdoor activities. 

xoxo, s


p.s.  these photos... about half were pulled off instagram... sorry they are so grainy on the blog.  one day i will have more megapixels in my cell phone :)
      

10 comments:

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    1. Thanks, friend. Let's play soon... Happy hour??

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  2. Stephanie- This is one of the most sincere and heart warming posts I've read in a long time. I can totally sympathize with you on every aspect. You seem to find the silver lining despite the challenges of mothering in the Texas heat while the hubs is on a tough rotation. I think your smock stain removal does deserve a post. When you have more time please SHARE! :) Also... I can't imagine what you think of MY blog posts if you think you're neurotic?! haha. I must be poster child for manic neurotic!:) Fall will be here before you know it. Hang in there! xoxo

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    1. Thank you, Monica. You aren't neurotic... You are pregnant!!! :). And maybe I should do a stain removal post...

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  3. Love the honesty in this post. The thought of two kids often terrifies me, I won't lie. On a positive note- your pictures are always SO gorgeous. Like, maybe you should consider becoming a profesh. Secondly, Savannah's outfits... always SO. FREAKING. CUTE. I'm obsessed! When do you move? Oh and yay for Ethan reading- WOW! Smartie pants!

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    1. Thanks, Chelsea. We move in July...so exciting/unreal. And scary, too. You are sweet about my photos... I will leave the professional thing to my friend Sabrina... Who you should totally book for Logan's one year pics. And when I was at the zoo yesterday, I saw a pretty blond girl that looked like you, and I thought, "no way!! I will get to meet her!" but it so wasn't you :). And the reading thing... All I did was follow the script for teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons and commit to not skipping a day... Not sure how well either of us would have faired without the book! Ha!

      And one day you will be awesome with two kids. Your hair just won't be as clean... :)

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  4. Oh and I just read a post on The Blogess- that says there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown. So don't worry, it's impossible for you to have one of those. They're now called "vital exhaustion" I think she called it. Ha =)

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  5. captain america is somewhat of a big deal in our house. have no idea how he became that way, but we must always play captain america. and c is now iron man. ha.ha.ha.

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    1. S is iron man in our house, too!!! so funny!!!

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