I was sitting here wondering how it was already October 15th, then I remembered that a break week from school plus a stomach bug plus a trip out of town will do that to a person.
Every six weeks our homeschool group takes a week off. Our group meets Fridays, so we met September 28th, then not again until this past Friday, October 12th. The Wednesday of our break week Sydney woke up vomiting (sorry for the mental picture), and did so ALL DAY. Thankfully she didn't pass whatever she had to anyone else in the family, but I feel like when you have a day like that the schedule in general goes out the window.
A couple of days later, over Columbus Day weekend, we took a trip to Sequoia National Forest, and spent Saturday night in Wuksachi Lodge. We very much needed a break from our norm, and a (breathtaking) change in scenery.
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| Ford took this picture... |
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| ...and this one. |
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| Up Moro Rock |
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| Down Moro Rock |
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| Sydney |
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| General Sherman Tree |
Saturday in Sequoia was overcast (is it weird that I prefer it that way?!), and we climbed Moro Rock in, essentially, a cloud. The overcast weather turned to rain, then to freezing rain. Sunday morning dawned bright and beautiful, with what looked like a blanket of snow on the ground (but was actually not-yet-melted frozen rain pellets). I hope to post a few more pictures from the trip, but I feel like I can't make any promises.
Chet didn't work Columbus Day, so last week was a short week, another surefire way to make a wife and mother feel off kilter, schedule-wise. We had a great Week 7 at our homeschool group Friday, and now it's Monday again. Ruthie will go to the CDC this morning until noon, and the three older kids and I will hopefully fit in a trip to the library to return and renew some books.
Oh, and there's a very special birthday this week! Lorelei turns seven Wednesday. We're going on a field trip to a pumpkin patch that morning, which will hopefully eclipse the fact we're not throwing her a birthday party. #sorrylorelei
Happy Monday, friends!
