365.4: WEEK 46

I didn't forget to post last week; it was intentional. I needed a moment to collect myself, a moment to breathe. I'll post more when I'm ready, but not now. Not yet. In the mean time, two weeks ago. Hiking Pass Mountain with my favorite person. Attending the Desert Botanical Gardens (with the mr. and my parents). Celebrating Veterans Day, reverse parade style. Playing out front. Having a rough day and finding comfort in my cat. NO PHOTO: this was the day that I found out that one of my closest and best friends from high school had been killed. Learning what it means to grieve.

November 9th - November 15th

365.4: WEEK 45

Going through Halloween candy. I voted. Helping my dad after some miscommunication (and some wrong assumptions on my part). Computer cat. Playing tug-of-war with string. Watching history unfold. Sneak peek of Christmas card photos. 

 November 2nd - November 8th

365.4: WEEK 44

I'm behind. But I needed a moment when the election came around. It was as if I was holding my breath for days, waiting to hear the results. And now that the race has been called and we are able to move forward, so can I. Annoyed cats. National Black Cat Day (with a very naughty black cat of my own). Getting back into the flow of yoga. Swinging out back. Dressing up for school festivities. Completing another 5k. Hiking Camelback and striking my normal pose.

October 26th - November 1st

COVID HALLOWEEN

Halloween is, hands down, my FAVORITE holiday. I grew up with parents who immersed themselves in classic horror movies and threw lavish Halloween parties each year. Now, with children of my own, movies like Hocus Pocus and the Nightmare Before Christmas are watched on repeat in our home. Every year since the kids were born, we've had a family theme with costumes. This year was going to be epic. Epic, that is, until coronavirus. I couldn't justify spending the money or putting in the effort of crafting our costumes with uncertainty about the holiday looming on the horizon. So, by the end of the summer, we made a decision. We elected for Halloween to look different this year. Instead of doing our normal neighborhood carnival, we've chosen to stay home instead. Making fun cupcakes. Snacking on giant sized candy bars. Watching some new, Halloween-type movies. And, of course, our Halloween picture. Instead of the costumes that I had originally planned, I spray painted a couple of cardboard pieces (saved from Amazon boxes), slapped on a few logos that I had printed, and dragged my kids to the Mesa Arts Center for a few pictures. The theme this year: products of increased importance. Per the recommendations of the CDC, we stay home because we trust in science.

365.4: WEEK 43

Mr.'s cat, Lumos. Getting braces bands changed. going through our ballots. Sending in our votes. Running for Student Council elections (win for the secretary, loss for the president). Snagging for donuts for our school's fundraiser. Getting ready for church.

October 19th - October 25th

365.4: WEEK 42

Trick-or-treating, Great Wolf Lodge style. Second day of ALL IN schooling. Paddling upriver with the mr. while kids are in school. My cat, Nox. Reading in the office. Working on Student Council campaign posters and speeches. Drawing cards for my best friend, who unexpectedly lost her dog over the weekend.

October 12th - October 18th

365.4: WEEK 41

Celebrating the birthday boys. Taking half of the kids paddle boarding. Getting a flat on the way to taking the other half paddle boarding. Booster shots. Another October break paddle. Planting fall flowers. Staying the night at Great Wolf Lodge.

October 5th - October 11th