Life Goes On

I'm running out of things to write about! Our lives have taken on a level of normalcy and schedule which will soon need to change. Fin begins school on Tuesday. The babysitting at my office has been so wonderful. I am lucky to have had the space and manpower to make this happen, as well as a flexible office with little outside people traffic. I wasn't sure what would happen when her daycare fell through. Without this, Fin would have spent her summer in a second-rate daycare with all of the good ones filled with kids out of school. How awful for her, and for me. Instead, she has gotten used to various caregivers and learned that her mama still takes her home at night.

I don't know how she will adjust to school. She has been used to having adults and teens all to herself. When she has to share with 15 other kids, I'm not sure she will be happy about that. But, one good thing, Fin loves to learn new things. I think when she finds out that there is a place where people teach you the names of things and how things work, she will be thrilled.

This past weekend we had a visit from Ann Carter. All I can say is, "poor Carter". We made visits to the zoo and the botanical gardens in the bone-melting heat. Otherwise, I basically ran errands that have been piling up while Carter stayed in the car and kept Fin company. It was a huge help for me. Not only that, she took us out to lunch AND watched Fin while I took a nap! If she hadn't out-priced herself with that Masters degree, I'd hire her as a nanny!

Here are a few pics.

Playing with a new friend at my work picnic:
At the gardens with Ann Carter:
"Now let me get this straight. You want me to get off of the water-squirting frog and let another child take a turn? I don't believe I understand, or approve, this concept.":
Finally brave enough to feed the goats:

Walking the chairs at the zoo with Carter:

Fin and Mama in the prairie dog burrow: