Goodbye September

I can't believe tomorrow is the last day of September!  The month has flown by, but then it's been a very busy month.

Soccer games have taken up a good portion of the month. Son is doing well - he is a large part of our defense, and without him there, we would have been scored upon more than we have been.  He's also played goalie when needed, which has been a couple of games and always when we have PK's.  Our other goalie, a freshman, is still learning to dive. With only two weeks left of regular season play, I'm starting to get a little nostalgic. Senior night is this week, following our last home game, and I suspect many of us moms will be a little teary. 

Tomorrow also marks the end of my officemate's working days. She is retiring. We have been together for almost 13 years, and it will be very different not having her there to be my cohort in crime -- someone to vent to and with, and someone to consume chocolate with me. They plan to replace her, in time, but the replacement will be housed in another office so for the first time in my life, I will be in an office of my own. I sincerely hope they don't move me to a smaller office, but I can see it happening. We did have fun last week, rearranging the office. (Hubby doesn't like to rearrange at home, so I needed to get my fix somewhere!)

I know it's not Thanksgiving yet, but I am very thankful to have several very good friends in my life. Without them, I would be lost. I'm sending prayers out for all of you. Be strong, and know that I am here for you - just as you have been for me. Thank you, my friends, for being a big part of my life.

I'm also sending prayers out for my sister-in-law who will have a c-section plus additional surgery on October 1. She's been on bed-rest since early August, and the baby is just now 34 weeks. I pray that all goes well with her surgery and that the baby and she will have no complications.

Goodbye September...fall is near!

Long Weekend Not Long Enough!

The three day weekend wasn't long enough.  Never is, but at least I have a job to go back to after the weekend.  I shouldn't complain.  :)

I did something this weekend that I haven't done in a very long time.  I went out to see a movie with friends and then sat around on the deck, relaxing and talking until the wee hours.  We had a couple drinks and good munchies.  I'd forgotten how much fun it can be to have a girls night out.  We should do it more often!  Even though Son was tried to tell me I don't have any friends... silly kid!  

The soccer season is off to a busy start.  We've had four games and our record is now 2-1-1.  This week is our conference tournament and one of our best players is out with a concussion.  I hope the team can pull together and play well without him.  We have a better team than anybody thought it would be, I think. And I'm very proud to say Son was listed in the local paper as one of the top returning defensive players for our conference!  He loves what he does out there.  

Daughter has had some down-time, with one last race planned for September 15th.  Hopefully that will be a good day!

Mom and dad are doing pretty good.  Mom is still only taking a few meds and that seems to be working for her.  Dad seems still depressed and disoriented at times.  My brother is off work (again) - he had fluid drained off his knee and is awaiting results of an MRI.  I'm really concerned that his work might fire him this time. It's not a good situation.

Work has been crazy busy, partly because school just started and partly because I've been leaving early for soccer games.  There has not been a final resolution to whether or not they will replace my office mate, so I'm in limbo waiting to hear about that.  It just adds to the stress. 

Sending prayers out to some good friends going through difficult times.  I heard that one friend received relatively good news and I am thankful for that, but I haven't talked to her yet.  Another friend did get good news and is very relieved, as am I.  And at this time, I'm praying another friend and her family have a safe trip to see her son graduate from boot camp. Thinking of you all!