Ramblings - football weather
>> Wednesday, September 3, 2008
It's getting chilly tonight. This is the weather I like, warm and toasty during the day and cooler in the evening. I always call it football weather. Probably because for many years my Friday evenings were spent at the local football field watching the males in the family play football and the females cheer them on. And the weather was just like this.
I remember the first Friday after my youngest flew the coop. I was in Aberdeen and stopped to get a coffee on the way home. Sounds of the crowd at the football field drifted across the road as the band started playing the "Star Spangled Banner". My immediate thought was "Oh no, I'm missing the game". It's funny how that gut reaction took hold and the years of conditioning burst forth as I realized I didn't have to go to the game!!!
Eventually the anxiety of not attending the many school events stopped. I still look forward to this time of year and the sights and sounds of fall.
Now I'm excited to hear about my grandchildren's school experiences. The cycle may very well repeat itself as my grandchildren are growing way too fast. My goal is to be in a place in my life that I am able to again attend activities my grandchildren choose to be involved in when that time comes.
I'm trying to spend my time constructively while I'm living in the "North Woods". It's very pretty here. I look out my window at the oak, pine and birch trees. They provide a beautiful background and hopefully will inspire my writing.
The trees are starting to turn. The sky is so blue. The stars number in the millions. The sunsets over the lake are gorg
eous. The drive to and from work is certainly made more pleasant by the sights. Kind of takes my mind off the amount of gas spent getting from one place to the other around here.
Anyway, I just thought I should ramble on a bit because I haven't written in a while.
Better go, as I do have some serious writing to do for my class and have been avoiding it. I do have a lot to accomplish in the next couple months so you should be hearing from me more often as that is one of my goals.
Have a great week.
Katies Tonic .....
I remember the first Friday after my youngest flew the coop. I was in Aberdeen and stopped to get a coffee on the way home. Sounds of the crowd at the football field drifted across the road as the band started playing the "Star Spangled Banner". My immediate thought was "Oh no, I'm missing the game". It's funny how that gut reaction took hold and the years of conditioning burst forth as I realized I didn't have to go to the game!!!
Eventually the anxiety of not attending the many school events stopped. I still look forward to this time of year and the sights and sounds of fall.
Now I'm excited to hear about my grandchildren's school experiences. The cycle may very well repeat itself as my grandchildren are growing way too fast. My goal is to be in a place in my life that I am able to again attend activities my grandchildren choose to be involved in when that time comes.
I'm trying to spend my time constructively while I'm living in the "North Woods". It's very pretty here. I look out my window at the oak, pine and birch trees. They provide a beautiful background and hopefully will inspire my writing.
The trees are starting to turn. The sky is so blue. The stars number in the millions. The sunsets over the lake are gorg
eous. The drive to and from work is certainly made more pleasant by the sights. Kind of takes my mind off the amount of gas spent getting from one place to the other around here.Anyway, I just thought I should ramble on a bit because I haven't written in a while.
Better go, as I do have some serious writing to do for my class and have been avoiding it. I do have a lot to accomplish in the next couple months so you should be hearing from me more often as that is one of my goals.
Have a great week.
Katies Tonic .....
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