Mama of 2 P's in a Pod

It is Halloween. Wow. Where on earth did October go? Seriously? I swear we just got into the fall/October mode and bam tonight we went trick or treating. Crazy to think that November is here tomorrow and the holidays will be knocking at the door. And our Big P will be entering her final year in the single digits. I just can't grasp it. What a fun night we've had. I wish the fire shifts would be a little more flexible, it seems holidays are worked back to back sometimes. We finally live in a wonderful neighborhood so trick or treating is enjoyable and not a rush to get here and there. Mom passed out candy at our door, and wow, with this beautiful weather, we ran out in an hour and a half. I only got to give a few trick or treaters candy. The P's or should I say, Black Eyed P's took over once we were done going door to door. We had our niece Val with us and I hope she enjoyed us as much as we enjoyed her. She is in such a rough spot, not quite a kid but not quite a teen ...

There is no denying it. The P's are not so little anymore. In fact, while watching my niece and nephew last night, I realized just how big they are getting, especially big P. She turns 9 in two months, it will mark her final year in the single digits. That seems a little silly perhaps, but 10 means she is truly on her way to growing up. I am not quite ready to deal with all of that just yet. I wish we could slow time down just a bit and hold onto their childhood. I am so ever grateful that they are still "little" girls in a lot of sense. They still believe in magic, like Santa and the Tooth fairy. They both get extremely excited about the simplest of things like a new box of crayons, or the possibilities with a cardboard box. And they still have such great imaginations that the rest of us seem to lose as we gain years. Barbies are still very prominent, but then again so are bow and arrows and legos and books. They like to re-enact movies, especially "The Chronicles o...

A couple of weeks ago I went in for a sonogram on three lumps in my breast. Sonogram was what I expected, mammogram was not even on my radar. So after waiting for 40 minutes, (my appointment was at 2:00, got in at 2:40) I was informed that I would have a sonogram after my mammogram. Needless to say I was a little surprised. And to be honest not sure what to expect. My mom has said it's an unpleasant squeeze. Well it's a lot more than that! Maybe it's because I was extremely nervous or maybe it's because I was completely out of my woods, but that was a lot more than just a squeeze. I didn't even know my body could be twisted like that. The best part they don't mention, is the 'oh by the way, sorry I've managed to completely flatten your boob and moved it in an most painful position, but don't breathe until I tell you to.' Yeah, because breathing or not at this point is an option. Poor Kris was in the waiting room for much longer than we expected ...

Here are some recent pics of my beautiful family! Little P's school picture ~ my little 2nd grader Big P's school picture ~ our 3rd grader (sniff sniff last year in primary) Monster Bash softball tourney 2012...our little Lumberjack & Dalmation. Two tired little softball players at Cheeseburger in Paradise Kris and his P's..in ears of course following big P's music program, can you guess the theme? Big P and Oma enjoying Oktoberfest Little P and I spending some time together at Going Bonkers while sister was a birthday party. The P's and their daddy at the Fire Open House... The girls at our church's fall festival...great end to a great weekend.

Some interesting and somewhat frightening moments this month. Well some even before the month of October began. Sometimes, the reality of life bites. Alzheimers, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, divorces, unemployment, the list could go on. I am glad September is over, I am just hoping the roller coast of October slows down a bit. Other than those moments, life is good. Just a little reality check as to what is truly important in life.

Ok so maybe not so funny to you, the reader but here are my random thoughts, on the first night of October. My tongue is burnt. Once again I can not wait for a hot drink to not be so hot before I dare to take a sip. Darn you hot apple cider, darn you! I did sing along at the top of my lungs with the P's tonight, off key and all, and I will do it again soon I hope. Worth all of the giggles I got in response. I am looking forward to getting up at 5am to Jazzercize in my living room, yes you read that correctly. One it's more convenient with K's work schedule and quite frankly I may frighten the peeps at Jazzercize if I work out there in just shorts and a sports bra like I do here. I am looking forward to Christmas shopping, now if my checkbook could match my list without any bumps it would be great! It is only 9pm and I am going to bed, because I can!