two day pass

the weekend was low key.

it was just me and the littles for the most of it.

t. bone went to the homecoming game with teammates friday night.

the tough football players didn't last until the end because it was rainy and cold and they didn't want to cover up their team jerseys with jackets.

Oh and my boy confessed, "it was kinda boring."

i know what he meant was that it is much more fun to be on the field than in the stands.

miss bit and i stayed warm at the mall where we shopped at her favorite store in the world.

she was out of this world when i said yes to jeggings, a fuzzy, sparkly hoodie and silver shoes with sequins.

what can i say...seeing her happy makes me happier.

i was so that annoying shopper who made the clerk ring up 2 separate orders so i could best use both my coupons yet i still think i paid too much.

ahhhh, the price of fashion.

once home, i talked on the phone for hours with my friend and felt like we were back in high school.

saturday was a beautiful day...the perfect football saturday for cheering on the team.

they lost, but it was close.

the rest of the day was an uneventful mix of chores, cleaning, catching up, chatting, cooking, chilling.

hubby came home in time to perfectly grill our chicken which we enjoyed with naan and a delicious orzo with veggies dish.

sunday he was gone once again.

this time for an advanced motorcycle training class.

poor guy had to ride his bike an hour and a half to class and then home in a deluge not to mention it rained for the 8 hours he was there.

i know autumn doesn't arrive until friday, but yesterday really felt like fall to me.

i think to peanut too, for he stayed curled up in my bed all day long.

t. bone took over the kitchen table with his homework first thing and i didn't even have to remind him.

i burned the bacon and then the pancakes while trying to quiz him for a couple tests this week and realized that multi-tasking should not be attempted until 2 cups of coffee have been consumed.

i did not burn the almond joy scones thankfully.

we three went to buy the boy some back to school clothes.

i think we bought the same things as last year only in the next size up.

i guess it's not just the football gear that makes him look bigger...he is growing.

then he convinced me to take him out for lunch before dropping him at his friend's for the afternoon.

he's a big fan of the bagel breakfast sandwich at a local eatery.

what can i say...seeing him happy makes me happy too.

miss bit wanted nothing to do with all those carbs until we were cooped up in the car with his delicious smelling lunch.

i was back in line getting one for my non-bread eating girl lickedy split and happy to do so.

her friend came to play for the afternoon.

i caught up with my friend, her mom.

the girlies danced in the rain under umbrellas while
the moms sat around the kitchen table and stayed dry.

then i caught up with another friend around her kitchen table when i went to pick up my boy.

my guy was only a little disappointed that i didn't make his requested homemade mac and cheese.

it's on the menu for tonight.

on the agenda this evening...dancing with the stars.

on tap this week...getting through it.

the end of september used to be the beginning of my favorite time of year.

now it's the beginning of another year without my mom.