Catch Up Mode...Ok, how do people work full time jobs all day and get the home stuff done, too?!?! I have worked 3 out of the last 4 nights at the restaurant and worked all day around the house trying to get stuff done before I left. I was way behind. It has taken me a day and a half just to make a dent in the household chores. And I'm very tired. I work again tonight and tomorrow night but then I am off the rest of the week. Yea! Looking forward to some catchup time and possibly some down time when kids are asleep.

Cowgirl Julia...While I was working last night, John, Jacob and Julia had a big time making and flying paper airplanes, playing cowboys/cowgirls, hide and seek, and drawing. Quite a time! Here are a few snapshots of Julia in her new pink cowboy boots all "duded" up.

I worked both Saturday and Sunday night for a total of 11 hours. It was EXTREMELY busy Saturday night since it was Irish Fest that day. Last night was my first night to work all alone. I was a little nervous but it went fine. However, there were 17 take out orders so I was running back and forth placing orders like crazy. My dogs are barking! I work again tonight but then will be off on Tuesday so that'll be nice.

Irish Day/Festival...Irish Eyes are DEFINITELY smiling (or at least staggering) in the West End of Long Beach today. It has thrown up Irish in Long Beach. EVERYONE is wearing green and all but a few streets are blocked off in the West End. The vendors are set up on Beech St. and most houses have Irish paraphenalia and a party in full swing in one way/shape/form. Since I work tonight and John just got in this morning from work, we are not in amongst them but I have the windows open and it is extremely entertaining to watch everyone wandering by. I had to scare someone off from my parking space around 1pm today. It is totally the vibe and feeling that is in Stillwater during OSU homecoming. Very fun! I'm sure work will be amusing today with either people trying to avoid Irish Fest or people who have realized it isn't the same when you are 35 yrs old...ha!

Fall Decorations...Well, it's official. Fall is here and it feels like it. And everyone around here likes to decorate their porches. So, I got in the spirit and did just a few decorations.

News...I found out yesterday that me and another mom in Jacob's class will be the home room mother's for Jacob's class. Yea! It makes me feel like such a grown-up (like I am already at 35 yrs old...don't know why I still don't feel like one...ha!). Oh well...

We are experiencing our first "Noreaster" today according to the news. It is currently 58 degrees and pretty windy. Definitely sweatshirt weather today.

Video Queen...Miss Julia has really gotten into her brother's V-Smile game. Half the time she just holds the joystick and thinks she is playing. The rest of the time (usually by herself) she is trying to actually play. What a cutie!

Jacob's Field Trip...Jacob and John had a great time on the field trip yesterday to the Green Meadows Farm in Queens. It was 12 acres of petting zoo, puppet show, pumpkin patch, etc. Jacob brought home a pumpkin and explained that I needed to make a pumpkin pie with it. I promised I would bake a pie sometime in the next week. (I will not be using the pumpkin, only canned pumpkin for me...ha!) Jacob told me I had to bake the pumpkin pie today because it was fall. I explained that it would be fall for a couple of months so sometime in the next week would be fine. He also got to pet a baby chick, milk a cow, ride a pony, go on a hayride, etc. Lots of fun! John had all kinds of stories about the kids. Hilarious!