September

Normally I dread September. It seems like most of the really bad things in my life happen in September (even though it's my birth month). This September has been filled with fun...

• Monday I took two dogs and two cats to the pet clinic at school to get their shots. Trying to get an angry cat into a carrier (and then have the other one walk into hers and sit down), load them all in a small car, drive 6 miles in rush hour traffic, get them out, get their shots, load them up again, drive to swim practice, get them out and wait, put them back in (with an additional person), drive to musical rehearsal, get them out and wait, put them back in (with ANOTHER person), and drive 6 miles back home was so funny I had to laugh out loud.
• Tuesday John to me to a Jason Mraz concert. He's one of my favorite singers, and it was phenomenal! 'Nuff said.
• Wednesday I got to help out the middle school cross country coach with her meet. Even though I have no children running XC at this time, I still love the sport. It was a blast to get to help so that parents could watch their own children run.
• Thursday I got to watch a bit of Daughter A's rehearsal while I waited for a meeting to start. Seeing her in her element was uplifting.
• Friday, for the first time in my history as a teacher, I graded my own paper. I made a 100, but lost 10 points for failing to put my name on the paper. I cracked up when I was fussing at my students for not claiming this "perfect" paper when one of them said, "Umm, Mrs. Wilkinson, that's yours. It's the one you did as an example."

Life is funny. Enjoy it.