just wrapped up school for the day. it was good...for a Monday. we also planted our fall gardens. each of the kids has a 6x8 ft. plot. they are all really excited to have their own space.

weekend was good. we had our friends, Chris and Jess over for burgers friday night. we were up and out early on Saturday to get up to Georgetown for the 5K that Margaret and Samuel have been training for. unfortunately we battery trouble with the suburban, so i had to drive Margaret and Samuel up in the truck. i realized after we were already up in Georgetown that we weren't going to make it in time, so we turned around and headed back. it was disappointing for them as they've been training for a couple of months, but there will be another next month. i was disappointed, too, as i was planning on running with them, my one last run before Hazel comes. oh well, i guess i'll give it a shot after she's born.

we had 2 soccer games that morning as well, then came home and worked around the house all day. i was all emotional for some reason and found myself crying about my sewing machine which was giving me grief, and crying that Hazel will have no new things, just hand-me-downs. i was being ridiculous, really. oh, and then the longhorns lost.

i had a lot of contractions saturday night and started having a lot of pressure and cramping. but then it went away.

sunday was good. we worshipped with the saints, and then went to lunch at El Arroyo. Brian and i enjoyed a nice long nap sunday afternoon. i got out and exercised sunday night. more contractions, more pressure. i think Hazel has dropped, though it is hard to tell since she's been low all along.

there is a sweet momma at church who is due the exact same time as me, and we think it's great fun to swap stories of how we're doing. she is expecting her 6th and is having a boy. i had a good visit with her yesterday.

i've been meaning to put some pics up here of our one room school house. it is nothing fancy, but it suits us well. it is really nice to have a place to leave everything at the end of the day and not have school books all over the house. we also have all the kids' toys out there, which is fabulous as they, too, are not all over the house anymore.

on the wall behind me are shelves that house things like my sewing stuff, all our sporting equipment, tubs and tubs of office/school supplies, and clothes that aren't currently in use.

school has been going well. everyone is used to the daily routine and it doesn't take much prodding to get everyone out to the school room in the morning. last week i made a detailed schedule for each kid for each subject through Thanksgiving. i think i enjoy curriculum planning much more than the actual teaching. it felt so nice to have all those little squares filled in with assignments.

i'm gonna go make some brownies and pumpkin pie, and throw some chicken on the grill, and then get this joint in ship shape before the man gets home.