The Adventures of Flybunny

A Little Lost

Well I made it through my first major holiday without my Mom.  After a lot of drama the two preceding weeks involving my FIL's significant other, Turkey Day went off without a hitch.  Sure I was sad but it wasn't overwhelming and it was a nice day even though my Dad was not here but home in bed with the mother of all sinus infections.  I talked to him several times because I really wanted him here but took comfort that he has a neighbor who takes good care of him and brought him dinner and dessert.

Fast forward to today.  Today we got something in the mail that I have always wanted - an invitation to an actual full blown Christmas party.  I have always, always wanted to go to a party like this.  This particular party is being hosted by a rather affluent family (Dad is CEO of a large international company) so the house will be immaculately decorated and the who's who of our fair city will be represented and while I will admit it will be intimidating, I am so excited but for one small detail...I won't be able to share this with my Mom.

When Mr Fly took the job at posh school my Mom was so excited.  She loved the thought of us getting to visit some of the beautiful mansions that are present in our fair city.  Whenever we were invited to one, I would call her early the next morning and relay all of the details I could remember and she loved every minute of it.  We have actually been to this particular house previously but it was for a soccer event and this is much much different. 

I will miss discussing what I should wear (I honestly have no idea so I am enlisting a trusted friend) and the subsequent discussion on the decorations and who was there and what we ate etc.  I have found through the past almost 4 months that it hasn't been the big things (birthdays and holidays) but the little things I miss.  I miss calling her on the way to pick up the girls, I miss shopping with her, I really missed going to the Jr League shopping event in Oct, I miss her cooking advice, I miss her and am feeling a little lost.

Drop Out

Well I didn't even make it a full week before missing a day of Nablopomo.  I am not used to posting on the weekend so Sunday came and went and I didn't even think about it and I had full intentions of posting last night but Mr Fly and I both fell asleep in our respective chairs sometime during CSI:Miami.  Funnily enough I was so tired that I fell asleep nursing Tyler and woke up who knows how much later, boob hanging out in all its glory.  Oh well, there is always next year.

In other news, Mr Fly's boys won their game tonight so on Friday night they will play in the state semi-finals for the fourth year in a row and 5th time in 6 years and the 2007 season will officially be over on Saturday.  I have to say I am relieved.  This fall has been extraordinarily stressful - I had a routine down with the big girls and things were running fairly smooth but then little miss cutie pants comes along and adds an element of complexity but as we go on things have gotten easier and the girls have gotten better at helping out with her so I know when the spring season rolls around we will be back in our groove.

Now I am off to bed for tonight...

Seasons

Out of all the season, hands down my most favorite season is fall or autumn if you prefer.   

I had a conversation about it with a co-worker the other day and she couldn't understand because her favorite is Spring which brings new life and such so I will take this opportunity to list the many reasons that I love fall....

• The smells - I love the smell of fires in the crisp air, I love the smell of apples and pumpkin.  I love the smell of the crisp night air right as the day turns to night.  I love the smell of the leaves slightly dampened.
• The food - I love chili and soup and love to have them on a cool crisp day.  I love apple crisp and what better time to make it than when apples are being freshly harvested.  Pumpkin bread - need I say more????  Apple Cider - hot and cold...I could go on and on but needless to say I am adding some extra pounds for the winter.
• Clothes - I get crabby in the summer when it is hot and you can't get comfortable without being naked and I get crabby in the winter when you can't go outside without 86 layers and then you are still cold.  I get crabby in the Spring because it is supposed to be warming up but can't turn bitterly cold or snow in April.  In the fall, you can be comfortable in pretty much anything without being over or under dressed - plus - I love to wear tshirts and jeans and this is perfect weather for me.
• The sounds - of course this appeals to the band geek in me - but hearing a marching band early in the morning is pure music to my ears and brings back memories of my band days and of course you can only hear it in the fall.
• The color- of course you can't talk about fall without mentioning the changing trees and the glorious colors that most falls bring.  Unfortunately, the weather this year has diminished the colors this year but oh my do I love the reds, golds and yellows of the season.

So there you have it just a few of the reasons that fall is my favorite season - what about you?

Where to begin??

Since I am going to be attempting to post everyday I figure I should probably  try to come up  with some blog fodder other than just my everyday life so I spent some time today trying to figure out what I should post about; should it be a theme or should I put together some sort of schedule and well I really couldn't come up with much so maybe I will take some time this weekend and try to get things sorted out.

In absence of any sort of semblance to a post, I will give you all a quick update on what has happened since I posted last...

• My Dad is really doing pretty good all things considered.  He went to Mom's class reunion at the beginning of October and they put together a nice tribute to her.  He also spent a weekend with a group of couples that they have been friends with forever.  He wasn't sure he wanted to go but he did and had a great time.  He had cataract surgery a couple of weeks ago and recovered nicely so he will have the other eye done in a couple of weeks.  The only area of concern I have is he mentions fairly regularly that he doesn't think he will live too much longer and I am not sure what to make of that.
• Mr Fly's soccer season has flown by quickly and the team while fairly young has had some success.  They play in the state quarterfinals this coming Tuesday and if they win, we will head to St. Louis next weekend for the state finals.  We are keeping our fingers crossed - if they win that will mean 4 consecutive appearances at state.  He is cautiously optimistic about their chances.
• Audrey is doing well - playing lots of soccer and being a good student.  She is growing up so fast it just kills me.  We are able to have the most amazing conversations and she confides a lot in me - I hope that continues.
• Abby is doing better.  We have made some changes in some things and she has responded.  I have decided I am not going to blog in much detail about her issues.  I don't ever want her to find some of my old posts about her.  All in all, she has made some improvements in some areas and hopefully we will continue to see her become the sweet child we know she is.
• Tyler is almost 5 months old and just a joy.  She smiles and talks and rolls over and doesn't sleep at night.  I find it so funny that I cannot remember life without her. 
• We have had all sorts of drama on the in-law side of the house - I will have to dedicate a post to that (one idea)
• I am hanging in here waiting patiently for soccer season to end so I get some relief at night.  I am busier than I could ever imagine but it keeps me distracted and we are dedicating the entire weekend to getting this house back in order because as busy as I am the housework is the first thing to go by the wayside.  Work well that is another post (wow another idea!)

That is all for tonight - Tyler is waiting not so patiently beside me for me to feed her and get her ready for bed.  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Here I am

I didn't realize that it had been so long since I posted - I knew it had been awhile but not 6 weeks.

So what has been going on?  I am back at work full time and holy hannah did I forget how hard it is to work with an infant.  While my evenings have always been hectic with the big girls, adding an infant in the mix has been challenging.  We aren't where we need to be yet but are getting closer.

I have so much more to tell you but it will have to wait as the baby just spit up all over my hair (don't ask).  Anyway, I am going to do Nablopomo or at least attempt to do it so I guess this is my first official post of the month.  I have never been very good at keeping my blog updated so I am really going to challenge myself and make this work.

Now I am off to get the puke out of my hair....