Musings from the Home Front

Summer is officially over this weekend... I put Josie on the bus to middle school last week and shuffled Will down the sidewalk {solo} on his bicycle to his neighborhood elementary school.  The realization that I am, yet again, a SAHM to two school-aged children is starting to set-in.  Don't misunderstand me I am thankful to have had the opportunity to stay at home with my lovelies, but it can get a tad bit boring between the hours of 9 a.m.& 3 p.m.  I enjoy the occasional brush on my leg from Miss Cleo and the constant attention from the old man, but I want both, to send J & W to school, go to work at my dream job (preferably in a time machine to distant parts of the world to write about travel) and then return in enough time to meet my children at the door with hot, fresh cookies and a warm hug.

So I've been searching for this dream job for about three weeks now and I'm not turning out too many opportunities.  I've applied for a lot of jobs, and by a lot, I mean about 20.  Ernie says I need to apply for about 100 so at this rate maybe I'll have a job by December.  I am currently waiting to hear back from Ohio Wesleyan U, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, The American Heart Association, the Olentangy School District, Home Goods and well lots of others I cannot even remember.  

Home improvement before and afters:

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Enough ranting I would like to rave a bit about our new home and neighborhood.  The summer of 2012 has been one of the best summer's we've ever had.  The kids are surrounded by sweet, well-behaved neighborhood kids to hang with, our house is so cute and we are enjoying our home improvement projects, wine/beer with our cool neighbors a few times a week has been fabulous and finally the nice feeling of knowing we are truly settling into Ohio, and we love it.

the Taylor's (our favorite neighbors)

Next up is my favorite season, Autumn/Fall, and all the wonderful things that come along with this time of year; apples, apple cider, beautiful foliage, football games, backyard camp outs, pumpkin bread, pumpkin spiced lattes and of course my birthday.  Our next adventure is to the Canadian-side of Niagara Falls and a beautiful drive through NY state to get there.  Can't wait to see the majestic falls up-close and the kids can't wait to use their passports for the first time.  More about that at the end of October.