The little songs of summer are all gone today.
The little insect instruments are all packed away:
The bumblebee's snare drum, the grasshopper's guitar,
The katydid's banjo, the cricket's violin,
The dragonfly's cello have ceased their merry din.
Oh, where is the orchestra? From harpist down to drummer
They've all disappeared with the passing of the summer.
Only 10 more days until school starts back...say it ain't so! It's inevitable, I know...still doesn't make it any easier to swallow.
I guess we've had a decent summer. Haven't really gone anywhere spectacular; although we did go to Louisville, Kentucky for the National Beta club convention, where my middle son performed with the band -and they came in 2nd in the nation! We did some sight seeing during that short visit. Got to go to my younger sister's new digs in Tennessee, on the way home from Kentucky, on the day they moved in. They are a lot closer to us now, than they have been for the past 15 years, when they lived outside Atlanta. We'll miss the Six Flags/Coca-Cola Museum/Stone Mountain trips combined with family visits, since that's usually the only time we'd go to those places, otherwise. I guess we'll have to settle for some new fun in the Tennessee hills (Cool Springs shopping, antiquing, perhaps, maybe some Smokey Mountain adventures, who knows?) We're really glad they are such a short distance from us now, though.
We enjoyed a wonderfully nutritious spiritual feast last week during the lectureship at Jones Road - 19 thought-provoking studies from God's word that really keep me digging into the scriptures. Our God IS an awesome God! I'll share the website where you can download and/or listen online to the MP3 recordings of all the lessons, as well as the ones we have every Sunday: www.jonesroadchurch.org
We acquired a puppy from our neighbor a few weeks ago...I just found out the dog is half Pit Bull. Now, for those who are enamored with that particular breed of dog, I hate it, but I'm just gonna have to tell the puppy SEE YA! I knew she was extremely aggressive and also destructive. Not sure if those are 'classic' pit bull characteristics or not, but she has virtually destroyed my back yard. We already have a dachshund mix that has always been a pretty good, albeit (according to the kids) a 'boring' dog. Well, let me tell you - 'boring' is the new desirable trait for a pet, to me, right now. This puppy will regularly devour our 'old' dog's food..and she just takes the abuse. She's older, etc. It took a while for her to adjust to the young whippersnapper, but I think she's about had it with the varmint.
To look at the puppy you don't instantly see a pit bull at all - she has longer ears, but there's something about the eyes...can't put my finger on it...and I don't think I would put my finger on her eyes, I'd end up losing more than one of them! She has bitten me before - not badly, since she still has baby teeth - but I've never had a dog act that way, and we've had puppies in the past. Just found out yesterday that the father of the puppy- the pit bull - (and he lives next door, along with a herd of other mutts that typically roam their yard, unrestrained - Hello, that's ILLEGAL in the city limits!) attacked a lady down the street as she attempted to take a leisurely walk through the neighborhood! He didn't penetrate the skin - but the potential is there. Ironically enough, an animal control officer lives in the same neighborhood...why isn't he patrolling and seeing these crazy dogs? They run out to my yard many times when we get out of our car to go into the house, and even approach our porch, like we're invading their property. I'm not sure if I should call the police or animal control - I can't ever get any response from A.C. except an answering machine. UGH!!! I'm afraid one of my kids or me or a guest at my home will end up getting attacked by one of them, and believe me, there will be trouble if that happens!
Not sure how I got on a rant about the dog(s), but trust me, those dogs over there can really bring out my worst side.
I am scheduled to work 8 hours at the bakery today and am leaving my 2 boys at my parents' house - my two daughters are both out of town right now. I would leave the boys alone, ordinarily, if I have to, during my normal 2.5 to 3 hour shifts, but two boys 13 and 12 alone for 8 hours...eh, not the best plan.
I have made sure they know to help out around their house and do some things that might need doing (that my parents might otherwise not be able to do). Hopefully that will go off smoothly.
Well, I am getting close to seeing the bottom of my coffee cup, which means it's time for one more before I head out for the long day.
