Since the kids went back to school, it feels like we’ve been continually busy every day every waking moment for the last nine weeks. Working all week and every weekend something going on. It’s gotten to be the time of year already when it’s still nighttime when I get up in the morning, which is never much fun. I feel like I’m several weeks behind in writing about what’s been going on, so here’s a general update, to be followed by some more specific posts.<\/p>\n
Work has been busy for me, building a major new application while learning a new language. More on that later. Lizzy has been busy too. Third grade is a big year. She’s building skills and discipline. She needs to memorize her multiplication tables, so we made up some flash cards and I’ve been drilling her every night. It’s been paying off, but requires persistence. She also started flute lessons, so we have to make sure she practices, which requires supervision too. She’s been at it a few weeks, and about a week ago had her first big breakthru, where she was able to consistently get a good tone where the pitch is not overpowered by the should of breathiness. She was very proud, as well she should be.<\/p>\n
It’s been an unseasonably warm fall until this week, but now fall is finally here. I’ve been both raking the leaves and then mowing the lawn cuz the grass is still growing. Wearing shorts and no jacket. Now we’re getting into the heavy part of leaf season, so hopefully we’re done mowing for the year.<\/p>\n
I’ve also been trying to keep my outdoor workout going as long as possible into the fall, even though we’re now into the dark half of the year. I had been going out rollerblading 2 days a week after work, more and more into the twilight as the weeks went on. Then I decided to switch to biking, since that’d be safer and easier in the dark. (I don’t jog cuz of an ankle injury from years ago.) I found the old clip-on headlight for my bike, and was happy to discover it still works. I find it hard to exercise enough in the winter, so hopefully I can keep this going a while longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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