Well! This Is Different In A Similar Sort Of Way

I have been taking a break from blogging (maybe you have noticed). It hasn't been because of anything serious just that for the last little while life has been a bit of a roller coaster, with shopping for school supplies and sharpening my nails each morning so that I can cling to the last vestiges of summer. But I can no longer say that it is summer in this neck of the woods. While each morning I get up to soft breezes and warm temperatures, there has been a definite shift away from summer towards a cooler fall. All the leaves have changed around here now and the winds have been blowing enough to even take some of the leaves off their limbs.  There is a stand of poplar trees down by our old chicken coop that are completely bare.  Mom's and Dad's reno is now completed. And the sheep have been sold (though not picked up yet).  Daily, I'm heading off for short walks with the dogs as the temperatures cool. Two nights ago Teapot and I sat out on the deck with a little fire in the fireplace and watched some Labour Day fireworks.  That was when it really hit home that summer was coming to a close. I think I went through a little bit of depression then and just trying to write something here that would be pleasant and worth reading was beyond my reach....

Today is another new beginning for us as the Daughters head off for their first day of school and Teapot heads back to work. We always take pictures of the girls on their first day of school and so we did again this morning... as usual with any picture-taking, things degenerated into a nutty free for all..

So then I had to give the girls a good talking to.....

But as usual things always go south in our family when we are trying to do something good... and it all becomes a Laugh-olympics....

So the only way to combat this is to do one picture that is all about us having fun....

And then finally we were able to capture an image that wasn't sooooo bad!

Though it is slightly uncentered.... but then that is just like us now isn't it!

And so I sit here in front of the computer with two hours stretching out before me. I had planned on doing some cleaning in my bedroom this morning since it is only a couple of hours before the girls are home again.  Tomorrow... now that's a different story. It will be a beautiful day... I will be dyeing.... and I can't wait.

And so you see... life gets back to normal... well as normal as it ever gets around here....

It feels so different to be here all by myself with a day stretching out before me and no one at home.... it's different in a similar sort of way... thus the title for today's blog post....

See ya'll tomorrow....  when life is strangely normal.