Where did September go?

My family and I were so glad to see September start and even happier when it came to a close. Why?

Here’s why . . . but first I had to resort looking back on my calendar to recall all the things and events that occurred.

All the schools were back in business after Labor Day and we could already feel the difference in the air. No noise from the community pool which is close to our house, the stores were fairly quiet with all the school supplies sold, and the tempo of the day returned to its normal beat with the days getting progressively shorter.

 

We were hoping for our hot weather to start cooling off, but that wasn’t happening. In fact, there was Hurricane Florence approaching our eastern shores and we were told to buckle down our homes and fill our pantries. Charlie even secured his young willow tree from the savage winds.

As the hurricane couldn’t make up its mind which way or what state it was going to hit, the barometric pressure and constant heat played havoc with our nerves. Then our air conditioner decided to quit. Needless to say, this furthered our discomfort and made working

in the house difficult, for we were expecting company. Why is it that chores, repairs, cleaning and such are put off until company comes? I guess it is because now you have a need, thus incentive to get those things done, so we did and after it was all done, we patted each other on the back and took a nap.

Then the hurricane blasted the shores of North Carolina and its furious winds decided to change course, going around Virginia’s shores, to the west, then north then east again, skipping over us. This was good but it trapped the hot humid air and made us all miserable. It even made air travel for our guess uncertain but when the day came for her to fly from Chicago to us, all was fine and she arrived, safe and happy.

Donna stayed for a week and we entertained, went shopping, sightseeing, and I even gave a talk on my book to a local genealogical club where she pitched in and had a great time. Before that our family hosted our monthly wine & dine group, which is pretty easy but nonetheless, creates more work.   

The time went fast and she was back on the plane to Chicago.

 

It took us the next week to recoup from all of this activity and then the weather started to get cooler. I got back to taking care of our booth at the local antique mall and on the last day of Sept. there was an antique car show there and we enjoyed looking at all the old cars. Great way to end this crazy month.

Now it is October and we are  once again waiting for the weather to get cooler and thinking about the holidays. I also need to get back into our Family Museum and organize the things we have been adding to our collections over the months. I truly enjoy working in our little museum and happy to know that our past is secure and on display for us and all the visitors that come our way. So how is your Family Museum doing? I hoped you saved your summertime memories and added whatever pictures and souvenirs you collected along the way.

And as the evenings start earlier and days become shorter, now is a good time to start organizing your memories before more are garnered with holidays and such. Until then, enjoy October and take care. I will post again when the spirit inclines me to do so.