November Is Great

November is a special time of the year in our house. Football season for the boys has just ended. Baseball season hasn't started yet. Whew!... time for a breather. It's been non-stop sports since March. While I really enjoy being involved in the nurturing of their athletic careers, it's kind of nice to have a few weeks off. Between baseball and football, we haven't had a weekend off since opening day in April. Regular home maintenance took a back seat. Actually, a little further back than that. It was actually in a trailer behind us. It was reduced to grass cutting and an occasional pool cleaning. Our flower beds were so out of control, Bear Grylls dropped in by helicopter and filmed an episode of "Man vs. Wild" (queue the jungle sound effects) But now, all that is behind us. November is here, the pool is closed and the grass has pretty much stopped growing. Nothing to do now but enjoy the weekends off. Except, of course, for Collin's birthday, which he refers to as a "national holiday". "We should be off school that day", he says. Wow, he is way too much like his father, but that's a different story. Yep, November is great. They say summertime is "when the livin' is easy". I say it's November. Oh wait, Thanksgiving is in two weeks! NO!!!!!