9 months, Holla!

Greetings to all! This month's post will be short and sweet, due to the fact that whatever free time I previously enjoyed has vanished. Dylan, Dylan, Dylan...love this kid! These days, Dylan enjoys crawling all over the place, particularly if it involves chasing after long, skinny objects like the camelbak water tube and the plastic snakes Nana keeps on the deck to "scare the birds away." He also likes pointing, giving five, and throwing balls back and forth with his dad. Daycare has been successful so far, and Dylan loves his time with Ms. Patti, Rocco, and the gang. Well, in my mind he loves it, otherwise, it would be unbearable dropping him off. My first week with my second graders was generally a success, and though it's quite an adjustment, I do enjoy my class. Casey has one CPA exam left, and most importantly, we are officially closing on our house September 22nd! Fun fact to all: did you know that 1 in 5 short sales is sold at auction prior to settlement, unbeknownst to the buyers? Yeah-we narrowly adverted slipping into that category thanks to my detail-orientated, local-paper-scouring accountant husband. Anyway, as football season gets underway and the cool weather moves in, we hope all of our friends and family are enjoying the last few weeks of summer, and we miss all of you dearly.