Norman Rockwell Goes Bowling

If I had my act together
as well as some of you people do,
I would slap up the picture I took this afternoon
of Lovely K and Sweet T raking leaves
in my parents' front yard.
It was like one of those Norman Rockwell moments
when I drove up the street and saw them doing this.
I had just been thinking myself how this afternoon
had hints of fall in it.
Granted we are under warnings because of the
extreme heat,
so it's not like it was a cool autumn breeze
was on the scene. No, no.
But the sky was overcast and the parking lot at
the school was full and for some reason it just
seemed like a day that might actually
lead us to the fall.
Autumn.
My favorite time of year.
I know I probably say that about every season
at some time or another
(except summer---don't' think I've ever called it my favorite)
but if I was in the fast money round of The Family Feud
and I had to give the answer to
"Name your favorite season"
it would be Fall.
Autumn.
Whatever you want to call it.
It would be that lovely time of the year
which I am just beginning to sense
somewhere out there on the horizon.

We got all our school work done this morning
because my parents were coming with a treat
this afternoon. They took the kids
(and me) bowling. Our kids have spent many an hour
bowling at my parents house on their wii. Lovely K has
bowled at birthday parties a couple of times.
The boys had not been bowling.
So we went---and a good day to go too---they have
Dollar Wednesdays at this particular bowling alley.
That meant that our shoes were a dollar and each
game was just a dollar per person.
So we bowled.
I can totally see this becoming the thing to do
in the winter when we need to burn up some energy
or when we are suffering from cabin fever.
The kids actually did pretty good for beginners.
Even Sweet T.
It was so precious to watch him.
The lightest ball you could get was a six pounder
and it was just a struggle for him. But if you know
my Sweet T, he managed to struggle with it
and he bowled. He did great.
He is going to be such a competitor.


If you're keeping track of things at home,
you can go ahead and tally up the score for
Bell vs. ABEKA.
I got the order today.
I have books for my poor little kindergartner!
At last.
At the end of the second week of school,
we finally get his major curriculum in.
I am so glad.
He was beginning to suspect that
there's nothing to this school thing.
Boy is he ever wrong about that.

Oh, Dear Reader, it just warms my heart
to think that fall is coming.
It would give me that inspired, invigorated feeling
...if I weren't totally exhausted.
I'm going to bed.
Goodnight.