Bad Mommy Blogger

I need to get myself on a blogging schedule to update this at least once a week. I don't dread writing...on the contrary, I often find it a little therapeutic much to my husband's dismay (read his comments about hijacking the boys blog). Blogging is free. Seeing a therapist is not.

We obviously survived the plane ride to NC last month. It was fine and Pat and I both retained our sanity. Travelers luck we do not have. Something always happens and if by chance it doesn't we find ourselves frozen in fear not knowing how to function. It makes us more resilient I say!

This particular trip, we arrived without a hitch and safely back to Elmira. Our luggage and CAR SEAT however did not make it. My mom was nice enough to drop my car off at the airport so we could easily drive home without making family or friends go out of their way to pick us up. But we didn't have a car seat. I hope the po po isn't reading this because Pat drove home while I nervously tried to keep Aedan seated in the back seat with me. Don't be fooled...17 month olds don't sit quietly in the back seat without being firmly strapped into a car seat. It was awful but we eventually arrived home safely.

The luggage made it home too at about 11pm.

It was a nice little weekend visiting with our NC family.

Aedan and I are about to embark on our 2nd solo flight - the 1st time he was 6 months old so really, all I needed to do was attach him to me and all would be well. This time, he's 18 months, I can't attach him anymore because, well, he's over that, and now all he wants to do is explore, on his own, away from me, and obviously not be confined in a small cabin flying half-way across the country. God bless the poor schlub who has the bad luck of sitting next to us. As usual I build myself up for the worst case only to make the reality seem a little lighter. Welcome to my brain now get out as fast as you can!

We're going to visit my sister in Texas and I am super excited to see her.

That's our life as of now. The fall is bringing all sorts of new adventures and beauty that Upstate NY has to offer. We went apple picking and to Farmland where little billy goats were nibbling on Aedan's hiney. In a few weeks we'll be going to Iron Kettle for our pumpkins, candied apples, apple pie and kettle corn! It's so much fun doing the things I remember doing as a kid. Whats more fun is experiencing them through little boy's eyes. He is amazed by the world...ladybugs, airplanes, rain falling, his pop-pop and Go Dogs Go books. I need to try and help him hold on to that amazement for as long as he can.