Yesterday we got out and enjoyed the beautiful weather. We went to a hot air balloon festival. The festival was at Johnson Space Center, so we also toured around a bit.











My Little Space Explorer






Lincoln is still fascinated by maps. I can't wait until he can actually read one. I'm sure hoping his interest in maps means that he inherited Keith's sense of direction!

The highlight of yesterday was meeting up with a new friend at the park. Every once in a while you meet someone that you instantly connect with. Though I HATE the reason that we relate so well to each other, it was refreshing to spend time with someone who is in my shoes. You see, Emily lost her husband to cancer last spring. She is 32 and has two beautiful children. As our kiddos went down the slide and rolled down grassy hills, we talked about the realities of this life.

Lincoln and I went to a pumpkin decorating party today. This is our attempt at an alien. According to Lincoln, the alien's name is Choo-choo.

Where has time gone?

It's hard to believe that it is October. While I wish that I had some really great reason as to why I haven't blogged lately, I don't. Life has just been busy. Like the beginning of every school year, I'm struggling to find the balance between being a single mom and a teacher. You'd think I would have figured it out by now, but I haven't. It seems like most nights Lincoln is left to play on his own so that I can work on school stuff. My poor house gets ignored all week, so I spend the weekend trying to get it back in shape. Talk about exciting times!

School is going. . . I was told that it takes about 6 weeks for the kids to get adjusted. I think we just finished the 7th week. My morning class is wonderful. My afternoon class has a few students who need A LOT of support. There are times when I feel like the room resembles a three ring circus rather than a classroom. Every day gets a little better.

Lincoln is enjoying school. I'm not sure what he does during the school day. When I ask, he says, "I can't remember" or "I don't know." He's growing like a weed and talking my ears off. The boy always seems to have "a plan" or an idea for what we should do next.

That's about all that we have to report. I'll try to post pictures next time.