Summer is officially over. I dropped the kids off at school an hour ago. I have eaten a lovely breakfast of eggs and toast, talked to my mom on the phone and started the laundry (which I am behind on and which also smells REALLY bad.)

Here is a list of my top 5 things that I did this summer.

1-- This is the place monument and village with kids. (We had so much fun! I might post this event later.)

2--Taking the kids to see Fiddler on the Roof with my mom and sisters and their kids. ($40.00 a seat to have Cash squirm and ask for skittles the whole time:)

3--Going to Houston with Jason to see the Astros vs. Red Sox game. I am not much of a sports fan but the game was actually really enjoyable. I enjoyed lots of time with my husband, lots of good food, lots of good company, time to read, and a visit to the Houston Fine Arts Museum.

4--Opal mines! (See cool rock entry.)

5--Reading "Little House on the Prairie" to my kids. The kids enjoyed it. I enjoyed it. My mom read it to me when I was young and I feel like a good mother when I read to them.


It's not exactly a jet setting list, or a drinking tequila and dancing on the tables list, or a my children are going to grow up to be the most accomplished people in the world list, but it's MY list. All in all a satisfying summer.