A moon, the time change and making love in the afternoon

A moon, the time change and making love in the afternoon, life and times of the Carr’s for week 26

Moon
Well not sure if it was a Harvest Moon, but coming back from dance class with the girls on Thursday night, the moon was as big and low in the sky as I can ever remember seeing and both Nathalie and I thought it was amazing. Incredible shades of orange close enough to touch and the girls thought it was cool, but seemed not to be as impressed as we where. After a little research, it looks like it may be a week late or so to be what Wikipedia describes as a “Harvest Moon” but it sure was neat to see. Occurring just after sunset, the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox is said to be a Harvest or Hunter’s Moon with the sky still bright enough to work the fields or track you’re prey. We were neither harvesting nor hunting, but it sure guided us home to safety and that last little bit of homework for the night and we are thankful for that!

Time Change
Has the time change affected you in anyway yet? We were good, and remembered to change all the clocks (minus 1), and for the most part enjoyed the benefits of an extra hour of sleep. The trade off for a dark walk at night with Bentley is a somewhat bright wake up call for the girls in the morning, and I guess I would rather that over the light at night. Getting the girls seems to be about the same, but we seem to be making it to school on time, and there is a little less stress in the AM so I guess all is good!

Thanks
A quick thank you to my sister Janey for finding the picture I asked her to look for last week with me in my High School Halloween costume – “the sleeping boy”. It looks just like I remembered however I did forget about the stuffed pink elephant!

Housework
I am hoping that if I write it, it will be… It has not worked in the past but lets give it a shot. This weekend, with the somewhat nice forecasted weather on the way, I plan to make some serious progress on the list of things to do with the house. I want to try and get some baseboard down, and work on the kitchen and if time permits, finish sorting out the stuff in the basement still yet to be unpacked from the move. YES that sounds like a big bite, but I think I can make it, if I get a good start in the morning. There will be a brief stop in the action, when I will pack the girls up and drop in at my school for the annual fall open house, but after that I will be right back at it!

In closing

“Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart
You’re shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I’m down on my knees
I’m begging you please to come home”

It is true. I have Hannah Montana on my iPod and because I do, I think it is only fair that the girls have some of my music on their respective iPod’s. I love when I catch them singing away, and this week I had to laugh at Jordyn singing, loud a proud the chorus of a great Simon And Garfunkel track from 1970. I laughed, but I am sure I might change my mood if she ever asks the question “what does making love in the afternoon mean?”

“Umm lets see Jordyn, it is doing something you really like to do in the afternoon… you know like crafts or something”

Thanks for reading, and have a great and safe week especially the afternoons!
Jim