Where did summer go?

I'm in denial. Despite all of the talk, emails, school parent gatherings, pre-school year picnics, home visits by teachers, and the early fall rain washing dust off my windows, I was still somewhat shocked to look at my calendar and realize that with school starting in less than a week, summer is coming to an end.  What an amazing summer it's been for our family.  We have been so busy this summer that I've hardly had time to reflect on all of our travels and adventures.  Here's the run-down of my top ten:

1. Celebrated little Maeve's 2nd birthday!

 

2. Explored DC with my sisters and Mom before attending a a conference for work

3.Frolicked in the sun

4. Worked Silpada style at the Old Time Fair in West Linn with good friend Erin

5. Biked in the Sunday Parkways

6. Attended the Silpada National Conference and had an amazing time!

7. Celebrated O's 4th Birthday

8. Traveled to Michigan and enjoyed time with our family

9. Put the house on the market and tried desperately to keep the plums picked up off the ground

9. Celebrated Sip 'N Silpada at the Blackbird Wine Shop

10. Jumped with joy at the arrival of the first egg from our 4 new hens

This afternoon Owen asked me "mom, where did summer go?"  I guess summer is on vacation I replied. 

Back to school, sports, indoor activities, rain, falling leaves, wool sweaters, wet days at the park...and hopefully a few more sunny ones.

Social networking here I come!

Okay, it's been a long time...a real long time. I thought I had given up on blogging but with my new iphone I've had a new interest in all things social media! That's right I'm tweeting, I'm facebooking and once again, I'm blogging! Watch out world.

I am a people connector. I love interacting with new people and making social connections between others so it only makes sense that social media would appeal to me. And now that I have a tool that makes it so easy, why wouldn't I take advantage of all that technology offers right?

I've long known the value of social networking for organizations, and have seen how small and large nonprofits can use social networking as a means for sharing their message, recruiting support, raising money and most importantly facilitating dialog. Now, I'm learning what it can do for me as an independent sales representative and as a social butterfly. But more than that, it's just a whole lot of fun!

So, here I go again. Another real attempt at making this blog a snapshot of our life, and a collection of my many random passions in life. But for now....off to the zoo, one of the few places where my life doesn't feel so wild.