The end of a rough summer

Hello again. Well it has been a few weeks since we have posted anything. We are slowly getting our lives a little bit back to normal. I have been back to work for 4 weeks now, Alyssa has moved to the cities and started school on Tuesday, and Holly starts school here in Mankato tomorrow. We have spent our weekends being crazy busy with camping trips, family get togethers, friend get togethers, etc. I think now our summer is finally dwindling down and we can relax and enjoy a weekend. Chris accepted a shift manager position at his second job, so that will keep him even more busy than he already is, and will give me time to get some long awaited re-decorating done. I am hoping to paint and redecorate our bedroom, and then to the daunting task of tearing down our jungle wall paper in the kitchen and paint a "normal" color. I am excited to get it done, but don't look forward to the hard work it will entail.
We haven't really had a chance to get up north to see the Dostert's lately, but hope to get there at the end of Sept. It will be nice to go up there and relax/visit, especially while the leaves are starting to change colors. It is hard to believe that fall is on its way(the dog clearly reminds me of this everyday when I see her hair all over the house!), and we are already pretty close to Thanksgiving already. This crazy year is almost over!!