Me to the rescue!

I saved a little boy yesterday. (Ok, helped would probably be more accurate, but I felt like a hero.)

I was sitting on my couch minding my business when I heard the dogs next door barking like crazy. I also heard kids yelling and I figured that the kids walking home from school were what the dogs where barking at.

I look out the window just in time to see a young boy (8 or 9 years old maybe?) run up to my door. I thought he was laughing because the dogs had chased him up there. (They are pretty small dogs)

They dogs kept barking and I'm still looking out the window wondering why this kid chose my house to run to.

Then I hear the boy start to cry.

My heart breaks.

This is the kind of cry that tells you a kid is terrified and doesn't know what to do.

Those dogs had chased him onto a strangers doorstep and he had no idea how he was going to get away.

In between sobs I can hear the boy saying "I want to go home."

At this point my heart is in a million pieces on the floor.

I fall over myself trying to get to my front door. I feel so bad for him and I can tell he's terrified. I couldn't get to the door fast enough.

I open the door and step outside next to him. (I make sure my dog stays inside, that's all this kid needs is another dog.)

He tells me he lives down the street and that the dogs won't leave him alone. He thinks they want to bite him.

My plan was to distract the dogs while the boy walked home, or even possibly walk with him because I'm used to the dumb dogs and they don't scare me. 

By this time, my neighbor is outside calling for their dogs to come in the house, so the boy was able to walk the rest of they way home in peace.

I haven't been able to get that little boy out of my head. I know I didn't do much, but I hope I was at least a little bit comforting.

Also, it would be nice if my neighbors would actually watch their dogs.  There have been times when those dogs have ran towards me on my way to my car. They catch me off guard and it always startles me a little. I can't imagine how scary it would be for a little kid walking home alone.

Lots To Do

I have been so tired this week that I can't seem to get anything done.

I don't know if it is because I've started running this week, or if I'm just being lazy, but I'm hoping to change all that today.

These are some of the things that I have neglected this week and am hoping to work on today:

- Dishes

-Laundry

-Need to work on cleaning the office

-Ok, I need to clean the rest of the house too.

-Need to organize paperwork

-Showering would be nice

-It is seriously time to start planning for NaNoWriMo next month.

Just writing that down makes me feel like it really isn't all that much to do.

We'll see at the end of the day what I actually get done.

I would like for my house to be somewhat presentable by the weekend so I don't have to worry about cleaning. 

I want to just enjoy the awesome weather we've been having.

Wordless Wednesday

Tired

Yesterday morning, after getting absolutely NO sleep, I decided to go running with my husband.

We only ran 1 mile. Usually my husband would run more than that, but I haven't gone running since my sophomore year in high school.

I thought it would be best to just stick to the 1 mile.

I think I did pretty good considering what horrible shape I'm in.

I actually kind of enjoyed it, the scenery was beautiful. I was able to watch as the sun rose up over the lake.

The only thing I don't like is that I can't take my camera with me when I run, and I am missing out on some really great pictures.

There is just no way I would be able to run with my big camera.

Hmmm....maybe I'll take my phone next time instead.

My Tree

I love the tree in our front yard.

I love it for a variety of reasons, but my favorite thing is how pretty it gets in the fall.

It changes everyday and I have been trying to get plenty of pictures.

I haven't taken a photo for a couple days, and right now the tree is bright red all over. I know it won't be too long before all of the leaves have fallen off. I'm hoping it will last at least another week.

Apples

 

A week ago, I went to an orchard with my sister-in-law to pick apples.

I had never done anything like that before and I was surprised at how much fun it was.

We got to use this picker tool and I was pretty good at it.

The orchard we were at was very pretty and apple picking was the perfect activity for a sunny fall day.

FALL

Only 3 months left for 2011.

I love this time of year, it is my favorite.

The cool weather means I can drag out all my warm clothes.

It means I can open all the windows in my house and let the fresh air in.

It also means that the holidays are approaching.

I know that Halloween and Thanksgiving come first, but I have already started thinking about Christmas.

Actually, I think most people have. I can't be the only one.

Now, it's not like I have my tree up or anything. Decorations can wait till after Thanksgiving.

I'm talking about gifts.

I prefer to have most of my shopping done before Thanksgiving so I can miss most of the holiday shopping crowds. I say most, because I don't think you can ever avoid the crowds entirely.

I haven't actually bought any gifts yet. So far I have just been brainstorming and making lists, but I do hope to start in the next week or so.

I find that when I get all of the work out of the way earlier, it frees up my time closer to Christmas so that I can just sit back and enjoy the season and all that comes with it.