We finally got settled back into a somewhat normal routine this month. That’s not to say we took it easy.

We finally got the Mister back home and we kept him hopping the first week back.

He and Little Man took a night out together that Friday while I got together with some girls I met through one of Little Man’s classmates from last year to paint some spooky pottery at the Pottery Room.

That first weekend was busy.

On Saturday, we headed to Hendersonville for the Middle Tennessee Highland Games (for the 3rd year in a row now).

Then Sunday, we attended the Trail of Tears PowWow (I think this was our 5th or 6th year attending in our 8 years here). The weather was perfect for both and we enjoyed ourselves.

I had to deal with some more car issues the following week. The Dart had a slow leak in one of the tires. It was covered from when I bought the tires but they wouldn’t let me make an appointment to get fixed (because apparently they don’t do that except for installs), so I scheduled an oil change and my friend Kimberly came to get me for lunch/antiquing while we waited. Hopefully now, we’re done with all that car crap.

The next weekend, Little Man and I got together with one of his classmates for a play date at Sunny Day Studios.

We also met up with some of the Mister’s friends he met in Texas to go bowling with their families on post. Little Man enjoyed it immensely. I’m also thrilled the Mister made a conscious effort to keep up with these new friends who can understand/relate to his time in treatment.

The following week, Little Man took on the dentist and got a haircut in time for school pictures.

The rest of the month was low-key.

Little Man had his first field trip to Historic Collinsville – a late 1800s reconstruction outside of town. It was a bit advanced for his age group, but he enjoyed a few aspects like making a cloth doll and turning cream into butter.

We had planned to attend Oktoberfest at Beachaven, but Hurricane Helene brought a boatload of rain all the way to Clarksville. Normally, we wouldn’t mind a bit of rain, but fall temperatures also made an appearance and standing out in the rain when it’s cool in a drindl and lederhosen is not my idea of a good time.

October will bring some adventures! My in-laws are coming for a few days, we have tickets to see Mr. Ballen on tour in Nashville, and at the end of the month, we travel to Colorado for my baby sister’s wedding. I’m sure we’ll squeeze a few more things in there (that’s how we roll).

Until then,