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This is why, at least in the past, I have posted all the time - the little weekly happenings pile up. And then your blogging mo-jo goes away. And then you have no mo-jo and a list of things to blog. Oy! What's a girl to do?

The girl makes all the little things short and sweet. Here's the last month or so in a jiffy:

We've had more heat. I can practically see the heat radiating in this picture. Add to that no rain. Major draught situation down here with wildfires everywhere.

A getaway to the beach with friends. It's amazing how even though it's 100+ degrees in Houston, 45 minutes to the south it's 10 degrees cooler with a great breeze. Who cares about the brown Gulf water with that combo?

With the start of school comes the onslaught of birthday parties - one of my children's greatest joys! And you can see why when there's a petting zoo involved.

Survival of the first week of school. Adjusting to it exhausts some of us more than others. Those who don't nap but should tuck in and adorn those of us who shouldn't nap but do.

Rollerskating. Who knew they still had skating rinks - with disco balls? And actual roller skates? Who knew I could still skate? Who knew it would take so much energy to teach the children? Who knew Meaghan would be more interested in making a fashion statement? Me.

Labor Day! ...and the weekend leading up to it. Celebrated working too much by not doing much.

Geocaching! Saw that someone did this and I looked into it. Camron got all excited and had asked and asked to do it. So finally we did it Labor Day weekend. In short, Geocaching is a glorified treasure hunt done with a GPS system to find a "treasure" hidden by a complete stranger. Sounds perfectly sane to do in a city of 4+ million, eh? I risked my life following that GPS system, walking back into some deep, dark areas where I expected to trip over a body at any time. Not having any luck, we gave up after three tries and started hiding things for the kids to find. They didn't know any better. Of course not having planned this, they found such treasures as a tube of sunscreen and some of their own trinkets left in the car. Here you see Camron showing us the way and Meaghan in her, well, excitement?

Get ready for lots of pictures of beasts (that includes the children):

Love that she looks like a deer caught in the headlights...
and she's standing with a deer! Brilliant!

Labor Day weekend included a tour of the Bayou Wildlife Park. Think safari without sharp teeth. Unless you count the donkey that got Meaghan's finger. Oops.

Also, a wonderful dinner with wonderful friends. Some four-legged.

And finally, the past month culminated in a kid-free weekend in Austin, TX, for me and the Mr. Here's to hoping that's all it took to get back my blogging mo-jo: some sleep, some calm, and a little scenery. And maybe lots of carbs, chocolate, and Diet Coke.