Octember

Years ago Granger was asked to name his favorite month. His response was "Octember".

That's not even a month... but I wish it was.

September and October are two of my favorite months and the thought of them combined is lovely. So on this day, the 30th of October, I will tell you all about my September. How Octemberish.

I started my new job! I love it. I work with 3-5-year-olds and they are hilarious. Some of my favorite quotes are as follows:

"At home I have kiwis and apples and bananas and fla-mangos!"

"My shoes are off-tied!" (Untied, Offtied, same same.)

"What you said?"

"I DIDN'T see the bear but I DID see the park ranger and he was LOOKING FOR THE BEAR!!!!!"

And that last quote leads me to a story. Once upon a time in the morning I was standing with a co-worker helping students get out of their cars and make their way to their classrooms. About fifty yards away I saw a bear run across our parking lot towards our campus. A big, black, muscular, strong bear. In shock and near amusement I wordlessly grabbed my co-workers arm. She looked up, saw the bear and our conversation went as follows:

Co-worker (C): BEAR! GET THE KIDS INSIDE!
Elizabeth (E): *Shuffles remaining children inside while co-worker yells to anyone further up our campus to get inside.
C: Get inside! Get inside! *Follows children towards the school building*
E: What about parents coming to drop off? Should someone keep watch to warn them to stay in their cars?
C: Yes! Stay outside! *Slams school door in Elizabeth's face*

New Girl=Bear Bait
 

So I stayed on our porch and tried to think like a bear. I figured he'd follow the foliage line so I faced that way ready to bolt inside at any moment. Park rangers were called. Bears ran away in fear. Children were thrilled. I was highly entertained. So yes, that happened. Everyone was safe and I think things were handled perfectly by the school staff and the kids talked about bears for days. It was awesome.

September 14th: Granger's Baptism

What a powerful day! Watching someone do something they were really afraid of because they believed God wanted them to was so inspiring to me. Granger and the people who love him are such blessings in my life!

 

The guys who made it possible!

 

We were so lucky to have so many of our family members there! 

Our family can't even say how much we love living in Rockbridge County! It was so wonderful and touching for us that so many family members and friends came to share this event with us. It meant a lot to Granger to feel that support, not just that day but everyday. We love our Rockbridge County friends!

And one last September tidbit for you. I finished the Harry Potter series during September. Please keep in mind that I'm only allowed to read Harry Potter at the gym, so what does that mean? May be I went to the gym twice in a day a few times. It's fine. Excessive and slightly pathetic, but fine.

Happy Octember everyone!