The Days

Summer: Day 81. The Auction.

September 10th, 2011

So this happened. It was interesting. And exhausting. I’d never been to a auction before…much less been the clerk of an auction. It was definitely a learning experience. We had about 100 people out. Have you been to an auction? There’s so interesting. Some things went for waaay more than I expected them to (a [...]

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Summer: Day 80. The Set Up.

September 9th, 2011

So I’ve spent the last five days in those five barns. Five days with 10 other people who are smart and strong and know what they’re doing. These people run an auction company that is leading the charge. I’m mainly trying to stay out of their way and do what they say. And, as it [...]

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Summer: Day 79. Heat. Exhaustion.

September 8th, 2011

I’m spending all of my time out in these parade float barns, in the heat, with no air conditioning. I feel like this guy. My face looks equally as awesome. However, he smells way better than I do. Also, he’s skinner. Jerk.

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Summer: Day 78. Gross.

September 7th, 2011

This morning, I woke up to find this in my yard. As a result of the Central Texas fires, the drought, and the general Old Testamenteque vibe around here, we are being overtaken by animals. Foxes, possums, racoons, skunks…and allegedly, snakes. They’re thirsty, they’re hungry, and they’re everywhere. So here’s the thing. 1.) I’m a [...]

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Summer: Day 77. Start.

September 6th, 2011

Even though I’m 40, I still think in school years. And today is the official start. Of course we began short get-used-to-school days two weeks ago, but Harry starts full days of Kindergarten today…and so he woke up at 5:30 a.m., ready to go.  I’m ready to go too. Ready to get to work. So [...]

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Summer: Day 76. Labor. And Hope.

September 5th, 2011

It’s Labor Day, and I’m feeling optimistic. To me, this weekend always marks the end of something, or the start of something. Not necessarily good, or bad, just different. And even though the season doesn’t change until later on this month, Labor Day always feels like the last day of summer to me. This summer [...]

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Summer: Day 75. The Barns.

September 4th, 2011

I’m going to be spending a lot of time in the barns this week. All five of them. Cleaning, sorting, sweating. Because it’s auction week. I’m sad. And I’m relieved. And it’s going to be a long week.

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Summer: Day 74. Game Day.

September 3rd, 2011

We only let Harry play video games on Saturday. It is no coincidence that Saturday is his favorite day.

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Summer: Day 73. Harry’s Statue of Liberty Obsession.

September 2nd, 2011

Harry is fascinated by the Statue of Liberty. He loves that it was a gift from France. He loves that there’s a “little kids version” of it in Paris. And he likes to pretend he’s the Statue of Liberty whenever possible. Especially when he’s holding an ice cream cone. It’s a thing.

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Summer: Day 72. Carpool

September 1st, 2011

There’s really nothing else to say about this.

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