Fall - Week 3

 This is going to be a longer entry, my dear Elementals. I know I say it often, but so much has happened this week, it almost feels like several have passed. Things were going very smoothly and I was feeling extremely confident until the twins aged up into toddlers. I'm not sure if it was the girls or just the simple fact that there are two of them that has made things so much harder to manage. 

Ari and Tori are at the age where they take care of themselves with very little intervention on my part. They get their school work done and focus on their skills. All of my time has gone to the twins - feeding them, bathing them, giving them attention. Even my poor garden began to suffer a bit and I panicked as that is where our income comes from. 

Just as I was ready to throw my hands up in the air in surrender, Ari managed to meet the requirements put on her to graduate high school and continue on her journey into Young Adulthood. With school out of the way, Ari was able to not only focus on her journey to maximum fitness and strength, but she was able to obtain a job as a mascot and have extra time to help me with the girls. I was able to breathe again and once again turn attention to the garden. 

Not long after that, Tori met her requirements and transitioned into teen hood and moved up into high school. She grew up into a beautiful woman and immediately embraced her journey in the culinary field. She took to cooking right away and is a true natural. It's also one other thing off my plate as Tori cooks all our meals now. While I'm a good cook, everyone's tummies seem to be quite happier.

The next thing on my mind is this house. While it's beautiful and we are blessed, it quickly got small. I know it's only going to get smaller as I eventually have more conduits (I need a little break). I'm going to focus over the next few weeks on saving money and deciding if we want to move into a larger house or build another one...again.

We finished the week with an attempt at celebrating the mortal holiday of Halloween. The twins, yet again, made that difficult. I lost track of time and didn't plan a party, so I invited some family friends over and we threw on some costumes once the girls were in bed. I was so focused on the girls and the garden that I completely missed the Trick o' Treaters! I felt terrible, but we managed to have a good time. I wasn't able to get any pictures, but we will have our memories to look back on. Maybe we will have better luck next year? 

I must end this now and try to get my rest. Here's to hoping for a less hectic week :)