October hasn’t exactly started on the easiest note. The Red Sox ended their playoff run faster than one could say “playoff run” (positive I got a couple days off to spend with the girls). My temporary kitchen has gotten smaller and by smaller I mean shoebox and uglier – (positive- I have a working stove, functioning sink, and refrigerator).

 My upstairs bathroom the only bathroom with a tub and shower disappeared. Yes, gone. Meaning I went to take a shower one morning and someone was in there demolishing it. Enter phone call to husband with his calm-toned casual response “ok, I’ll ask our builder but what do you want me to do?” Me getting off the phone blood boiling and fuming. What do I want you to do? I’ll tell you what..then rationalization kicks in. What can he do? Nothing. Positive on this one the newly renovated bathrooms will be incredible and the temporary shower situation the girls love. They think it’s like camp.  Shower is now temporarily in the new part of the house with no walls. It ain’t pretty but it works. 
Ok here’s a big one. Went to work Sunday got this text Call me ASAP Maia has lice. World stops literally. Call Raj he claims to have found lice. Now I’m not doubting him but after hours and I do mean hours of checking both girls for days since this scare we’ve found nothing. We have every tool you can imagine and I’m sure I could write an entire post on what to buy if you child has lice from fairytale shampoo, conditioner, and preventative spray. To combs and headlamps (yes we have a brand new headlamp to solve the world’s lice problem). See picture. We are very serious over here. Even if he found the one “nit” in her hair there is nothing left. (Positive- we’ve gotten very serious about daily checks). 
We’ve fully immersed ourselves in the traditional October shenanigans. Fall apple picking with Asher our cousin for the second year in a row. We/I baked the worst apple muffins imaginable they were too healthy with no dairy so I could eat them and they were disgusting but we made some pretty good apple crisp. Painted pumpkins. We are well into soccer and gymnastics and the routine is standard. 

Emma got her first gold star!! This is a big one and it erases anything stressful that has happened in October. She got off the bus with a gold star on her shirt and when we asked what it was she told us. “In music class the teacher asked a question and I answered I raised my hand and sang/answered it correctly so he asked me to come to the front of the class and I got a gold star”. Me: did anyone else get a gold star? E: No, just me. Mind blown. Head explosion. Glitter, confetti, balloons everywhere!! Check my kid out -not shy just answering questions and getting gold stars. What??? This is a big deal. You have no idea who your child is in kindergarten so any little glimpse into this secret world has me jump at the chance for more. This is a sign of confidence and I’m proud. Proud that she got a star. Proud that she is surviving in kindergarten and although I’m still not entirely sold on the idea of it she is. That’s a positive that wipes the slate clean. Halloween here we come.