1. Weโ€™re two weeks into the school year now (which means three non-Mom days for Dominic) and heโ€™s still struggling a bit at dropoff. He seems to have fun once heโ€™s there โ€“ heโ€™s singing their โ€œcarpetโ€ song and goodbye song at home, and has been playing with friends on the playground, doing activities and crafts; it just makes me so sad that heโ€™s sad when I drop him off :( I know itโ€™s totally common, but Joseph never ever cried (which actually shocked me), so this is new territory for me.

2. Isabelle has become absolutely hysterical; sheโ€™s developing a total personality and loves to run, giggle, teaseโ€ฆ itโ€™s so, so much fun to watch. Now her brothers are chasing HER because she thinks itโ€™s so funny and giggles non-stop, then THEY get the giggles. Ahhhh, makes my heart melt.

3. Someone is going to start hockey soooooooon! :)

4. The anniversary of 9/11 always pulls at me, especially when the day is as sunny and blue-skied as it was all those years ago. And boy, this post showed up in my feed Wednesday night, on a day when everyone was tired and cranky and whining and not listening and bedtime could not come soon enough, and it was exactly what I needed to read. A big dose of perspective.

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5. So many wonderful ideas >> 12 Ways to Find More Time in Your Busy Life

6. Too early for pumpkin cupcakes? My husband requested pumpkin pie for dessert this weekend, so Iโ€™m thinking not, but Iโ€™ll just leave that link right there and let you decide ;-)

7. This is definitely hard with little kids, but I love the notion >> Why Slow Mornings May Be the Secret to Tech-Life Balance

8. Can someone please shed some light on whyyyyyyy I am getting little pinholes on the front of some of my shirts? Itโ€™s a few of my thinner shirts, some go in the dryer, some hang dry so itโ€™s not the dryer and I canโ€™t figure it out. Theyโ€™re all in the same spot โ€“ sort of right in the middle of the front of my shirt. Something Iโ€™m rubbing against and not realizing? Itโ€™s driving me bananas because theyโ€™re some of my favorite shirts!

9. We are still plowing through Line of Duty (itโ€™s on Hulu) and are currently in the third season. So far, it feels like each season gets better than the one beforeโ€ฆ so good โ€“ highly recommend!

10. TGIF! I hope you have a cozy weekend!