What Can You Do?

Aidan wants to quietly look at his book but Mia wants to do the same thing right next to him. It's so funny how she does to him what he does to me. And he hates it! Haha.

I just received a call from the school principal and there will be no school tomorrow because of the poor air quality. (Aidan will be so happy.)

Fires. It's hot and windy in the middle of November. We went outside to relieve our boredom even though I knew it wasn't advisable. I kicked the soccer ball around with Aidan, watered the plants, and realized how much I loved the smell of wet earth. It wafted up to me and it was as if it had just rained. We were only outside for about half an hour, however, when the smell of smoke suddenly became overwhelming, like when you're in a casino and you can't escape the stench of cigarettes. I truly wish it would cool down soon. At this rate we'll probably get only two months of actual cold weather. It makes me wish we were living somewhere else, someplace with an actual change of seasons. I want winter. I want to wear sweaters and fuzzy socks. I want to use the down comforter. Please, winter, come! Please! I'm ready!