School and Shoes and Indian Summer- Oh My!

Oh how time gets away from us. That- and all these other 2.0-3.0 tools we can play around with instead of writing.
Summer delightful but fleeting has past. Matt and I have been back at work for three weeks and can honestly say it feels much longer. I know I have no right to complain just coming off of a twelve week vacation but is it mid June yet? Positives- Logan and Paige enjoy being back at Best Friends so that makes this work thing a little easier. That plus my sexy new Dansko Mary Jane shoes (and rumor matching sparkle Toms for P and me- remember just a rumor).
So as usual our fall is shaping up quite nicely. We are planning to go apple picking in the next few weeks. We have picked out our Halloween costumes. Fall clothes have been washed and organize and waiting to take its place in our closets next week. Harvest decorations will probably come out the last weekend in September. Next weekend is dedicated to Matt's birthday. Aside from eating- we are still deciding how to celebrate (maybe a Segway tour or a movie).
Logan's current obsession is karate. He has started taking classes at Bruce McCorrey's on Rt. One. Logan LOVES it even though he has just taken two classes. He insisted on wearing his headband to bed on Tuesday night and he became upset when we told him he could not take it to school (we did cave but it was an one time thing and he was to put it in his cubby after circle). Logan has already made some friends that hopefully will attend the same school as him next year. Unfortunately (or not, depending on the Bear) one friend is encouraging him to sign up for pre hockey skate. At first Matt and I felt guilty- we didn't want to disappoint but we do not want to overextend ourselves but after looking at our schedules and classes- Logan probably can do the 2nd round of skate in December in place of swim.
My current obsessions:
Fun socks- in place of bi weekly pedi's- I'm sporting some funky socks (that look so cute with my Danskos).
Lush Tiny Hands hand lotion- Tiny Hands where have you been all my adult life? Made with no nuts, you leave my hands soft and supple and smelling like flowers (just the faintest).
Books about Edwardian England- Or anything to do with Downton Abbey. Waiting until January is just cruel. People under the Union Jack have it made (ahem, Jessica Gagnon). But at least I have my Kindle app and Overdrive.