Directions

Well hello, blog readers. How have you been these last few weeks? Mama Wild has been very busy and probably very lazy, explaining my absence from the blogosphere as of late. Things in the Wild household are just dandy. Norah is thriving in kindergarten and loving cheerleading (although at times she thinks it's ruining her life, like when she couldn't get the glitter tattoo she wanted at a recent festival or when she has to go to bed early on a weekend night). Levi has started babbling what sound like words (Mamamama or baba or Dadada) and he is thisclose to walking. He's also turning into a giant flirt. Last night I took him with me to a high school volleyball game to support my students and their coach, my coworker. He was hamming it up big time with all of the girls around us, particularly another baby, Kate. Future romance in the works? I think we have a lady killer on our hands.

Zach and I are coming up on our second wedding anniversary, and unlike last year, when Mama was 8 months pregnant, we shall CELEBRATE! I don't know what we're doing yet, but the surprise-lover in me is waiting with bated breath. The realist side of me knows that Mr. Wild isn't huge on surprises, or planning, so she is waiting with a normal level of anticipation. A few days after our anniversary our friends Doc and Alex are getting married, and we're both in the wedding. We met at their house a few years ago at Alex's birthday party (an 80's themed costume party, to be exact) and they have always been amazing friends. September is shaping up to be a great month already!

Our Labor Day weekend was filled with plenty of family time. We took the kids to the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, our first time, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The fresh blueberry donuts are more than worth the wait. Norah had a game, we took her bike out a few times (she's working on her speed these days), and she and I created my very first Pinterest craft, a wreath for our front door. It was fun to work on it together, and I'm pretty proud of the outcome.


In school news, I am officially the director of the fall play! I found this out today, by happenstance, so now I'm thinking crap, I better get to planning. I've been perusing playbook listings since I applied for the position, but with more of a curious eye as to what's out there. I have little theater experience, but I know I can put a lot of hard work into this and help my students put on a stellar show. I'll document the experience as I figure out what the heck I'm doing.

With fall's unofficial arrival this week, I plugged in Glade's new Maple Pumpkin scent (divine) and am DYING for a pumpkin spice latte from Starbuck's. I've also started planning the kids' Halloween costumes and am brainstorming for Levi's first birthday party. I cannot believe he's old enough for that to even be on the horizon, but it is. He is becoming a little boy more and more each day. I'm definitely holding on to baby phase for as long as I can.

I've got grading to do (I always have grading to do, though, let's be honest) and I promised myself a date with Powercut at the Y. I'm also halfway through an amazing novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and I can't seem to put it down. I also have a baby to snuggle, so I must be off. Stay tuned for theater travails and triumphs--I'm sure it'll be wild!