this week

downs:
-the neighbor's dog
-that time Ruby deleted my favorite video off of my phone with two little thumps of her finger. it was from when she was just learning to run and i hadn't backed it up yet. i still can't think about it without crying.
-planning a trip to pick apples and having it start raining as soon as we parked. you better believe we got those apples anyway!
-Ruby's immunizations.

ups:
-pumpkins, cider, crunchy leaves, caramel apples, comfort food, sweaters and wooly socks. welcome, fall! stay longer than last time, won't ya?
-having room for Ruby to run in the new house. watching her be able to pick up speed and make loops around the living room and kitchen is so satisfying. she starts off in a sort of tip-toe prance before she takes off, and it's kind of the cutest thing ever. also, i love that she can burn off energy.
-finding roughly 50 tubes of chapstick after moving. i'm kind of a chapstick hoarder.
-taking Roo to the park and watching her chase ducks. she loves the them so much! it is unrequited, of course, but that fact only seems to make her even more determined. ("nooo! guck! GUUUCK!!!)
-the way Ruby's gibberish run-on sentences have started to occasionally make sense. this is big!
-applepalooza
-when i fix Ruby's hair and she immediately runs to the mirror to admire her reflection and says "ooooh pretty!"
-going to the dmv with the Roo, fully prepared for dmv hell, only to be pleasantly surprised. no wait, friendly help, and no creeps! fantastic!