We've got spirit yes we do, we've got spirit , how about you? The Brewers are the excitement in the Sepersky house this week. The girls have actually been following along all season, checking the morning paper to see who won the night before. And Maggie knows many of the players' names. It was hard to explain the concept of a "magic number" but cheering for a winning team is pretty basic. They're happy to cheer along with the rest of Wisconsin. Here's hoping they can finish off those silly Diamondbacks tomorrow night!

When they aren't cheering for the team, you'll very often find them reading. Maggie has always loved reading. But now that it has clicked for Katherine? She's devouring every book she can get her hands on! And Abby, who wants to do whatever the big kids are doing - she's quite the reader too! She'll flip the pages and tell the story or just read the letters off of the page. If the big girls can do it - so can Abby!

2 weekends ago, we took advantage of a new event for Milwaukee:Doors Open Milwaukee. The public was welcome to tour over 100 sites in Milwaukee, many not usually open to the public. It was a chilly, rainy Saturday, not ideal for walking around outside, but we managed to have a fantastic time. The girls performed on the stage at the Milwaukee Theater. Maggie was especially impressed with this having seen The Lion King performed there 4 years ago.
Next, we jumped over to Marquette to enjoy a few of Uncle Tom's buildings. It's funny to try and explain the idea of college, living in dorms, doing homework on the weekend, no moms or dads. I'm not sure they truly understand that. But it was fun for the adults! I haven't really been on campus since I toured in 1993-94ish. Plenty has changed! I'm excited to go back one of these days for a "real" tour with the architect!
Next it was over to the US Bank building for a trip up to the observation deck. It was once open to the public, but not anymore. For this event you had to take a freight elevator up and walk through a mechanical room to get to the views. But oh, even on a cloudy day the views were incredible. Earlier in the day there had been waterspouts on Lake Michigan, and even while we were up there, the clouds were just incredible.
We've had some bizarre weather. Warm and cold, frost advisories and 75 degree days. Plenty of days that feel like fall, but this week? It might as well be summer again! Last week, on a day that went from sunny to raining and back again almost every hour, Aunt Karen called about 3pm. "Is it raining there?" she asked. "Nope, not right this minute," I answered. "Well, it will be soon. It's crazy here and it's coming from the North."

Sure enough just as we were finishing our phone call, a HUGE storm hit my house. Wind, rain, hail, thunder, lightening, it was intense! Luckily it was short -the school held the kids inside for an extra 5 minutes to avoid the storm and they were able to come home once it passed. But it was intense!
All that crazy weather has likely contributed to the health of our family. Right on schedule (at least compared to Maggie's history) Katherine got her Kindergarten cold and missed 2 days last week. She went back to school and Abby came down with a similar illness. Unfortunately, Abby is always hit hard by respiratory bugs, and her germs required an urgent trip to the pediatrician for a prescription for steroids. She sounded like "Darth Vader meets Barking Seal" - which is cute and all, but not exactly practical. A few days of steroids, a few nights bathed in Vicks Vaporub, a few breathing treatments, and now she's back to her normal, happy self.

(ps last year she had to be strapped into a chair with her arms pinned to receive a breathing treatment. Hooray for Abby!)

After the wind and rain of last week, the warm temperatures this week make it perfect weather for raking leaves. Everything is dry, and there are PLENTY of leaves to rake! So far, the girls still find it fun - which is a bonus that I'm sure won't last too long!

See, Abby's already growing tired of the leaves. Or perhaps my pictures? No, I'm sure it's the leaves!