Sunday Haiku: Mother Nature, Exterior Decorator

 
November rain through
the cottonwoods brings us a
new yellow carpet.

Chart: School Weeks

Since my kids are off school for Veteran's Day, I'm taking this as an opportunity to pause and tally up the number of full five-day weeks of school they've had.  As the chart above depicts, fewer than half of the eleven weeks of school so far have featured five full days of school.

In addition to thanking our veterans today, I'll thank Labor Day, Rosh Hoshanah, Yom Kippur, parent teacher conferences and election day.  I mean, who really wants a solid routine in life anyway?

Spoiler alert: me.