Labor Day Weekending

Friends, it's September! Today is the first day of meteorological fall (as opposed to astrological fall, which is the 22nd), and it's really felt like fall over the past several days. We had cooler weather all last week, but it was actually in the 40s when I got up to take Ruthie out yesterday morning! Of course, that's not typical for us at this time of year, but all else being equal I'd rather it be unusually chilly than unusually hot.

Today is also Labor Day in the United States, a holiday to honor organized labor and what it has done for all Americans. I am excited about the fact that this year I can say I am a proud union member! Although we don't yet have our first contract, I'm excited to be a member of the United Steelworkers and am happy that the union is advocating for me with my employer. I am less excited about the fact that my employer is using the lack of agreement to withhold my annual raise from me, but frankly it doesn't surprise me.

The weekend was quiet, as expected, though perhaps even more low key than expected because the Mister was a little under the weather (he claims he doesn't feel sick, just run down). I'm someone who tends to have a lot of anxiety around illness and often end up feeling sick myself when someone in my family is sick just because I worry about them so much, so that meant I spent much of the weekend feeling under the weather. I still managed to get in a couple of six-mile walks, though, and then snoozed with Ruthie in the afternoon. Very little knitting got done, but sometimes puppy snuggles are better than knitting. I mean, who could resist this?

We'll be taking it easy today as well. All we have planned is a little baking -- Molly and I are going to make some pumpkin muffins for her breakfasts this week, and she's going to make us chocolate chip cookies for our dessert for our anniversary dinner tomorrow. I'm hoping everyone will use the day off to get a little extra rest so that we all feel better tomorrow.