Life Lately: last pool day/ back to school photo dump

 FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN:

That night, we went to the park after dinner, and Minnie ran into a kid from her class who was also on his scooter. They played scooter tag for an hour and it was everything I wanted when we decided to keep her in our neighborhood school.

Everyone else's first days:

And of course Minnie's second day

So far, things are great. But it has only been a handful opf days-- we'll assess later this month

Harry is also doing great! And we miss him! Moving him in was really fun-- his dorm this year is WAY NICER than the one he lived in as a freshman. We also had a blast in Eau Claire.

A pre-trip stock up at Costco and a new dorm chair:

Move in:

Every floor has a kitchen like the one above-- love it!

We also had fun walking around downtown

And then! One more perfect pool day before our fall reality set in

Ceremonial last jump (Minnie jumped early and Coop made himself the finale)

Thanks for a great summer, Hawks Landing Pool

The dishwasher is coming?

 We bought a dishwasher and a fridge more than 3 weeks ago, and we are LOVING the fridge. But! The dishwasher was supposed to arrive and be installed 10 days ago. Something happened on delivery day (missing a hose?), and we STILL DO NOT HAVE IT. We have called a million times and didn't cancel the purchase because we like the completely no frills model we chose, and we were concerned that starting over at a different store would delay our delivery too long (LOL LOL LOL LOL). So. TODAY MIGHT BE THE DAY.

Speaking of annoying expenses!! Annabel's one-year well-check was SO EXPENSIVE. Five HUNDRED DOLLARS. What. And! She is getting spayed this quarter. Geez. Pets.

Also! Totally pointless back-to-school shopping for kids who need nothing

I also bought myself a little treat: 3 books I LOVED as a kid. I cannot wait to see how they have aged these past 37 years (I read these all in 5th-ish grade when I was 10-ish). Do I want to read them in the waning days of summer or as a back-to-school treat for myself?

Lest you feel too bad for Dorothy, she had a BLAST at a dance friend pool party at the other pool near our house

A few miles away, I was FREEZING and FULLY DRESSED poolside while Cooper and Minnie played until dark

Where I also ate my FAVORITE PIZZA. I am really going to miss summer.

But!! To get ready for FALL, Jack and I had a PSL date at Starbucks and did our SEPTEMBER CALENDARS! We both use a digital calendar as our main hub (google for me; Apple for him) and then do monthly/weekly/daily from there. We have a plan to plan (lol) each week on Saturday or Sunday and each month near the end of the previous month somewhere fun. BRING IT SENIOR YEAR!

These two went to their middle school open house, got their lockers to dump their stuff, and walked their schedules. They'r ready!

I AM READY. How about you?