Yesterday was the first day of school and I’ve already belabored the fact I’m sick about it. Here’s my boys before their 1st day as a Junior and a 5th grader.

Yesterday was the first day of school and I’ve already belabored the fact I’m sick about it. Here’s my boys before their 1st day as a Junior and a 5th grader.

As usual the summer blew by in a heartbeat and here I am, just sad that it’s over. I’m not super excited about the kids going back to school and starting their millions of extracurricular activities. All this means that quiet evenings at home are no longer. I have really enjoyed those this summer…a lot!
However, life must go on and school starts Monday, so with that I thought I’d share some pics from a few activities that I never got around to posting.
So happy to have a cousin reunion, even it was just a quick visit. Fun times getting to see these silly cutie pies and getting to meet the newest member of their family.

This week I’m joining the fun for Five Minute Friday. Today’s word is FILL.

When I see the word FILL, I think of all the things that fill up our lives. As a society, we complain we don’t have enough time. But, are we really stopping to think about what is filling our time?
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Sunday, we had a great afternoon and evening visiting with our friends that came over. We’ve been talking with them about Rob’s recipe for homemade pasta called Covatelli or Covatels. Making covatels is not a meal that an individual should make. For it’s way more fun to gather around and take turns cranking the covatelli maker, watching the noodles fall from the machine.
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This month I was happy about: vacation.
This month I was sad because of: random reasons…really don’t remember.
Something I accomplished this month was: getting my office space moved.
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I actually took this picture with my Dad’s camera. I really miss all of Dad’s impromptu, “I’m an hour outside of Auburn” phone calls.

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