Dancing with Daffodils

 Our last two days of summer were busy. Monday I went to three open houses. Curtis had his from 8-9 am, then Lily from 12:30-2 and then E/B from 1-3. It was a bit crazy but Lily's was the most stressful. We first went through her schedule and found each room (LHS is a maze) and then we did it all over again so she would feel comfortable and not get lost her first day (which she didn't!). It was so crowded and the teachers weren't super friendly (I think just so many kids come in it must be hard) but at least Lily felt ready for the first day. Then we hustled home and I took the other kids to their school, which felt so small and simple after being at the high school. I have had a kid at that school since 2013 and will for still a few more years. Emma has her same teacher from 2nd grade and was thrilled and Brandon's teacher seemed really nice so all in all, a crazy but good day. Then Brandon started baseball so I took him to practice and read. Tuesday we went shopping f...

 It has been a busy couple of weeks. My sister asked me today how I have so much fun during the summer. She said she has too many chores to do to play like I do. I don't have a garden and do almost zero yard work in the summer (just cut the grass) and it has been awhile since I've been grocery shopping but my house is still pretty clean so I don't know why she has so much work. Anyway, we spent another whole week at the pool for swim lessons and stayed to swim just about every day. I had to leave to go pick Lily up from her dance intensive while my kids were still at the pool with friends a couple of days because it always amazes me how much longer my kids want to swim when there are friends around.  Last Friday we picked Lily up from dance and headed straight out to go to Virginia Beach for the night. All I wanted to do for my birthday was spend one last summer day at the beach so that's what we did. It was a lovely day and our hotel was right on the water and it was a...

 This week was so social and busy and fun. Monday we went to Six Flags and since Michelle took Lily up to FSY, I took her girls and then Michelle came and met us there. It was the first time I've been with another adult in a long time and it was so nice. The kids had lots of fun and we tried new rides with moderate success. Then Michelle stayed with everyone else while Curtis and I went and rode the three big roller coasters. There were no lines anywhere all day so that was amazing but that also means I went on three roller coasters in about half an hour and I was feeling a little funny by the last one. No headache and no throwing up so I'm getting older but not too old yet to be fun. I was nervous about Superman but by the time we got to the bottom of the first hill I was fine and it felt good to still love that ride even though it has been 20 years since I've ridden it. Then we went to the waterpark to finish out the day. It was fun and we enjoyed being with our friends. ...