In The Words of Taylor Swift....

 

For real! Where did this month go, and who are there only four months left of 2024 already?! Gracious, it's all just going by too fast! xo 

Kickin Off The Weekend

Is it even Labor Day weekend if you don't attend the Greek festival?! xo 

In Which Grace Attends Climate Justice Camp (Last Month)

 I realized the other day that I never shared pictures from when Grace attended Climate Justice camp at PL last month. So, before another month passes us by I present to you scenes from Climate Justice camp....

Even though camp ended earlier than expected (due to some campers being positive for Covid, they still managed to pack a lot in to their time together. While Grace had a good time, she did share that it was more "schooly than campy" which was kind of a bummer. She's looking foward to being at camp for three weeks next summer (one as a CIT, one as a counselor and one as a camper) but somehow I don't think she'll be attending Climate Justice week again! xo 

{Wordless Wednesday} Just Vibing

 

Almost Ready

 

All those years of preparing MCAS alternate assessment portfolios clearly prepared me for this very moment. Hoping to get the girls homeschool portfoilios (from last year) off to their advisor by the weekend so that we can start the new lesson year without las year still looming (read: taking up the entire dinning room table). xo 

Sunday in Sudbury

 

In which Dave and the girls have Lego Ice Cream Sandwhiches for lunch. xo 

Presenting.....

the dragon egg Emma made at Anime Club at the library this past week! xo

 

Comes In Handy

 

Tell me your dad is a PT without telling me your dad is a PT. xo 

At The Kitchen Table

 

They might be eighteen and sixteen-and-a-half, and one might be leaving for college this coming weekend but there's nothing ike hanging out together and making slime on a perfect late summer day! xo

22

 

"I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22

Everything will be alright if your keep me next to you 
You don't know about me, but I bet you want to 

Everything will be alright if we just keep dancing like wer're 22"

-Taylor Swift, 22

Picture taken when I was just about twenty-two years old. 

And today, we celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary. We enjoyed time around the house, soaking in this little family we have created and the life we made and just feeling so, so grateful. Here's to the next twenty-two! xo

Wish Granted

 

Grace has wanted to see Hadestown on Broadway for at least two years now. We play.sing aling with the soundtrack in the car constantly (if Hadestown isn't on Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter or Noah Kahan is), and have watched as cast members that we would have loved to see (Patrick Page, Andre De Shields, Eva Noblezada and Ani DeFranco we're looking at you) left for other projects, and new ones (Stephanie Mills, Jordan Fisher Maia Reficco) arrived. Seeing thsi long held wish come true will forever be one of my most favorite memories. While we know the songs so well, getting to see the story unfold on stage, just added a deeper love and appreciation for this story/production. The cast was outstanding, the musicians steallar and the costuming and sets were perfection. If you have a chance to see Hadestown go, you won't regret it! xo 

Sneak Peak

 

Yesterday we went to the Bradley Estate for Grace's senior session. I cannot beleive that we are here already and that her senior pictures are now completed! Liz, has been our family photographer for years so it was only fitting that she would be the one to shoot Grace's senior pictures. We won't have the rest of them for about two weeks but Liz shared a few of her favorites on social last night. Such a perfect representation of our sweet girl and the activity that has held such a prominant place on her growing up years. xo 

Curious Bun

 

Clover is really not sure what to make of what Grace is doing. xo