Walking

Today is day 6 in a row that I have managed over 10,000 steps. I've been challenged along the way by a couple of friends and we are all upping our daily totals.  

I helped my friend Judy and her family finish moving on Saturday. Bean and Dizzy came along-Bean as muscle and Dizzy to help with Lady K the two year old while we hauled boxes.

The smoke is not friendly but I did go out walking last night. It was cut a little short by my persistent stalker. 

I went out again tonight without my helper and enjoyed a little only slightly smokey air. 

Bean has his first cross country meet on Tuesday and has the Red/White scrimmage last week. No one had a good run with the smoke, but he had a three minute improvement. I'm eager to see what he can do with clean air.

That's him in the orange socks and bad tan lines (new shorts for the season and they are definitely shorter than the old ones!) I'm still not certain if he was on the red or the white team...

Here's to a rainy week.

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First day of school

It was Tater's first day of school today. She was a bit annoyed that her older siblings don't start until tomorrow, but was ready and raring to go this morning. A bit of sadness when The Boss took her for me today, but I managed to get over it. She is now a fourth grader and one of a handful of conflict managers for her school. She is very excited to have been chosen and I can't be happier with the teacher she has this year.

While the older two enjoyed a day of fun, Bean getting to sleep in and Dizzy meeting up with some of her besties for an end of the summer bash, I met a good friend for lunch and did some shopping. 

I brightened up my bathroom a bit.

Tomorrow will be more of a challenge, as I have to get all three out of the door by 7:15, but another year has begun!

I'll try and post a quick report of the boss's reaction to the new curtain tomorrow.

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Ouch

Helped a friend move today. Bean has been a rock star, helping as well.

My back hates me right now. I can't imagine they're feeling any better.

We got all the big stuff done and as much of the smaller stuff that we could stuff in the extra space in the truck.

I may have left my phone in the apartment, requiring a run back to unlock it and rescue it. 

Came home to the boss having smoked ribs and they were fantastic.

I'm off to take a hot bath and soak some of the back pain away.

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Memories

Last week we did something that we have talked about for a couple of years.

Ten summers ago, as we found out we were expecting Tater, we purchased a 2003 27-foot Keystone Hornet travel trailer.

It served us very well, but as the family grew up, it was no longer large enough for us.

Monday night, the Boss posted it on our local Craigslist. Less than three hours later, we had an email with someone interested-even with the awning still hail damaged. We had the parts but hadn't had a chance to try and replace it.

After we had a couple of crazy days and the new owners were unable to find anyone to put the new awning on this summer, we spent a peaceful evening with friends as they helped us replace the awning. 

The next day, as I was returning home from work, I waved and maybe teared up a little as I watched it leave down the road.

So, farewell Hornet. I hope your new family has as many great new memories with you as we did!

Now we have to find a new one... I like that about as much as I like car shopping!

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Organized

My friend and fellow blogger, Knotty Needle, shared a link to a challenge for August. It was to take time every night to create a to do list for the next day. 

I agreed to give it a try and promptly forgot the first night. So this morning I took time to create a list of my day. It was way too long, but that is part of the challenge, to learn to prioritize daily tasks.

While grabbing dinner tonight(pizza), I found a new weekly planner. I have a pocket sized monthly one in my purse, but this one gives me room to make my lists.

I also discovered I have blue grass in my yard...

And my flower pots are popping with color:

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