Sweet Summertime!

 We are trying to soak up the last few days of summer.  Quincy's  lemonade stand stretched into a second day.  Quincy had a few customers (aka neighborhood suckers) and even had to make a second batch of lemonade.  I was at work, and Mallory reported it was the easiest babysitting she ever did -- the girls were outside the whole morning!  Cameron made the second batch of lemonade.  For the record, unless you like 4 pounds of sugar in your lemonade, he is not the go-to guy for it!

 With the beginning of sports practices, the big kids have all abandoned the pool, leaving it for the little kids.  It has been fairly empty between the big kids being gone, and the cooler weather.  Of course, this hasn't stopped us from trying to get all the time in we can before it closes for the season!

Colin started high school football practice this week.  There is something that feels very wrong about taking him to the high school for practices.  But, I guess that is my problem to deal with!  He is having a great time, and says that there are more boys out than there have been for the past couple of seasons, he is hopeful that they will have some success this year. 
Cameron started Jr. High practices.  His team is a little on the small side, and he says he is worried about not having many kids to rotate in and out.  He is also having fun, and is hoping that they will do well. 

We also got all our school shopping finished, except for a couple pairs of shoes which Jim has graciously agreed to go after tomorrow.  I am pretty proud of myself, this is way unheard of in the prompt and early department for me!  All supplies are loaded in backpacks and labeled and ready to go - a full week early!  Quincy has not been very excited about going back....she doesn't seem to know who her teacher is (can't remember seeing her face before) and coupled with the fact that her BFF is doing home school this year, she has been pretty adamant that she is NOT going back.  After getting a few new things and a new pair of shoes, she seems to have changed her tune a little bit.  Isn't it amazing what a little retail therapy will do for a kid?

I am also proud of my oldest daughters, who managed to both get jobs at the nursing home up the street.  I hope that they will enjoy working up there.  The jobs are the same -dietary aides working in the kitchen.  It sounds a lot like what they do around here....and Madison said she told them so during the interview.  I guess when they asked for experience she said she cooks and does dishes a lot for a large family!  I guess it worked for her! 

The weekend looks fairly relaxed and easy going.  We are just going to try to enjoy our family for a few days before we  have to get back into the routine of school.  No matter how old I get, summer never seems to last long enough!