This was the last full week of summer break. School starts for some on Thursday, and the rest on Friday next week. Stupidly, I thought if I could live through the fair, we would have some down time. I’ve always been told that I do not get paid to think.
This week has been absolutely brutal, trying to catch up at work from the last month of being in and out. Helping Quincy purchase another car (the Buick has transmission issues and seems like fixing it will be more than the car is worth). Starting the fiasco of notifying parents of times for bus riding, contracts for bus jobs, school shopping, meetings, and other tomfoolery. At this point, I am extremely thankful that I quit working at the liquor store so I can have 2 days to recover!
Madison and her crew spent this week in Branson with some friends. Their trip looked like lots of fun. I can’t wait to see the girls tomorrow. I have missed them, and I got them some cool new school clothes when I took Harper and Saige school shopping. Let me be perfectly clear, 6 and 2 year old clothes are so much more fun to buy than 13 and 15 year old clothes. Last year, I learned that jeans can be “too pockety” this year, I learned that the current style is best described as “slutty Little House on the Prairie!” I mean it is an accurate description - and I was left looking At these tiny scraps of fabric they want me to dress my daughters in, and thinking why? Why are we so afraid add lengths of fabric to girl clothes? Why do they assume girls want a v neck that goes to their knees? Why do you assume that girls want their cooter and cheeks to hang out? Why does every single shirt need a flower, or a bird or a strange geometric pattern? It is horrible out there folks, and I do feel truly sorry for people who have to dress nicely. I remember why I tend to grab clothes from the men’s section. We are plain clothes type people I guess. We didn’t even tackle shoe shopping. We saved that for online bonding time with dad. At least it’s done now. I loathe clothes shopping. Also, at what point did stores stop stocking large amounts of goods? I realize school started in topeka, but it hasn’t in the outlying areas. There were no school supplies left. I am glad my girls are old enough that all they needed was paper and pens. I can’t imagine where I would have had to go if they needed paint or crayons. Anyway if you wanna shop with me, we can go buy crafts, or home goods. Or even hardware. We can buy cleaning supplies and brushes. Sure! Groceries - necessary. Blah to the rest. Not to mention it is just too people-y in town. I like my goats and chickens much more! (I like keeping it real here In Blog world- I am a reclusive, home loving, craft and project-a-holic who would rather never go off of my own property).
And who can blame me? I have it all here - smiling dogs, a husband who indulges my weirdness, and a lifetime of projects.
Speaking of husbands, he didn’t even blink when I told him I blew all the school supply money on a giant moving light up skeleton. He just texted back “cool.” I think by now he knows that I generally follow rules and don’t do anything too crazy without him. This skeleton is cool though. It moves. It has lights. It looks like it’s crawling out of the ground. If it hadn’t been $200 bucks, I totally would have grabbed it.
Mallory started her new job officially. She is loving it so far. She is excited and loves the new atmosphere. We are happy for her and glad she made the change. I told her the best revenge is to go off and find joy and happiness and live it. 
Tonight Harper and I were dishwashers in Garnett at some theatre company. It was a fundraiser for her CWF trip. I’m not sure how lucrative it will be, but this trip is expensive and every penny counts. Plus doing some activities with the kids she will be traveling with allows her to get to know them, and that’s a good thing as well. 
The sun is setting on our summer break. I hate how fast it went, but we have accomplished a lot, learned some new things, and had some fun. I hope someday, our children look back with fondness and happiness and know that we loved having them around.
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