Loved Today!

Lucy finally started preschool- not sure why it has to be two full weeks after elementary starts and it is further unclear why I have to pay full tuition for half a month... But I'm not complaining. I just had 10 hours completely to myself ( yesterday and today combined) and it was glorious!  I went to a super fun class at the gym called "Soul Grooves."  This is pretty much the only way a mom who doesn't hang out at bars can get her groove on.  Had lunch with some awesome ladies and even watched a good chick flick.  ahhhh zen!

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This time to myself is pretty much a first since having kids, although I did get a 2 month break when Dan was in preschool and I was huge miserable pregnant with Lucy.   Last year was such a whirlwind with homeschool, Rodan & Fields and all the other normal stuff that usually ensures a mom's insanity. Lots of people have asked if homeschool was "worth it" and I would definitely have to say yes. Just talked to a bunch of moms with college age children and they all agreed that time accelerates once they hit 8th grade and suddenly they're gone. I'm so thankful that we had last year with Jonah. We really made some amazing memories and just had so many conversations that we never would have had time for. We were both nervous for him to go back to school but so far things have gone really well.  I keep trying to take credit for his test scores but really, for now he's just a kid who sees the big picture and gets that if he works hard in school he'll have more options later in life.

Wonky Star Quilt

I did manage to get a little sewing done this year.  This is the only quilt I made.  Sent it to my dear BFF from college! This one was actually a lot of fun to make and I spent forever picking out the fabric- trying to stick with orange, green and blue.  The backing was a dark blue on green polka dot.  And just because they make me so happy, some of my favorite collage pics of the girls hanging out at the House of Pain!