~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
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I believe here is where I insert the mandatory clichéd expression “I can’t believe it is [INSERT MONTH] already.” But seriously, guys, I really can’t believe it is August already! I have been MIA, but this week has been super busy and I have not had a chance to use the computer all week. So on this Saturday (while Brian is at work and the kids are sleeping in) I’m catching up with a {pretty, happy, funny, real}/7 Quick Takes Mash-up.
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{pretty}
I don’t have any pretty photos from my beach walks because this week has been so foggy and dreary, you don’t see the sun in the early morning or the later evening (and sometimes not even in the afternoon!) but I snapped these two while running errands.
This the park that is across the street from the youth library we visit. It was early so no tourists were around yet.
Bella and I were at the doctor’s office this week (we were following up on an ear ache she had) and this was our view out the window.
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{happy}
We finished the last of our summer swimming classes this week. Bella has done a great job and although she is still mastering different strokes, she is able to swim from one side of the pool to the other. Andrew completed his introductory course and now that he is comfortable in the water he can move on to Level 2 this fall.
Bella practicing her back stroke.
Andrew with his certificate.
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I looked at my Google Reader, which was at ZERO last weekend, and it is now over 300. I skimmed through a couple posts and was happy to see that Hallie’s Betty Beguiles is now Moxie Wife (love it!) and that Cari posted her Snapshots from a Sunday, Vol 8. My time slot was 3:00 – 4:00 AM Eastern and I figured I’d take advantage of the different time zones and recorded what I was doing then using Pacific Time. At 12:23 AM I was watching the Olympics. Sometimes it is easier to watch in the late night because I can actually see the screen and don’t have kids bouncing off the furniture in their own Olympic events.
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{funny}
Speaking of the kids and the Olympics, here are a few shots in their various events.
I was cleaning under the boys’ bed and Matthew seized the opportunity to prepare for gymnastics’ balance beam.
“But, mama, I won’ fall!” (Famous last words.)
Andrew and John-Paul are practicing their synchronized diving. (At least they did not strip down to their underwear.)
Andrew had a much better form but was very upset that his legs did not go straight up in the air like the other divers. I had to convince him that no, he could not try jumping off from a higher table. (Poor Matthew was not feeling well with his molar teething or else he’d be right up there with the big boys.)
I never did get a photo of their vault routine with them running across the coffee table and jumping onto a nearby chair filled with pillows. (Should I be concerned that I thought this was acceptable behavior from two rambunctious boys, as long as I was supervising? Somehow I think my sister with the well-behaved, scheduled children would disapprove.)
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{real}
Are your kids back to school this month? We don’t start until September but we have been getting our school supplies. As a kid, not counting Christmas, my favorite time of year was back to school time when I could buy new pencils and notebooks and various fun school supplies. To this day, that hasn’t changed.
Most normal women get giddy buying jewelry, shoes and make up. I swoon at the journal, stationary and office supply aisle.
While we were shopping, Bella and I found this converse shoe pencil pouch. We considering buying it to match our shoes.
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Okay, kids are waking up so I better wrap thing up. It’ll be another busy week but I’ll try to post once or twice. I am suuuuuper excited because two of my sisters living in So Cal are driving up for a visit next week. That means I get both a girls night out and a date with my Sweetie Boy while they babysit. It’s an early birthday present. Yay!
Have a great weekend!
