last days of the Tri Pool

All summer long we have been hitting up the pool 2-4 days a week. We go so much I had to buy the kids many new suits because there was always one or two in the wash.  We have loved our pool pass.  We usually pack a snack and water bottles.  Sometimes we bring friends sometimes we meet them there.  And sometimes we have the place to ourselves.  And occasionally it’s crowded.  It’s been a great summer.

This is the last summer for the tri pool.  They are building a new fancy pool in the new city park.  This is the same pool I grew up going to.  So it’s filled with memories for both me and my kids. Anyhow we have loved it this summer and while the weather is like 90 degrees this week we wish it didn’t close for Labor Day.

Thanks for a great summer!  

(Here are a few snapshots I took there this summer)

September Goals

To recap August goals.  I finished everything but new shoes and book a stay at the lodge so I just added them to the next list for September.  Here’s the new list:

• New shoes for me.
• Book stay at the Lodge
• Finish the heart quilt
• Apple orchard
• Order Halloween costume fabric
• Make Nan
• Weed the garden

August Goals - Eye Doctor

One of my August goals was to hit the eye doctor this was mostly so I could get contacts.  But since I have some extra money in my HSA I bought new glasses and sunglasses too.  I actually bought two pairs of glasses but I must have left the others in the car so you can just envision what tortoise shell glasses look like.  I absolutely love the prescription sunglasses.  I wished they came in glasses too I would totally rock them either way.  Those are from Warby Parker and these red ones are Ray Bans - I am almost certain they were supposed to be charcoal and they didn’t order the right ones but I am too lazy to dig out my receipt and I still like them.  

Ps.  I also got a year supply of contacts.  But I still wear my glasses 2 or so times a week.  

First day of preschool age 2 & 4

First day of preschool age 2 (technically just daycare but she doesn’t want leftout).  

She says:

Favorite color pink

She wants to be a “mermaid auntie” when she grows up.  

Favorite thing at school “choo choo wagon and carly”, least favorite “don’t know”

Favorite food she said “goldfish”, but I know it’s really sauce she just saw the gold fish snack wrapper that she left in the car.

First day of preschool 4 aka pre-k.  

He says his favorite color is red.  

He wants to be a farmer when he grows up so he can grow all the things like apples and rainbow carrots.  

What he’s looking forward to at school “his friends and slime”.

He is not looking forward to “nap time”. 

Favorite food he said carrots and then changed it to CANDY.  

Love them! 

Theaburf 29 months

I stopped these since the lack of murals in rural Ohio.  But we saw a new one on the way home from B2S shopping and stopped.  So here is Thea in all her glory at age 29 months!

Thea at 29 months is into coloring and making art.  She likes True, Barbie, legos, swimming, dancing and babies.  

She will talk your ear off, picking up phrases from you the first time she hears them.  

She is fearless running headfirst into walls and drinking from puddles.  

She doesn’t like bread but is super into most fruits and veggies.  

She can’t wait for the illusive kindergarten (she’s a long way off). 

She says v’s as b’s vegetables.

She is working on potty training and can’t wait to earn her mermaid by completing her potty chart.

She picked out “princess” pajamas school shopping and lost it when I tried to put them back.

She likes 25 cent gum machines.

She mixes patterns and loves flowy skirts.  

She likes to wrestle and play ball.

Ahhhh my little Thea Lady! 

Love mommy

Here’s one of the two of us.  

August Hello!

I typed up my goals like a week ago I just never got it posted.  Below are my August goals. nice and simple.

• Summer Bucket List
• Back to school photos
• Eye doctor appointment
• Art Journal (I started already)
• Buy sandpaper for deck sanding
• New shoes for me.
• Book stay at the lodge

Summer Reading Program

So far this summer we have been accomplishing our summer reading program goals my kids have completed level 1 & 2.  I think that I’ve read them over 50 books now (we usually read 3+ a night).  They were delighted to get their prizes especially their ice cream coupons (nobody told them ice cream was 50cents at spring street).  They also have won free books and candy.

I have also finished two books towards my reading goals bringing my year total to 6.  I finished Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolfe,  and Moonglow by Michael Chapon.  I like both except for moonglow was a bit vulgar.

Band Concerts

I have been trying to the kids to the weekly band concerts as a mid week event.  We love to go.  We like seeing friends there and playing in the water and having picnics. It is a free or low cost entertainment event for us.  

Here are a few photos from a handful of concerts.

A Parade Service Project

Kathleen asked us a while back if we could help her with this parade a while back.  She was doing it with her foster agency/company so I am considering this a service project.  

My kids wanted to wear costumes but the 100 degree heat index made them pair them down, although i think jones looks a little like spanky from little rascals.  Her companies theme was Bubbles and that seemed to work well my kids handed out candy and shot parade goers with bubble guns, while i pulled them in the wagon.  By the end of the parade however we were drenched in sweat so we didn’t even check out the festival.  

We also got to hit up the museum while in town and see super hero exhibit and hot wheels one.  My kids continue to be in love with the outside part especially tennis so we also hit that up.  And we spent the night at auntie Kathleen’s so that was something to cross off the bucket list.