September 1st I finished painting the bathroom cabinets. We are one step closer to having the beach bathroom done. We just need to put the window sill back together and decorate with all the fun stuff we have been collecting.
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| The cabinets look SOOOOO much better now that they are painted. |
President Page came to visit with Jeremy and make sure he was doing okay. I love that we have a Stake President who makes himself available to everyone.
September 2nd was the annual Cross Country Run and Breakfast at the Howlett's home. The kids all go for a run while the parents get to know each other and reconnect. When they get back we have a big breakfast and celebrate the beginning of the season.
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| The cross country team. |
Naomi found out that her drawing (below) won 3rd place in a contest she entered. She was so excited because so has entered quite a few of these online contests and her art has never won before.
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| The winning picture |
Steve got home from a great trip to Colorado late on the 2nd. We were glad to have him home.
September 3rd I gave a lesson on the Beattitudes. I used a webinar that President Fear had done to review the "Blessed are the..." verses and I think the kids liked it.
After seminary I took Beatswalkin in to get the fan looked at. Nick had noticed that the air conditioning was working and asked us to check it out. It was the fan that was not turning on. Nick didn't think it was a huge deal until I pointed out that without a fan he could not defrost his windows. It was an easy fix and everything is much better now.
I got to go to lunch with Jill after dealing with the car. It was fun to spend some time just talking and reconnecting. She is so much fun to be around.
That night we bought a new freezer. Our old one (17 years and barely going) was showing signs of a slow and painful death. Steve had found a freezer that was on sale and seemed to fit what we needed. It was an upright (a must after dealing with the chest freezer for 17 years!!!) and I fell in love the moment I saw it. YAY!!
September 5th Jeremy did not have to work so we spent the day together. We started of with a walk and mowing the lawn. After cleaning up we did some grocery shopping and stopped by Krispy Kreme to try their new pumpkin spice donut that is filled with cheesecake. It was a good as it sounds. We couldn't resist getting a full dozen and sharing with the family. It was a fun day.
September 6th Killingsworth came to do the annual inspection and insect protection renewal. I always use this as a time to clean out the garage. Since they need to see the walls and our garage is packed to the max, I move everything into the center of the garage so the walls are easily accessible. It is a win-win. They see the walls and the garage gets organized. An added bonus this year - no mouse nest!!
The 6th was also the first home football game of the season. The Knight Riders were playing which meant that I got to go and watch the game as well. It was fun to hear the band. They have really improved since last year -- our football team, not so much. At least the band and cheerleaders were good.
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| Band moms |
September 7th we went to the Greekfest in Charlotte. This was the first year we were all able to go and it did not disappoint. Naomi finally got to try some baklava. The dancing and music was amazing. We had lamb gyros for lunch. I would say it was a great day.
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| They are crazy! |
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| The moon was just coming out at twilight. |
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| Naomi playing in the water |
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| Nick chilling for a minute |
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| Jeremy taking advantage of a quiet moment. |
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| Water, waves and a sparkler. She is a happy girl. |
September 8th we let Nick play hookie from church in order to join his friends on an end-of-summer outing to the Carrigan Farms Quarry Swimming Hole. When we got to church and picked up the program this is what we saw:
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| Notice the youth speaker |
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| He has a street named after him! |
September 10th I subbed and got to help the kids make music videos. They rewrote the lyrics to popular songs with information from history and then created a video. It was fun to watch. I also got to hold Sansa the hedgehog again.
September 11th I took the truck in for a check-up and went shopping with Jeremy. We got all the ingredients to make gyros. This could be a new tradition for our family.
September 12th I finally decided that the new sliding glass door was really not sliding as easily as it should and did a little investigation. There were rub marks on the bottom rail and it was bothering me that it was so hard to open and close. Sure enough, the wheels underneath the door were at their lowest setting. I got the screwdriver out and raised the door up about half an inch and the door slides much easier now. From that point I decided why stop while I am on a roll (ba dum dum, tsch). I fixed the screen door as well and it is so much better. We have a fully functional door now.
September 13th was also a full moon. I expected the kids to be climbing the walls at school, but they were actually really good, thank goodness. Naomi and I came home from school and found Nick completely and soundly asleep on the living room floor. He must have had a hard day and all the cross country practicing was finally catching up. We left him asleep on the floor and went to Kohls to find a birthday present for one of Naomi's friends. She also picked out some really cute clothes. She is trying out a new look and it works for her. I haven't taken any pictures of her in her new outfits yet, but they will be coming soon.
September 14th the band went into uptown and played for the Purple Stride 5K for benefit pancreatic cancer. Maureen O'Boyle was there from the news. She filmed the Knight Riders and interviewed Mr. Scaringelli. It was a really cool day. Below are some of the pictures I took.
After helping the band at the 5k we went Halloween shopping with Naomi. She needed a couple of items to complete her costume. Another problem we wanted to solve was a comfortable place for me to read. The couch in the living room was frequently being used and was, therefore, not the best place to get in some quiet reading. The bean bag chair I stole from Nick when he decided he didn't want it anymore was desperately in need of more bean. We tried to find bean bag refill and that was proving expensive so we stopped by Ikea to see what they had in the way of comfortable seating. For less than it would cost to refill the bean bag chair we found this! (see below)
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| My new place to sit and read - the only problem now is that everyone else likes to sit in it for some comfy, quiet time. |
September 15th Nick had to go into work and help close up the pool for the year.
September 17th we got our new freezer. Naomi and I had a blast loading it up. We are in love with the fact that you can see everything that is in there without having to move the top layer.
September 19th was the last Young Women in Excellence since the program will be changing at the first of the year. It was a red carpet event and the girls all wore their best. Some of them were even in prom dresses. Since it was an e-learning the next day, Bella got to spend the night with us.
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| Naomi is not in this picture, but I love that these girls love our bishop so much. He is in the center. |
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| Nick got to help serve the young ladies all night. |
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| Isn't she cute?! |
September 20th was an e-learning day so we spent the morning in our jammies and had a hot breakfast. That night Nick went to the powderpuff game with his friends.
September 21st Nick ran in the Freedom Invitational. He placed 8th in the JV race and got a medal. He was only 14 seconds away from lettering. He is really enjoying cross country and gets better with every race.
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| Waiting for the race to start |
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| Coming in to the finish line nice and strong. |
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| Chilling after the race while waiting for the awards ceremony. |
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| Getting his medal. |
After the race I went shopping with Julie to get a birthday present for our friend, Sara. We had so much fun picking out things that would make Sara's birthday extra special. She them came back to the house to meet Sansa. Her kids have been begging for a hedgehog and she sent them all a picture of her little friend.
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| Naomi's Halloween mask. She made it from scratch. I am constantly amazed by her talent. |
September 25th Nick got his full license. WOOHOO!!
September 28th Nick finished the race in 19:08. He is 8 seconds away from lettering and can see that it is a possibility. He REALLY wants it now. It was a hard, hilly course and he led his group from LNC the whole race.
While the boys were gone (Steve and Nick to the race and Jeremy at work) Naomi and I attacked their rooms. We folded clothes, made beds, dusted and vacuumed. We also got the drinks together for our night at the French's. They were fixing dinner and we were bringing the fancy drinks. This whole night was centered around watching the movie "Yesterday". We wanted to see it together in the theater over the summer but couldn't get out schedules to match up while it was playing. This night was so much fun. I am glad that Nick has such a good friend as Devon.
September 30th I gave the hands-on lesson about the crucifixion. I remember doing this in seminary and it has lasted in my vivid memory all these years. The teacher brought in a beam that would have been the same size of the one they used for Jesus's cross. He had us feel the weight of the beam and imagine carrying that through the streets of Jerusalem after being whipped and mocked and beaten. We then got to hammer a huge nail into the wood to get a feel for the amount of force they had to use to drive those nails through the Savior's hands and feet. To this day I still feel the reverberation going up my arm as I took my turn to hammer the nail. We read the scriptures and watched videos of the whole experience and interspersed the activities through out. I hope the kids were able to feel and hear and truly understand what the Savior went through for them.
I had my yearly physical and I am still healthy. I also got to go to lunch with Sandra. We went to Tacos for Life since she had never been there before. I love catching up with her. We always have fun when we get together.
SCHOOL PICTURES
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