School is Back - Kind of 😆

From Last Sunday - My Boy has turned on me 😓

Even cheered for the Browns Thursday night

Weekdays : 

• Monday - Maci loaded up on the bus just in time, we are getting use to earlier wake up times!  Once she was off, Connor and I headed into the same school (they simply don't let pre-K ride the bus) for his first day of Pre-K w. Miss Mindy!  Both kids had a great first day!  Maci got her new school iPad, Connor made friends but doesn't know their names and Clint and I enjoyed a quiet day of work from home!  Once they were home, we quickly ate dinner and Clint and I were then off to church for a Reconciliation meeting for Maci, big 2nd grade year all while Emily Sullivan watched the kids!  Oof we were all tired when it was time for bed!

So BIG and Excited!!

Bus Stop Gang

Went right on in like a big boy and plopped down with a toy

• Tuesday - Day 2 of school for Connor and day 1 of "school camp" at Mini Hops for Maci.  Since she is on a virtual schedule, she does not physically go to a school on Tu, Th, Friday.  So instead she will head to Mini Hops on Tues/Thurs where she will have help with her remote school work and then gets to work on her gymnastics/have fun with friends.  On Tuesdays our neighborhood pals Tyce and Hudson also go so she has a blast and we have car pool pals!  Once M got home, I got ready to head to my pal Amber's house for a former (some still current) Cargill gals happy hour.  Maci tagged along so she could play with Amber's 3rd grader Avery.  We grabbed some McDonald's nuggets on the way home and got M to bed since she has another earlier wake up for the bus next day.

Popped popcorn thought it would be regular but it was a bag of kettle corn and so delightful - the little things in life!

• Wednesday - Both were back to school, Clint and I took a break in the work day to recycle Connor's car seats and buy him new booster seat chairs instead.  After dinner we were off to Maci's soccer practice which is so dang fun to watch and Connor runs around like a mad man HA
• Thursday - Busy but fun day!  M was off to camp and Connor to school.  Clint and I both got a good chunk of work done and at 4p I was off to my hair point - cut and color.  After my hair apt I hurried home for the Bengals/Browns Thursday night game.  The Harty's came over at half time to enjoy the 2nd half from the hot tub.  While we lost, I am super pumped to see Joe Burrow rock his rookie season thus far!

Weekend!

• Friday - Maci and I were office mates the first part of the day after I ran Connor into school.  I got her on her first live zoom call for the morning meeting, she will now do this every Tues, Thurs, Fri morning at 8a.  We then worked through a few exercises, pretty light given week one.  She then enjoyed some iPad and outdoor park time with her neighbor buddies the Harty's - all kids are home on Fridays right now.  After school, we grabbed Connor and headed to gymnastics for their Friday night classes.  Clint got us coffees, first week of new routine is tiring HAHA  Afterward, we grabbed pizza from Casey's and came home where Clint watched Drew's game and I headed up to our bedroom for quiet time/early bed!
• Saturday - Clint and I took a morning stroll with coffee and when we got back he headed for a haircut.  While he was at his haircut, I was getting kids ready for the big soccer game at 10a.  Maci had a GREAT game!  2 back to back goals, some great defense, good hustle and a HUGE team win yet again!  Their team really is pretty flipping impressive for 2nd grade girls.  After the game, we grabbed some Ham's Sandwich, got home and I napped (HA!) while Clint worked on his latest landscape project (adding stone and removing the black rubber stripping around our front island).  I had a nice long chat with my Aunt Sue on the phone and then joined the family outside as they wrapped up the landscape and all the kids were playing nerf wars.  We then ordered some BW3 for dinner, watched college football and once again I fell asleep early vs making it to fire time, YIKES haha - my body was clearly exhausted!

• Sunday - Clint's alarm went off for golf and I felt great!  He left for golf, I got up and made coffee and started to put away my folded laundry.  I got so many random to dos complete so that when he got home from golf, I was ready to order groceries/plan our meals etc.  I got a quick Peloton ride in while Clint took a well deserved power nap.  Now we are all watching football, kids are outside playing and I am getting some things prepared for the week ahead.  

We hope you are all finding joy in your new "routines" like we are as well as enjoying some of the touches of Fall that are showing up here and there!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C