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Week 15 at Home: Beautiful Scenery

What a lovely week to spend time outdoors! Even though the weather has been steamy and buggy, there were plenty of opportunities to be outside, getting exercise and fresh air.

My lilies are blooming...I love this time of year!


The kids had a good week...nothing too exciting that I can recall. They had fun at their respective Y programs, and on the days they were home, they were content to lay low and keep cool inside. We all had a chance to visit with Grandma Deb before she returned to Florida, so that was a great way to end last weekend.

Ava  had an ortho appointment on Tuesday, but no braces yet...she still has too many baby teeth. We'll check back next summer and see where things stand at that time. She also had a friend spend the night on Friday to celebrate her birthday. They had fun playing on multiple devices, and hanging out in the basement, enjoying the new room.

Ava enjoyed wearing her mask...G did not like it!


G was invited to play with a few different group of friends. He had a blast hanging out with the neighbors, and then went to visit a friend from preschool...and they had a huge blow-up water slide! He was so excited to see his friend AND the water slide. Even though I'm still worried about them being around more people, I'm happy to see them socialize with friends.

I had four very late nights...I had a successful deployment for work on Tuesday night, a seriously long walk with a friend on Wednesday night, Book Club on "Mom Island" on Thursday night, and an impromptu gathering with the neighbors on Friday night. I'm pooped, and the bugs have pretty much attacked every spot of skin they could see. Yikes! Time for a few early nights to recover...

Nine Mile Creek in Bloomington is a lovely place to walk...this was my first visit there, and I can't wait to go back





Scott had a long, tiring week, as well. When it gets this warm, it really tires him out. I know he's looking forward to a much-needed day at home at the end of this weekend!

Cleaning windows on Father's Day...he did it on his own accord, not because I asked him to!


Looking forward to the last week of June...I can't believe it's already July!

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